Georgia came into Rupp Arena on Tuesday night as one of the lowest-assisting teams and one of the worst three-point shooting teams in the entire Southeastern Conference. Those weaknesses were turned into strengths throughout the course of the Bulldogs’ 86-78 upset win over Kentucky.
Entering the game, Georgia was averaging only 12 assists per contest in SEC play. The Bulldogs were also shooting just 31.6 percent from deep against conference foes. Both of those numbers ranked 11th out of 16 teams in the league. But when it was all said and done, Georgia poured in 20 assists against UK while lighting up the ‘Cats from deep to the tune of a 14-31 mark (45.