Kentucky-Florida Postgame Notes

Jan. 5, 2014

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UK fell to 13-2 overall this season and 1-1 in the SEC.
Kentucky’s all-time record is 699-479 (.593) in 40 seasons of varsity basketball.
The loss snapped UK’s nine-game Memorial Coliseum winning streak.
Mitchell is in his seventh season as the head coach of the Wildcats and owns a record of 157-64 at UK. Overall, Mitchell is 187-93 in nine seasons.
- He already ranks first on UK’s all-time wins list with 157 and winning percentage (.710).
- Mitchell is now 62-32 in SEC play, and 36-11 at home.
UK is 25-23 all-time vs. Florida and 13-10 in games played in Lexington. The loss snapped Kentucky’s six-game winning streak vs. Florida.
The loss marks the first time since Jan. 9, 2011 vs. Georgia that the Wildcats lost at home to an unranked opponent.
Today’s attendance was 7,039 .
Next up: The Wildcats travel to Columbia, S.C., to face the No. 13/12 South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. ET.

UK started with the lineup of Janee Thompson, Bria Goss, Kastine Evans, Azia Bishop and Samarie Walker.
- The Wildcats are 4-1 this season when using this starting lineup.
Bria Goss scored the first points of the game for UK on a 10-foot jump shot.
Makayla Epps, Linnae Harper, Jennifer O’Neill, Bernisha Pinkett and Jelleah Sidney were the first UK players off the bench at the 14:22 mark in the first half.
DeNesha Stallworth checked into the game at the 8:46 mark, after missing the last five games with a knee injury.
Kentucky trailed at the half (44-45) for just the third time this season.
- UK when trailing at half in Mitchell era 30-51.
The Wildcats shot 42.1 percent (16-of-38) from the field, while allowing the Gators to shoot 51.4 percent (18-of-35).
Bernisha Pinkett provided a spark off the bench by hitting three 3-pointers for a team-high nine first half points.

UK began the second half with the same starting five that started the game.
Kentucky used a 9-0 run to take its largest lead of the game, 62-53, midway through the half.
The Wildcats were 0-of-5 from 3-point range in the half.

UK has hit a 3-pointer in 343 consecutive games.
The Wildcats have forced double-digit turnovers in 167 consecutive games.
The Wildcats were outrebounded by the Gators, 42-40, marking the second straight game UK has been outrebounded.
Kentucky shot just 35.2 percent (25-of-71) from the field, marking the second-lowest shooting percentage of the season.
UK allowed the Gators to shoot 49.1 percent (28-of-57) from the field, which is the second-highest field goal percentage by a UK opponent this season.
Only two Wildcats finished in double-figures.

Junior Jennifer O’Neill scored a team-high 15 points and handed out three assists.
- Has reached double-figures in 11 games this season, two in a row.
Senior Samarie Walker recorded her 16th career double-double and fifth of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
- Second straight game with a double-double.
- Her 10th double-figure scoring game and eighth double-figure rebounding game of the season.
Junior Azia Bishop pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.
- Marks her third double-figure rebounding effort of the season.
- Tied a season high with six defensive rebounds.
Senior Bernisha Pinkett tied a career high with three 3-point field goals.

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