Georgia Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats

FINAL

Feb 17, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UGA	39	47	86
UK	34	44	78

Game Recap

Georgia beats Kentucky 86-78 for the program's 1st first win at Rupp Arena since 2009. Blue Cain scored 20 points, Jeremiah Wilkinson added 19 points off the bench and Georgia beat Kentucky 86-78 on Tuesday night for its first win at Rupp Arena since 2009.

Player Stats

GEORGIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Kanon Catchings	24	2-11	2-5	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	3	6
1Kareem Stagg	21	1-5	1-5	0-0	1	2	1	0	2	3	3
2Somtochukwu Cyril	26	6-8	0-0	2-4	8	1	2	1	1	2	14
4Marcus Millender	28	4-7	4-5	2-2	2	8	2	0	1	2	14
0Blue Cain	32	6-9	3-5	5-5	5	2	3	0	1	0	20
21Jake Wilkins	10	2-5	1-2	1-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	6
11Dylan James	15	2-3	0-0	0-1	2	1	0	3	0	1	4
5Jeremiah Wilkinson	26	6-16	3-8	4-6	3	3	1	0	1	3	19
7Justin Bailey	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Jordan Ross	15	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0
TOTAL	-	29-6743.3%	14-3145.2%	14-1973.7%	30	20	10	4	6	18	86

KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Andrija Jelavic	16	2-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	2	3	4
24Malachi Moreno	29	2-4	0-0	2-2	7	0	0	3	3	1	6
5Collin Chandler	34	6-11	6-10	0-0	4	2	1	0	2	0	18
00Otega Oweh	35	11-18	3-5	3-6	4	4	0	0	4	3	28
1Denzel Aberdeen	32	4-11	2-8	4-7	1	4	0	0	0	4	14
9Trent Noah	7	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
23Mouhamed Dioubate	19	0-1	0-0	1-2	9	2	0	0	0	4	1
10Brandon Garrison	13	0-3	0-1	2-2	5	0	0	1	0	3	2
2Jasper Johnson	15	2-8	1-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	5

TOTAL	-	27-5945.8%	12-3040.0%	12-2060.0%	36	13	3	4	12	19	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUGAUK

