Kentucky-Arkansas Postgame Notes

Kentucky will play eighth-seeded Georgia tomorrow, Thursday, March 5, at 11 a.m. ET in Game 5. I will send a reduced game notes / player bios package this evening to help you in your coverage of the matchup.

#17/19 KENTUCKY 94, ARKANSAS 64

Team Records and Series Notes  

• Kentucky moved to 22-9 and Arkansas fell to 12-20.

• In the SEC Tournament:
  • Kentucky is 45-45 in all-time Southeastern Conference Tournament games.
  • Kentucky has won eight of the last 11 games in the SEC Tournament.
  • The Wildcats are 13-11 in the first round.
  • This marked Kenny Brooks’ first win in the SEC Tournament, moving to 1-1.
• Kenny Brooks is in his second season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 45-17 record in Blue and White.
• He is 562-221 in his 24th overall season as a head coach.

• Kentucky leads Arkansas in the all-time series, 29-16.
  • UK leads UA, 3-1, in all-time SEC Tournament games.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination Tonie Morgan, Asia Boone, Amelia Hassett, Teonni Key and Clara Strack for the sixth straight game this season.
  • This is UK’s third starting lineup this season.
  • UK is 4-2 when using that starting combination.
  • UK won the opening tip for the 19th time this season.
  • Amelia Hassett was the first player to score for Kentucky for the fourth time this season.
  • Jordan Obi was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky for the sixth time this season.
• UK scored an SEC season-high 29 points in the first quarter and a SEC season-high 28 points in the third quarter.
• UK eclipsed 90 points for the seventh time this season.
  • UK scored its third-most points in an SEC Tournament game and its most since the quarterfinals game against Alabama (95) in 1992.
• UK earned its largest margin of victory in an SEC Tournament game ( +30).
  • This is the first time in program history that UK has defeated the same opponent by at least 20 points in both the regular season and the SEC Tournament.
• This marked UK’s 22nd game this season holding opponents to 64 points or fewer, the most since 2018-19 (also 22).
• Six players scored in double-digits for the second time this season.
• Two players broke Kentucky’s single-game, three-point school record in today’s game.
  • First Asia Boone broke the school record in the first half with her 85th 3 of the season, then Amelia Hassett broke the school record with her 86th 3.
  • They’re currently tied at 86.
• Kentucky produced three double-doubles in the game (Clara Strack, Jordan Obi and Tonie Morgan).
  • The last time UK had three players with a double-double in the same game was vs. Morehead State on Nov. 18, 2015.
• UK had 22 assists, its most in an SEC Tournament game since dishing out 22 against Florida on March 3, 2026.
• The Wildcats outrebounded the Razorbacks by 25 (52-27).

Player Notes

• Clara Strack, junior center, had 20 points and 13 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season.
  • It marked her second straight 20+ point game and her eighth this season.
  • She added three blocks to extend her single-season school record to 80.
• Asia Boone, a junior guard, had 10 points on three 3s and a FT.
  • She and Amelia Hassett are tied with the single-season school record in 3s (86).
  • She has made multiple 3s in 24-of-31 games this season.
    • This is her 20th game this season with at least three 3s, which is the most in a single season by a UK player since at least 2002-03.
  • She has made at least three 3s in nine of her last 10 games.
  • She added four assists and two steals.
• Amelia Hassett, senior forward, had 18 points on a career-high-tying six 3s.
  • She and Asia Boone are tied with the single-season school record in 3s (86).
  • She has made multiple 3s in 25-of-31 games this season.
  • She also eclipsed 1,500 career points.
  • She added five rebounds, two blocks and one assist.
• Tonie Morgan, senior guard, had 14 points and 10 assists for her seventh double-double of the season all on points and assists.
  • Morgan now has 10 games with at least 10 assists, which leads the country.
  • Morgan is the second player in league history with at least 400 points and 250 assists in a single season (also LSU’s Tameka Johnson in 2003-04).
  • She added six rebounds.
• Jordan Obi, senior guard, had 14 points and 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season.
• Teonni Key, senior forward, had 12 points on a perfect 5-of-5, adding five rebounds and an assist.
• Josie Gilvin, senior guard, had four points, a UK-high four rebounds and a UK-high three assists and one steal.