Kentucky-Grambling State Postgame Notes

Dec. 29, 2013

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UK finished the nonconference season with a record of 12-1, giving the Wildcats just their seventh one-loss nonconference season in program history.
The win makes UK 379-141 all-time in Memorial Coliseum, including an 89-13 mark under Mitchell.
The Cats are 71-4 at home over the last five seasons (including three games at Rupp Arena).
UK has won 44 consecutive regular season nonconference games in Memorial Coliseum.
Kentucky’s all-time record is 698-478 (.594) in 40 seasons of varsity basketball.
Mitchell is in his seventh season as the head coach of the Wildcats and owns a record of 156-63 at UK. Overall, Mitchell is 186-92 in nine seasons.
- He already ranks first on UK’s all-time wins list with 156 and winning percentage (.712).
UK is now 1-0 all-time vs. Grambling State and 12-0 all-time vs. opponents from the Southwest Athletic Conference.
The Wildcats extended their winning streak to nine straight in Memorial Coliseum.
Today’s attendance was 5,165.
Next up: The Wildcats begin SEC play with a trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to face Alabama on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. ET.

UK started with the lineup of Janee Thompson, Bria Goss, Kastine Evans, Azia Bishop and Samarie Walker.
- The Wildcats are 3-0 this season when using this starting lineup.
Bria Goss scored the first points of the game for UK with a left-handed layup.
Jelleah Sidney was the first UK player off the bench at the 17:23 mark in the first half.
The Wildcats used a 15-0 run to take a 30-8 lead midway through the half and then a 19-0 run to lead 49-10.
The 60 first-half points were a season high and just four shy of the school record of 64.
Kentucky’s 41-point (60-19) halftime lead was the largest in school history.
The UK defense held Grambling to just 19 points, marking the second time this season an opponent has failed to score at least 20 points in the first half.
UK shot 55 percent (22-of-40) from the field, while holding the Lady Tigers to just 23.3 percent (7-of-30).
The Wildcats outrebounded Grambling, 32-19 in the half.
UK forced 17 turnovers with eight of them steals.
Kentucky outscored Grambling in the paint (32-12), off turnovers (26-5), second chance (12-4), fast break (8-0) and bench scoring (19-2).
Kastine Evans and Bria Goss each scored a game-high 11 points in the half.

Kentucky scored 100-plus points for the fifth time this season and improved to 44-0 all-time and 12-0 in the Mitchell era when scoring 100 or more.
In eight of the 13 games this season, Kentucky has scored 96 or more points.
UK has hit a 3-pointer in 341 consecutive games.
Kentucky’s 63-point win marks the fourth win this season by 40 or more points and third by 60-plus.
UK held Grambling to just 28.8 percent (15-of-52) from the field and 21.4 percent (3-of-14) from 3-point range. It marks the third time this season UK has held its opponent to under 30 percent shooting.
The Wildcats outrebounded Grambling, 57-34. The Wildcats have outrebounded 10 of their 13 opponents this season and eight by double digits.
- The 57 rebounds tied a season high.
UK forced 34 Lady Tiger turnovers, marking the third time this season the Wildcats have forced 30-plus turnovers.
- UK is 28-1 under Mitchell when creating 30 or more turnovers.
Six Wildcats finished in double figures and all 10 Wildcats that suited up scored at least five points.
Kentucky outscored Grambling in the paint (62-22), off turnovers (47-15), second chance (26-9), fast break (10-0) and bench scoring (44-6).

Junior Bria Goss registered a career-high 23 points and season-high eight boards.
- Marked her sixth double-digit outing of the season.
- Was a perfect 12-of-12 from the free throw line, which tied a school record for free-throw percentage in a single game with at least 10 attempts.
- The 12 made free throws were a career high and the 12 attempts tied a career best.
- Her five offensive rebounds tied a career best.
Senior Kastine Evans finished with 11 points and a career-high two blocked shots.
- She has scored 10-plus points in nine of the 13 games this season.
- Her 12 field goal attempts tied a career high.
Sophomore Janee Thompson recorded her ninth double-digit scoring output of the season with 13 points.
- She now has three straight games with 10 or more points.
Freshman Linnae Harper finished with 15 points and a career-high tying seven rebounds.
- Her seven made field goals tied a career best, while her 14 attempts set a career high.
- Tied a career high with two steals.
Freshman Makayla Epps tied a career high with 10 points to go with a career-high seven rebounds.
- Her four offensive rebounds were a career high.
- Her five made field goals were also a career high.
Senior Samarie Walker recorded her eighth double-digit scoring effort of the season with 11 points.
Junior Jennifer O’Neill dished out a season-high seven assists to go with a season-high four steals.

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