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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
#14 KENTUCKY VS. RV DEPAUL
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2021
RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER – LEXINGTON, KY.
 
DePaul 94, No. 14 Kentucky 85 – FINAL
 
Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is 6-2 this season, while DePaul is 8-2
  • This was the sixth all-time meeting between Kentucky and DePaul in women’s basketball.
  • UK owns the all-time record 4-2.
  • UK owns the all-time record in games played in Lexington, 2-1.
  • This was the second meeting between the two teams in Rupp Arena.
• Kentucky is in its 48th season with a 869-559 (.608) all-time record.
• Kyra Elzy is in her second season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 24-11 overall record.
  • Elzy is 17-3 at home, including a 15-2 record inside Memorial Coliseum and 2-1 mark inside Rupp Arena.
• Kentucky is 506-179 all-time at home. UK is 476-161 at Memorial Coliseum and 30-20 at Rupp Arena.
  • The losses are off by two because UK has played two games inside those two venues that are not allowed to be considered “home games” per NCAA Tournament rules.
• Kentucky will be back in action Sunday at top-10 ranked Louisville inside the KFC Yum! Center. The game will tip at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN and the UK Sports Network.  

 
Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination of senior guards Jazmine Massengill, Robyn Benton and Rhyne Howard, sophomore wing Treasure Hunt and freshman guard Jada Walker.
  • This is the first time UK has used this starting combination this season. UK is 0-1 with this combination this season.
  • Jazmine Massengill scored first for Kentucky in the game. It is the second time this season she has scored first.
  • Nyah Leveretter was the first sub for Kentucky. It was the first time she has been the first Wildcat off the bench.
  • DePaul won the opening tip. It is the third time this season that UK has lost the opening tip.
• Both teams were offensively locked in the first 10 minutes as DePaul held a 24-22 lead at the end of the quarter.
  • DePaul was 11-of-16 from the field in the first quarter, including 2-of-3 from long range. The Blue Demons hit nine of their last 11 field goals in the quarter.
  • Kentucky was 8-of-19 from the field in the first 10 minutes.
  • DePaul had a 18-14 edge in paint points in the first quarter.
  • DePaul was 2-of-3 from 3 in the first quarter while UK was 0-of-5 from long range.
• Kentucky came out firing to start the second quarter on a 8-2 run thanks to six points from Robyn Benton, including a transition jumper that forced a DePaul timeout.
  • After a Treasure Hunt layup to start the quarter, Benton got a steal and score, fast-break jumper and then a transition 2.
  • DePaul would rally and outscore the Wildcats 24-21 in the second quarter.
• DePaul was 19-of-38 in the first half for 50 percent, while UK was 17-of-32.
  • UK was 0-of-7 from the long range in the first half.
  • DePaul had a 32-26 advantage in paint points at halftime.
  • DU outrebounded UK 18-16 in the first half.
  • DePaul turned UK over nine times during the first half and scored 15 points off those miscues.
  • UK forced just six turnovers and scored six points off those errors.
• Kentucky started the second half on a 7-0 run to grab a 50-48 lead, but the third charge called of the game on Rhyne Howard turned the momentum of the game and DePaul answered with a 8-0 run.
  • The run continued to 10-0 as UK turned the ball over on the ensuing inbounds for a DePaul layup.
• DePaul dominated the second half with its fast-paced offense to claim the victory, outscoring UK 46-42.
• UK went 0-of-14 from 3 in the game, marking the first time since March 8, 2019 that UK has not hit a 3-pointer.
• Kentucky is now 1-4 under Kyra Elzy when the opponent hits 50 percent or better from the field.
• UK is now 9-11 when its opponent has more paint points.
  • DePaul won the paint points 62-50.

 
Player Notes

• Senior guard Robyn Benton scored 22 points on 11-of-15 shooting, adding seven rebounds.

  • Benton has scored 10 or more points in every game but one this season.  
• Freshman guard Jada Walker started her first career game and scored 18 points with two rebounds.
  • Walker has scored 10 or more points in every game but two this season.