KENTUCKY WBB POSTGAME NOTES
Kentucky vs. Alabama
Bud Walton Arena – Fayetteville, Ark.
Jan. 29, 2018
FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 76, Arkansas 65
Team Records and Series Notes
- Kentucky rises to 11-11 overall, 3-5 in Southeastern Conference play this season with the win, while Arkansas falls to 11-11, 2-7 SEC.
- Matthew Mitchell is in his 11th season as head coach at Kentucky. He is the winningest head coach in program history at 252-111.
- The Wildcats now lead the all-time series between the two teams, 22-13.
- Kentucky has won eight straight games in the series.
- This was the first of two meetings between UK and the Razorbacks this season as Arkansas will visit Memorial Coliseum on Feb. 15.
- Kentucky will be back in action Thursday, Feb. 1, returning to Memorial Coliseum to face the Auburn Tigers at 7 p.m. ET. The game can be streamed on SEC Network+ and will be broadcast live on the UK Sports Radio Network with Darren Headrick calling the action.
Team Notes
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Kentucky used the starting combination of senior Alyssa Rice, senior Makenzie Cann, junior Taylor Murray, junior Maci Morris and freshman KeKe McKinney.
- UK is 4-5 with that starting-five combination.
- The two teams went back and forth to start the contest, until a 3-pointer from Maci Morris with 5:48 to go in the quarter kick started a 12-0 run for the Wildcats.
- The 12-0 run was Kentucky largest in conference play this season.
- UK did not trail in the contest after the 5:08 mark in the first quarter.
- Kentucky used another 10-0 run in the middle of the second quarter to extend its lead.
- The 10-0 run was part of a 18-3 overall run which put UK up by as many as 22.
- The Wildcats led 43-26 (17) at the half, which was its largest halftime lead in conference play this season.
- UK used another 12-0 run in the third quarter to stretch its lead to as many as 28 points.
- Over the last 10 quarters, the Wildcats are shooting an impressive 51.7 percent (75-145) from the floor.
- This is the first time Kentucky has won back-to-back games in conference play this season.
- Five Kentucky players scored in double-figures for the first time in SEC play this season.
- The last time five UK players scored in double digits in an SEC game was Feb. 26, 2017 vs. South Carolina.
- It was only the third time this season five players have scored in double digits (Sacramento State and Evansville).
- The Wildcats outscored Arkansas in almost every specialty stat, including 36-20 in points in the paint, 25-17 in points off turnovers and 31-10 in bench points.
- Kentucky had 12 steals in the victory, which was its second-highest mark in the category after having 16 takeaways at Vanderbilt on Jan. 15.
Player Notes
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Dorie Harrison led the Wildcats in scoring with a career-high 16 points in the win.
- The freshman has scored in double figures in three consecutive games and posted new career-highs in back-to-back contests.
- It was the first time she’s led UK in scoring.
- She’s averaging 14 points per game over the last three contests.
- Makenzie Cann scored 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting in the contest.
- Her five made field goals marked her most in conference play this season, and her most made since going 5-of-8 from the floor vs. Morehead State on Nov. 22.
- She also recorded two rebounds, two steals and two assists in the win.
- Taylor Murray had a near double-double with 12 points and seven assists.
- Murray has scored in double digits in five consecutive contests.
- It was the eighth time she’s had five or more assists this season.
- Maci Morris added 11 points in the win.
- She’s now just four points away from becoming the 33rd member of Kentucky’s 1,000 point club.
- The junior has scored in double digits in all but three games played this season.
- KeKe McKinney had a career-high 12 rebounds to go with six points.
- Her previous career mark on the boards was just seven.
- Amanda Paschal scored 10 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
- It was just the third time this season she’s scored in double figures.
- Her five made field goals matched her career high.
- She also had three rebounds and two steals.
