ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — No. 1 Kentucky overcame a nine-point deficit in the second half to keep its perfect season intact, beating Georgia 72-64 on Tuesday night.

The Wildcats (30-0, 17-0 Southeastern Conference) had won their previous five games by an average of 24 points.

They were really challenged in this one by Georgia (19-10, 10-7), which had the sellout crowd roaring when Yante Maten tipped in a miss of his own shot to put the Bulldogs up 56-47 with 9 minutes remaining.

But Kentucky showed it knows how to win the close games, too. The Wildcats began pounding the ball inside to 6-foot-11 freshman Karl-Anthony Towns, who managed to stay in the game until the closing seconds after picking up his fourth foul.

Kentucky seized the game with a 14-0 run, and Georgia hurt its chances by missing three straight 1-and-1.

Towns led the Wildcats with 19 points.

Nemanja Djurisic topped Georgia with 18 points.

Buffalo 93, Ohio 66

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Moss scored 22 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds to help Buffalo beat Ohio 93-66 on Tuesday.

The game was Moss’ 14th double-double of the season, tops in the MAC and 21st in the nation overall.

Shannon Evans also finished with a double-double for the Bulls (20-9, 11-6 Mid-American Conference), adding 16 points and 11 assists. Buffalo has now won five in a row, its longest winning streak of the season.

The Bulls shot 49.3 percent from the field, hit 10 3s, dished out 23 total assists, and the 93 points scored was their highest mark this year.

Buffalo, which is now tied atop the MAC East standings with Bowling Green, led 41-29 at the break. The Bulls opened the second on an 18-8 stretch to push their lead past 20.

Maurice Daly Ndour led Ohio (9-19, 4-13) with 25 points.