Big Blue Preview: No. 4-Seed Kentucky Women’s Basketball Will Play No. 5-Seed Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The No. 4-seed University of Kentucky women’s basketball team will play the No. 5-seed Oklahoma in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinals on Friday, March 7 at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Big Blue Nation in the area are invited attend the Cat Walk, which will begin tomorrow at approximately 12:30 p.m. ET in the Hyatt Regency Greenville hotel lobby.

Darren Headrick will have the radio call of the UK-OU game for UK Sports Network, which will be carried on 630 AM WLAP (Lexington). Fans also can watch the game on ESPN, with Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe on the call.

Kentucky is 44-44 all-time in SEC Tournament games, winning seven of the last nine contests. UK earned its first No. 4 seed and double bye since 2020, while it has played in the quarterfinal game in 14 of the last 15 seasons.

The Wildcats are 17-16 in quarterfinal games in program history.

Kentucky currently has its highest ranking in the Associated Press poll (No. 12) entering the SEC Tournament since 2014-15 (also No. 12).

In Kentucky’s only other game against Oklahoma this season, the Wildcats defeated the Sooners, 95-86, in Norman, Oklahoma, on Feb. 2. In that game, Georgia Amoore tied the school record for most points scored in a single game when she dropped a career-high 43 points. Her 43 points came from 15-22 FG, 7-12 3FG and 6-8 FT.

Her 43 points tied Rhyne Howard (at Alabama (1/9/2020)) and Jennifer O’Neill (vs. Baylor (12/6/13)) for the most points in a single game in program history, while O’Neill’s 43 points came in four overtimes.

Amoore, who was named the SEC Newcomer of the Year and to the All-SEC First Team this week, added eight assists against the Sooners, becoming the lone player in program history – and the lone player in the league since at least 2002-03 – to drop 43 points and deliver eight assists in a single game.

Clara Strack, the SEC Defensive Player of the Year, added 19 points, three 3s, six rebounds, five steals, two blocks and an assist in that meeting. Strack also was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team and the All-SEC Second Team this week.

The Wildcats enter the UK-OU game 22-6 on the season, including 11-5 in the SEC. Kenny Brooks and the team he built in just a matter of months concluded SEC regular-season action last Sunday, earning some significant accomplishments, including but not limited to:

• Kentucky had its best scoring margin in SEC regular-season action (+8.5 ppg) since 2012-13 (then +13.9 ppg).
  • Kentucky had its best scoring defense in SEC regular-season action (65.8 ppg) since 2018-19 (then 60.6 ppg).
• The Wildcats scored their most points in SEC regular-season action (1,189) since 2012-13 (then 1,231).
• This is the only UK team to shoot at least 45.0 percent from the field in SEC regular-season action since at least 2002-03.
• UK had its best FG% defense in SEC regular-season action (37.56%) since at least 2002-03.
  • UK had its best 3FG% defense in SEC regular-season action (27.3%) since at least 2002-03.
• The Wildcats had their largest win improvement in Southeastern Conference action from the previous season in program history (+7 wins).
• Kentucky had its fewest SEC road losses (3) since 2018-19 (2).

For those reasons and numerous more, Brooks was recently named to the 2024-25 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year Watch List.

For more information on the Kentucky women’s basketball team, visit UKathletics.com or follow @KentuckyWBB on X, Instagram, and Facebook.