UGA Men’s Basketball: Georgia Takes Down Kentucky With the 1983 Final Four Team in Attendance
ATHENS, Ga. – With the 1983 Final Four team in attendance, the University of Georgia men’s basketball team broke a three-game losing streak with a 75-68 victory over Kentucky Saturday afternoon before a sell-out crowd of 10,376 at Stegeman Coliseum.
Junior Kario Oquendo led Georgia (15-10, 5-7 SEC) with 21 points, while fellow junior Justin Hill dropped 15 points and a team-high six assists. Fifth-year Braelen Bridges pitched in with 12 points, with junior Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe hauling in nine rebounds. The Bulldogs’ bench was dominant, outscoring the Wildcats’ reserves by a 21-2 margin. With the victory, Georgia notched consecutive home wins over Kentucky (16-9, 7-5 SEC) for the first time since the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons.
