No. 8 Kentucky women’s basketball (20-4, 9-3 SEC) defeated Georgia (10-16, 2-10 SEC) 84-55 in a dominant team effort. This was a big win for Kentucky, bouncing back from its first home loss of the season.

“Really good win for us. You know, it was a very trying week for us,” Kentucky Head Coach Kenny Brooks said. “Bounced back, did the things we needed to do, and got a lot of contributions from a lot of different places.”

All five Kentucky starters ended with 14 points or more for the second time this season with the first coming in the Wildcats’ win at Vanderbilt.

For Georgia Amoore, this game provided two major accomplishments that are a testament to her great career and season.

When Amoore made her 13th point of the game, she joined Caitlin Clark and Sabrina Ionescu as the third player in women’s college basketball history to amass 2,300+ points and 800+ assists in her career.

She also moved up to eighth in single-season assist leaders for Kentucky with 172. Amoore is just 37 assists away from passing Patty Jo Hedges-Ward’s 1981-82 total for the record. She is the first Wildcat to crack into the top 10 in this stat since 2010.

Amelia Hassett helped Kentucky get out to a quick start with two threes, accounting for six of the Wildcat’s first eight points. 

This start was a good sign for Hassett, who had notably struggled in the Wildcats’ two previous losses. She didn’t attempt a single shot in 29 minutes versus Ole Miss and shot 1-5 in the loss to Texas.

“Just hitting that first three, really, really built the confidence there,” Hassett said. “Support to my teammates for finding me on the open three there… It definitely helps them (front court) inside, so they don’t get double-teamed.”

These threes helped fuel a 12-5 start to the game for Kentucky, forcing Georgia to call its first timeout of the game less than four minutes in.

Hassett had another three later in the first quarter to give her nine points on 3-3 shooting from three, while Amoore led the team with 10 points, helping Kentucky to a 30-15 lead after the first quarter.

The Bulldogs had a hot start coming out of the break, jumping out to an 11-3 run to begin the second quarter.

Kentucky responded to this run with a 7-0 run of its own, allowing the Wildcats to match the Bulldogs’ second quarter scoring and maintain their 15-point lead heading into halftime leading 45-30.

Part of that Kentucky run was the 3-pointer from Amoore that served as her 2,300th career point.

Kentucky shot just 4/13 (30.8%) in the second quarter, but a strong effort defensively and on the board kept Georgia from clawing back.

Teonni Key stood out for the Wildcats in the first half with eight points, eight rebounds and three assists. Amoore led the team in scoring with 15 points.

Kentucky had another slow start in the third quarter, missing its first five shots coming out of halftime. Once again, the Wildcats were saved by good defense, allowing only two points from the Bulldogs over this stretch.

Key made a mid-range jump shot 3.5 minutes into the second half for her 10th point. This marked the third straight double-double for Key, her 10th of the season.

Brooks credited consistency for Key’s recent success.

“When she’s out on the floor, she’s very, very productive. Where she gets herself in trouble is if she gets in foul trouble,” Brooks said. “She’s very talented, and I think she’s understanding that she’s really good.”

The Wildcats attempted just one 3-pointer in the third quarter after attempting 17 in the first half. Kentucky still outscored the Bulldogs by seven in the third quarter, holding Georgia to just 10 points on 3-13 (23%) shooting.

Key built on a strong first half with six points and six rebounds in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Amoore dished out her seventh assist of the day on a 3-pointer from Dazia Lawrence. This was the assist that advanced her to eighth on Kentucky’s single-season assist leaderboard.

That shot from Lawrence made up just three of her 10 fourth-quarter points, the last of which gave Kentucky its largest lead of the game at 84-55 as the clock winded down.

This 29-point victory is the Wildcats’ largest win against Georgia ever. The two first faced off in 1980 and have played 66 games in that span with Georgia still comfortably leading the all-time series 41-25.

The Wildcats held Georgia to 9-29 (31%) shooting in the second half, going 0-6 from three, to round out a much-improved defensive performance for Kentucky. The Bulldogs’ 55 points tied Florida for the fewest points allowed by the Wildcats in conference play.

Kentucky will return to action on Thursday, Feb. 20, when it will travel to Columbia, Missouri, to take on Missouri with tip-off scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. This game will be streamed live on ESPN+.