Erica Jackson leads the Cats with 16 points in loss.

Starkville, Miss. (February 14, 1999) — Mississippi State freshman Jennifer Fambrough scored32 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs past Kentucky 83-75 in Starkville onSunday.

The Lady Bulldogs (14-9, 6-7) went on an 11-0 run before the Wildcats(16-9, 6-7) scored their first point with 15:23 to go in the first half. UKstarters hit only three field goals in the first 20 minutes, hitting 10-of-33 (30.3percent) from the floor. MSU led 43-26 at the half, hitting 16-of-26 from thefield, 2-of-3 from the three-point line and 8-of-11 from the free throw line.

In the second half, UK pulled within six, 70-64, with four minutes remaining,with help from UK freshman LaTonya McDole and junior Erica Jackson.McDole, held scoreless in the first half, scored all 12 of her points in thesecond half while Jackson scored a game-high 16 points. Tiffany Wait wouldalso hit two three-pointers in the second half to spark the Wildcats, butMSU’s Fambrough would answer with 13 straight points to pull away forgood. Fambrough finished the game with 10-of-11 from the floor and12-of-13 from the charity stripe. “We just didn’t come in here ready to playtoday,” UK Coach Bernadette Mattox said. “We got beat on the boards andwe shot poorly. I felt we did a lot better in the second half, but it has to be40 minutes of intensity, not 20 minutes.”

Jackson led the Cats with 16 points while McDole and Wait followed with12 points apiece. Senior Jaye Barnes came out of shooting slump, scoring indouble digits with 10 points for the first time in four games. UK wasoutrebounded for the second straight game as MSU pulled down 41rebounds compared to Kentucky’s 34.

Kentucky will battle non-conference opponent Eastern Kentucky onTuesday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised live on Fox SportsSouth.