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Kentucky.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Georgia.
(19:32) Malachi Moreno bad pass turnover.
(19:32) Somtochukwu Cyril Steal.
(19:07) Blue Cain misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(19:05) Andrija Jelavic Defensive Rebound.
(18:54) Otega Oweh misses layup.
(18:54) Somtochukwu Cyril Block.
(18:51) Kareem Stagg Defensive Rebound.
(18:50) Kareem Stagg bad pass turnover.
(18:38) Collin Chandler bad pass turnover.
(18:38) Marcus Millender Steal.
(18:34) Foul on Denzel Aberdeen.
+1 (18:34) Blue Cain makes free throw 1 of 2.
10
+1 (18:34) Blue Cain makes free throw 2 of 2.
20
+2 (18:18) Malachi Moreno makes 1-foot dunk (Otega Oweh assists).
22
(18:01) Kareem Stagg misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:58) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:57) Otega Oweh makes 24-foot three point jumper (Collin Chandler assists).
25
(17:40) Kanon Catchings misses 19-foot jumper.
(17:37) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(17:08) Foul on Kanon Catchings.
(17:07) Foul on Marcus Millender.
+2 (16:53) Denzel Aberdeen makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
27
(16:26) Kanon Catchings misses 12-foot jumper.
(16:22) Kanon Catchings Offensive Rebound.
(16:22) Kanon Catchings misses tip in layup.
(16:21) Collin Chandler Defensive Rebound.
(16:06) Otega Oweh misses layup.
(16:04) Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(15:54) Denzel Aberdeen misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:51) Kanon Catchings Defensive Rebound.
(15:47) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 32-foot three point jumper.
(15:44) Andrija Jelavic Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Andrija Jelavic bad pass turnover.
(15:39) Jordan Ross Steal.
(15:39) Foul on Andrija Jelavic.
+2 (15:23) Dylan James makes 12-foot jumper (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists).
47
+3 (15:07) Collin Chandler makes 30-foot three point jumper.
410
+3 (14:42) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jake Wilkins assists).
710
(14:16) Foul on Kareem Stagg.
(14:01) Foul on Jordan Ross.
+1 (14:01) Brandon Garrison makes free throw 1 of 2.
711
+1 (14:01) Brandon Garrison makes free throw 2 of 2.
712
(13:52) Foul on Brandon Garrison.
(13:40) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(13:37) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
(13:28) Otega Oweh misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:25) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
(13:18) Otega Oweh misses layup.
(13:16) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
(13:10) Brandon Garrison misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:07) Jordan Ross Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:53) Jake Wilkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Ross assists).
1012
+2 (12:43) Otega Oweh makes driving layup.
1014
(12:21) Jake Wilkins misses 8-foot jumper.
(12:17) Dylan James Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:17) Dylan James makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
1214
+2 (12:05) Otega Oweh makes 18-foot jumper.
1216
(11:55) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
(11:42) Kanon Catchings misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(11:39) Jasper Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:26) Jasper Johnson makes 12-foot jumper (Trent Noah assists).
1218
(11:00) Justin Bailey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:57) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(10:35) Denzel Aberdeen misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(10:32) Kanon Catchings Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:19) Marcus Millender makes 27-foot three point jumper.
1518
(10:04) Malachi Moreno bad pass turnover.
(10:04) Blue Cain Steal.
+2 (9:49) Blue Cain makes 8-foot jumper.
1718
+2 (9:39) Andrija Jelavic makes 2-foot dunk (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
1720
(9:14) Somtochukwu Cyril bad pass turnover.
(9:14) Jasper Johnson Steal.
+3 (9:10) Collin Chandler makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1723
(8:55) Kanon Catchings misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:53) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) Foul on Justin Bailey.
(8:34) Jasper Johnson misses 10-foot jumper.
(8:30) Malachi Moreno Offensive Rebound.
(8:20) Foul on Kanon Catchings.
+1 (8:20) Malachi Moreno makes free throw 1 of 2.
1724
+1 (8:20) Malachi Moreno makes free throw 2 of 2.
1725
+2 (8:03) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes 11-foot jumper.
1925
(7:41) Malachi Moreno misses 7-foot jumper.
(7:41) Dylan James Block.
(7:41) Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:34) Otega Oweh makes 12-foot jumper.
1927
(7:34) Foul on Jeremiah Wilkinson.
(7:34) Otega Oweh misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:33) Blue Cain Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Kareem Stagg bad pass turnover.
(7:17) Andrija Jelavic Steal.
(7:13) Otega Oweh bad pass turnover.
(7:13) Kareem Stagg Steal.
+2 (7:07) Blue Cain makes layup (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists).
2127
(6:56) Denzel Aberdeen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:53) Jeremiah Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
(6:50) Foul on Malachi Moreno.
+1 (6:50) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2227
(6:50) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:49) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:38) Otega Oweh makes driving layup.
2229
(6:24) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:20) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(6:01) Brandon Garrison misses 13-foot jumper.
(5:58) Blue Cain Defensive Rebound.
(5:58) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
(5:44) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 8-foot jumper.
(5:43) Somtochukwu Cyril Offensive Rebound.
(5:43) Foul on Jasper Johnson.
+1 (5:43) Somtochukwu Cyril makes free throw 1 of 2.
2329
(5:43) Somtochukwu Cyril misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:42) Brandon Garrison Defensive Rebound.
(5:24) Jasper Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:21) Jeremiah Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:13) Somtochukwu Cyril makes layup (Kareem Stagg assists).
2529
(5:13) Foul on Brandon Garrison.
+1 (5:13) Somtochukwu Cyril makes free throw 1 of 1.
2629
(4:49) Otega Oweh misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:44) Kanon Catchings Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:36) Blue Cain makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Marcus Millender assists).
2929
+2 (4:10) Denzel Aberdeen makes 11-foot jumper (Malachi Moreno assists).
2931
(3:44) Jordan Ross misses layup.
(3:44) Malachi Moreno Block.
(3:40) Somtochukwu Cyril Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:39) Somtochukwu Cyril makes 1-foot dunk.
3131
(3:33) Andrija Jelavic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:30) Somtochukwu Cyril Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:25) Marcus Millender makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3431
(2:53) Denzel Aberdeen misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:51) Georgia Defensive Rebound.
(2:39) Blue Cain misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:36) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:25) Andrija Jelavic makes layup (Otega Oweh assists).
3433
(2:09) Kareem Stagg misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:06) Otega Oweh Defensive Rebound.
(1:58) Malachi Moreno bad pass turnover.
(1:58) Blue Cain Steal.
(1:46) Dylan James misses layup.
(1:46) Malachi Moreno Block.
(1:43) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
(1:39) Andrija Jelavic bad pass turnover.
+2 (1:20) Somtochukwu Cyril makes 2-foot dunk (Kareem Stagg assists).
3633
(0:51) Foul on Kareem Stagg.
(0:51) Otega Oweh misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:51) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:51) Otega Oweh makes free throw 2 of 2.
3634
(0:39) Marcus Millender misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:36) Otega Oweh Defensive Rebound.
(0:29) Otega Oweh misses layup.
(0:29) Dylan James Block.
(0:26) Marcus Millender Defensive Rebound.
(0:24) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses layup.
(0:21) Jake Wilkins Offensive Rebound.
(0:21) Jake Wilkins misses tip in layup.
(0:21) Trent Noah Defensive Rebound.
(0:21) Foul on Jake Wilkins.
(0:21) Trent Noah misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:21) Somtochukwu Cyril Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:04) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Millender assists).
3934

2nd half

Team Stats

UGA

86Points78

29-67(43.3%)Field Goal(%)27-59(45.8%)

14-31(45.2%)3-Point(%)12-30(40.0%)

14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)12-20(60.0%)

36(15)Rebounds(Offensive)43(15)

20Assists13

10Steals3

4Blocks4

7Turnovers13

18(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

12Largest Lead8

Game Details

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY

attendance: 19,780 (96.5%)

tv: ESPN

spread: UK -6.5

over/under: 161.5