Kentucky-Nebraska Postgame Notes

March 29, 2010

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Kentucky is 28-7 while Nebraska ends its season at 32-2.
The series with Nebraska is tied 2-2, but UK leads 2-0 in NCAA Tournament games vs. the Cornhuskers.
UK is 5-7 all-time against teams currently comprising the Big 12 Conference, ending a two-game winning streak against that league.
Coach Matthew Mitchell’s overall record improves to 91-68, including a 61-39 mark in 100 games at UK. Mitchell’s record against Nebraska moves to 1-0.

Up next: Kentucky takes on Oklahoma in the regional final on Tuesday at 9:07 p.m. EDT / 8:07 p.m. CDT. The game will be televised by ESPN.
Kentucky advances to the NCAA regional finals for the second time in school history and the first time since 1982. UK lost to eventual national champion Louisiana Tech, 82-60, in the ’82 regional final.
UK has an all-time NCAA Tournament record of 7-6, including 6-1 on neutral courts, and 2-0 in regional semifinal games.
The win marks the first time in school history that Kentucky has placed its men’s and women’s basketball programs into the NCAA Tournament regional finals in the same season.
UK hit eight three-pointers, setting a school record for most three-pointers in an NCAA Tournament game.

Key run: Leading 43-34 at halftime, UK opened the second half with an 11-1 run to stretch the lead to 19 points. UK still led by 19 (61-42) at the 10:46 mark, giving the Wildcats enough cushion to withstand Nebraska’s late run.
Kentucky extends the school record for wins in a season to 28.
Kentucky defeated a top-10 ranked opponent for the first time since defeating No. 1 Tennessee in 2006 in Lexington. It is the first time UK has beaten a top-10 foe away from Lexington since upsetting No. 8 Western Kentucky on Dec. 11, 1991, in Bowling Green.
Kentucky made eight three-pointers tonight. UK is now 9-0 this season when hitting at least seven three-pointers.
Kentucky extended the single-season team records for three-pointers made (185) and steals (406).
Kentucky broke the school record for most turnovers forced in a season with 802. The old record was 790 opponent miscues during the 1989-90 season.
UK extended its streak of consecutive games with a three-pointer to 223 consecutive games, dating back to the 2003-04 season.
UK improves to 19-1 when scoring 70 or more points in a game this season; 24-1 when outscoring the opponent in the paint; and 19-0 when out-rebounding its opponent.
UK improves to 20-1 when leading at the half.
Kentucky started with the lineup of Keyla Snowden, Victoria Dunlap, Amber Smith, Amani Franklin and A’dia Mathies for the eighth time this season. That lineup is 5-3.
Kentucky improves its record against ranked teams this season to 5-4.

Freshman guard A’dia Mathies led the Wildcats with 21 points, including 17 of UK’s 33 second-half points.
- It is her seventh 20-point game of the season and fourth in the last seven games.
- She is averaging 20.3 points per game in the NCAA Tournament.
Junior forward and SEC Player of the Year Victoria Dunlap totaled 18 points and seven rebounds.
- Has scored in double figures in 32 of 34 games played this season.
- Broke her streak of at least one steal in 41 consecutive games.
Sophomore guard Keyla Snowden tallied 13 points, all in the first half.
- Has scored in double figures in four-straight games and is averaging 12.7 points per game in the NCAA Tournament.
Junior guard Amber Smith notched six points, seven assists and a career-high tying four steals.
- Has handed out five or more assists on 13 occasions this year.
- Averaging 6.3 assists in the NCAA Tournament.

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