KENTUCKY WBB POSTGAME NOTES
Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
Memorial Coliseum – Lexington, Ky.
Feb. 25, 2018
 
FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 63, #2 Mississippi State 85
Attendance: 6,014
 
Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky moves to 14-16 overall, 6-10 in Southeastern Conference play this season, while Mississippi State finishes the regular season undefeated at 30-0, 16-0 SEC.
• Matthew Mitchell is in his 11th season as head coach at Kentucky. He is the winningest head coach in program history at 255-116.
• The Wildcats still lead the all-time series vs. Mississippi State, 27-19.
  • This is the second game this season as UK fell 74-55 in Starkville on Feb. 11. That game broke Kentucky’s 11-game win streak against the Bulldogs.
• Kentucky will be back in action on Thursday, March 1, in the second round of the SEC Tournament in Nashville. The Wildcats will be the No. 9 seed in the tournament and will take on No. 8 seed Alabama at Noon ET on SEC Network.

 
Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination of senior Alyssa Rice, senior Jess Hardin, junior Taylor Murray, junior Maci Morris and freshman KeKe McKinney.

  • UK is 0-1 with that starting-five combination.
  • Hardin made her first career start for UK on her Senior Day.
• The Wildcats got after it early leading for 4:45 in the first quarter, but Mississippi State would use a 12-2 run to go ahead and would not relinquish its lead again.
  • Kentucky trailed 21-18 at the end of the first quarter.
• MSU carried over an 11-0 run across the first quarter and into the second to stretch its lead.
  • Mississippi State led 46-31 at halftime.
• The Bulldogs took their largest lead of the game at 23 points with 7:23 to play.
• The Wildcats’ 63 points were the most Mississippi State has allowed since Jan. 7 (70 by LSU), and their third most allowed in conference play this season.
• UK’s bench outscored MSU’s, 29-19.

 
Player Notes

• Maci Morris led the Wildcats in scoring with 22 points.

  • Recorded her sixth consecutive game with 20+ points.
    • She is the only player in the SEC to score 20 or more points in six straight SEC games this season.
  • Scored 10 points in the first quarter alone.
  • Tied her career highs with three blocks and three steals.
  • Has scored in double figures in all but three games this season.
  • Just one point shy of moving into No. 25 on UK’s all-time scorers list with 1,169 career points.
• Dorie Harrison matched her second-highest scoring performance with 13 points.
  • It was her eighth game in double-digit scoring this season.
  • Her two blocks matched her most in conference play this season.
• Amanda Paschal scored 11 points to go with three rebounds and two assists.
  • She has scored in double figures five times this season.