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Kentucky hopes to keep momentum going against Georgia – all you need to know

Georgia will travel to Rupp Arena to face Kentucky in a matchup between two SEC teams with plenty of momentum.

vs South Carolina
Tuesday, January 17
9:00 p.m. ET
Rupp Arena
Lexington,
Coverage
TV: ESPN
Radio: UK Sports Network

Coming off its best performance of the season, Kentucky is riding a wave of momentum heading into the new week. The Cats are coming off their best win of the season – a 63-56 win at No. 5 Tennessee on Saturday, one that UK knew it needed badly.

“That was a big one for us,” said senior guard . “We had been through a lot.”

What was it that made the Cats think they could go to Knoxville and pull off the unthinkable?

“We had a really good two days of practice,” Fredrick said. “Coach () is big on winning each day and that starts with practice and stacking days. So, we had a lot of confidence in those two days of practice.”

Now, Kentucky faces a new challenge – proving that its win at Tennessee on Saturday was no fluke. The Cats get their first chance to do just that at home on Tuesday night when they face a surging team. How can UK keep the momentum going?

“I think we've just got to go out and do the same thing – fight and just do what we know that we can,” said freshman guard Adou Theiro. “Be together as a team.”

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