Kilpatrick Leads Cincinnati Past Georgia 57-51

ATHENS, GA – Sean Kilpatrick scored 22 points, Dion Dixon added 19 and Cincinnati held off Georgia 57-51 in the Big East-SEC Challenge on Friday night.

The Bearcats (5-2), playing their first road game this season, erased an 11-point deficit early in the second half with a 16-4 run capped by Dixon’s layup, giving Cincinnati a 39-38 lead with 10:40 remaining.

Georgia (4-4), which has lost three straight, scored just three field goals after Gerald Robinson’s layup put the Bulldogs up 38-31 with 13:02 left.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led Georgia with 16 points, but was scoreless in the second half before his 3 cut the lead to 55-51 with 8.8 seconds remaining. Robinson added 12 points for the Bulldogs.

Kilpatrick’s two free throws with 7.5 seconds to play ended the scoring.