Your University of Kentucky Wildcats fought off a decent Georgia Tech team in Rupp Arena on Saturday. The Cats fell down early to Josh Pastner’s Yellow Jackets, but regained the lead by halftime and never looked back. In the end the final scoreboard read 67-53, one point shy of covering that 14.5-point spread for you UK backers.
Here’s why Kentucky beat Georgia Tech:
Ashton Hagans is a really good point guard.
Two weeks ago, John Calipari challenged everyone to find a point guard better than Ashton Hagans. “I need to know who is better than him,” Calipari said after Hagans shined in Kentucky’s win over UAB.