Kentucky-Duke Postgame Notes

Jan. 4, 2011

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Kentucky falls to 11-2 while Duke improves to 14-0.
UK is 0-3 all-time against Duke. This was the Cats’ first trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium and the first meeting between the squads since 1995.
The Wildcats are now 1-1 this season against ranked opponents after defeating No. 12 Notre Dame on Nov. 21. UK is 49-189 all-time vs. teams ranked in the Associated Press Top-25 at the time of the game.
Kentucky is 10-15 all-time against teams from the current alignment of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
- UK’s last win over an ACC opponent was Dec.31, 2005 against Wake Forest in Lexington’s Rupp Arena, 82-77.
Kentucky returns to action on Thursday when it travels to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on Arkansas in the Cats’ Southeastern Conference opener. Opening tip is slated for 8 p.m. ET.

Key run: With Kentucky leading 48-46 with 2:42 remaining in the game, Duke closed out the contest on an 8-0 run to make the final 54-48 margin.
Kentucky started with the lineup of Victoria Dunlap, A’dia Mathies, Keyla Snowden, Samantha Drake and Maegan Conwright for the first time this season.
- UK has used nine different starting lineups in 13 games.
Kentucky has started a freshman in 82 of 114 games during the Matthew Mitchell era, including 50 consecutive.
The Wildcats’ 48 points were its fewest in any game this season.
Kentucky withstood two long scoring droughts during the first half that totaled 14:40 and still managed a single-digit deficit at the half.
UK held Duke to 26.5 percent (18-of-68) from the field, the lowest since holding Arkansas Pine-Bluff to 20 percent (10-for-50), Dec. 21, 2010. The Wildcats held Duke to its lowest shooting percentage of the season.
UK forced Duke into 17 turnovers and has forced double-digit miscues in 61 consecutive games, dating back to the 2008-09 season. The Wildcats scored 13 points off of those 17 Blue Devil miscues.
The Cats are now 32-24 (.571) overall in games decided by 10 points or less under head coach Matthew Mitchell and 2-1 this season.
UK has hit a three-pointer in 236 consecutive games, dating back to the 2003-04 season. The Wildcats were 3-of-15 (20.0 percent) from beyond the arc on Tuesday.

Junior guard Keyla Snowden led the Wildcats in scoring for the fourth consecutive game, totaling a team-high 15 points.
- Snowden holds the school record for consecutive games with a three-pointer at 23.
- Has connected on 23-of-45 three-point field goals during the last five games.
Freshman center Samantha Drake played a career-high 38 minutes against Duke, going a perfect 3-for-3 from the field for seven points.
- Drake tied her career high with four blocks. She also had four blocks against Morehead State in the season opener on Nov. 12, 2010.
Senior forward Victoria Dunlap contributed 10 points to move into a tie for ninth place on UK’s all-time career scoring list. She ties Stacey Reed, who accumulated 1,482 career points from 1991-95.
A’dia Mathies scored nine points but grabbed 10 rebounds, her third game this season with double-figure boards.
- Mathies tied her career high with 10 rebounds. She has brought down 10 boards on two previous occasions, last vs. Tennessee Tech on Dec. 7, 2010.
Freshman guard Maegan Conwright played a career-high 36 minutes, eclipsing her previous best of 31 minutes logged at Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 14, 2010.

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