The eighth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats were able to secure a 105-76 home win over the Georgia State Panthers and this game told us a lot. The Wildcats were able to be led by Jaxson Robinson as he recorded 19 points and the team was able to score 57 points in the second half of the game.
Georgia State (4-4) are still winless on the road as they are 0-3 outside of Georgia State. The Panthers were able to score at a good level but were just unable to do well enough in this game.
Kentucky (7-0) remains one of the few undefeated programs in the sport and this was the fourth time that the Wildcats were able to score 100+ points.
Let’s take a closer look at the box scores for this game and discuss how the game went.
Georgia State vs. Kentucky box score
Georgia State vs. Kentucky box score
Georgia State Panthers box score
Kentucky Wildcats box score
Georgia State vs. Kentucky Game Summary
The Georgia State Panthers had one of their best offensive games throughout the year. The team was able to shoot 26-of-56 (46.4%) from the floor, 11-of-21 (52.4%) from the 3-point line, and 13-of-20 (65.0%) from the free-throw line.
The team was not able to rebound at a good rate as they had 27 total rebounds in this game. The team struggled as they had 14 assists compared to 18 turnovers. Georgia State had six fast break points while adding 24 points in the paint.
The defense struggled with six steals and one steal but also committed three technical fouls. They had a three-point lead at one point but could not lead by more than one possession at any point in this game.
The Kentucky Wildcats were able to shoot the ball at a great level as they were able to shoot 40-of-67 (59.7%) throughout the game, 7-of-26 (26.9%) from beyond the arc, and 18-of-22 (81.8%) from the charity stripe.
Kentucky was able to rebound at a better level as they were +9 in the rebounding advantage with 36 total rebounds. The Wildcats recorded 23 assists on their 40 field goal makes.
The team was able to dominate in the paint with 62 points and played with incredible pace as they had 23 fast break points. The Kentucky Wildcats held a 35-point lead at one point in this game to make sure they were in a great position throughout against an inferior program.
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