Kentucky-Oklahoma Postgame Notes

#6/5 KENTUCKY 63, #5/5 OKLAHOMA 57 – FINAL

Team Records and Series Notes  

• Kentucky is 16-2 (3-1, SEC), and Oklahoma is 14-3 (2-2, SEC).

• UK is 9-0 at home in 2025-26.
  • UK is 24-3 at home under head coach Kenny Brooks.

• The Wildcats moved to 3-1 against Associated Press ranked opponents this season, including wins over No. 21 Louisville, at No. 5 LSU and No. 5 Oklahoma.
  • This is the first REGULAR season in program history the Cats have defeated two top-five opponents (at No. 5 LSU, No. 5 Oklahoma).
• Today marked Kentucky’s first win against an AP Top 5 opponent in Historic Memorial Coliseum since knocking off vs. No. 3 Mississippi State on Feb 23, 2017.
• Today was just the second time in program history that Kentucky played a game in Historic Memorial Coliseum with both teams ranked in the AP Top 6, and the first time was in 1983.
• Kenny Brooks is in his second season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 39-10 record in Blue and White.
• He is 556-214 in his 24th overall season as a head coach.

• Kentucky remains the all-time series leader with Oklahoma, 5-2.
  • UK leads OU at home, 3-0.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination Tonie Morgan, Asia Boone, Jordan Obi, Amelia Hassett and Clara Strack for the fourth time this season.
  • UK is 3-1 when using that starting combination.
  • UK lost the opening tip for the eighth time this season.
  • Tonie Morgan was the first player to score for Kentucky for the second time this season.
• Lexi Blue was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky for the fifth time this season.
• Kentucky overcame a 13-point deficit in the first quarter.
• The Wildcats defeated the Sooners by six points, their largest margin of victory against an AP Top 5 opponents since vs. No. 2 South Carolina (+11) on March 1, 2015.
• Oklahoma entered the game ranked second in the nation in scoring offense (92.9), as Kentucky held Oklahoma to 57 points.
  • It is the fewest points Kentucky has held an AP Top 5 opponent since vs. No. 2 South Carolina (56) on March 1, 2015.
• UK held OU to 35.8 percent from the field, its best FG% defense against an AP Top 5 opponent since No. 1 South Carolina on March 6, 2022 (33.3%).
  • UK held OU to 10.5 percent from the arc (2-19), its best 3FG% defense against an AP Top 25 SEC opponent (min. 15 attempts) since vs. No. 12 Georgia on March 9, 2013 (5.6%).
• The Wildcats have held 17-of-18 opponents this season to under 40.0 percent.
• Kentucky, who is second in the nation in blocks per game, had eight tonight.
• UK made it to the line 20 times, going 14-of-20.
  • OU went 7-of-9 at the stripe.

Player Notes

• Tonie Morgan, senior guard, had 22 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block.
  • It is her fourth 20+ point game of the season.
  • She went 2-of-4 from the arc and 4-of-5 from the line.
  • She is the first UK player to have at least 22 points, eight rebounds and four assists against an AP Top 5 opponent since Rhyne Howard vs. No. 5 Louisville on Feb. 0, 2018.
• Clara Strack, junior center, had 18 points and 12 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season.
  • She is the first UK player to have at least 19 points and 12 rebounds against an AP Top 5 opponent since Evelyn Akhator vs. No. 3 Mississippi State on Feb. 23, 2017.
  • She went 6-of-12 from the field and 6-of-8 from the line.
  • She added three blocks and one assist.
    • She has had numerous blocks in 15 of 18 games this season.
  • Jordan Obi, graduate guard, had 11 points, six rebounds and one assist.
  • Amelia Hassett, senior forward, had six points on a pair of 3s, two blocks, two rebounds and one steal.
    • She has made numerous 3s in 14 of 18 games this season, including three straight.