Kentucky-High Point Postgame Notes

Nov. 17, 2012

Kentucky improves to 2-1, while High Point falls to 1-2.
Kentucky is in its 39th year of varsity play and owns an overall record of 658-472 (.582).
Head coach Matthew Mitchell is in his sixth year and ranks third on the all-time wins list (116-57) and third in winning percentage (.671)
- UK is now 52-19 (.732) in regular season, nonconference games under head coach Matthew Mitchell.
- Kentucky is now 34-16 in the Mitchell era in games following a loss.
The Wildcats own a 359-140 (71.9) mark in Memorial Coliseum, including a 69-12 (85.2) mark under Mitchell.
- The Cats are 50-2 at home over the last three seasons.
- UK has now won 22 straight home contests – the third-longest winning streak in program history.
Kentucky has won 33 straight nonconference home games, dating back to Dec. 19, 2008.
UK is now 2-0 all-time against High Point.
- The Wildcats are now 10-1 all-time against teams form the Big South Conference

Kentucky is now 2-1 with the starting lineup of A’dia Mathies, Bria Goss, Maegan Conwright, Samarie Walker and DeNesha Stallworth
Stallworth recorded the first bucket of the game for the Cats.
With the game tied at eight apiece, UK went on an 18-2 run to take a 26-10 lead.
- The run lasted from 15:56-8:28.
The Wildcats ended the first half on a 10-0 run.
UK shot 16-of-30 (53.3) from the field in the first half
- A’dia Mathies scored17 points in the first half, marking the first player to net 15 or more points in the opening half since Keyla Snowden (16 vs. Mississippi State, 1/8/12).
- Kentucky won the turnover battle 20-9 in the first half for the third straight game.

After High Point scored the first eight points, UK ran off 13 straight to extend its lead to 54-26 with 13:04 remaining.
Kentucky was14-for-30 (46.7) from the field in the second half.
The Cats had four player reach double figures for the first time this season.
UK outrebounded High Point 21-13 in the second stanza.

Kentucky recorded a season-high 19 steals and equaled a season-best with 32 forced turnovers.
UK is 39-2 when scoring 80 or more points under Mitchell.
The Wildcats hit six three-pointers, extending their streak of consecutive games with a triple to 295.

Kentucky has forced double-digit miscues in 120 consecutive games.
- The Cats are 87-33 during that span.
- Kentucky is now 42-5 when forcing 25 or more turnovers since the 2009-10 season.
- UK has forced 20-plus turnovers in 32 of their last 38 games dating back to the start of last season.

Senior guard A’dia Mathies scored a season-high 17 points on 3-of-5 shooting from downtown, while recording three rebounds, assists and steals.
- She has 1,480 career points and is now two points shy of tying Stacey Reed (1991-95) at No. 10 on UK’s all-time scoring list.
- Mathies needs just eight more steals to climb into a tie with Rita Adams (267, 1999-2003) at No. 5 on the career charts.
- The senior connected on three triples moving her into seventh place all-time, passing Kristi Cushenberry (110, 1988-92).
Sophomore center Azia Bishop posted season-highs of 12 points, three steals and two assists.
Junior forward Samarie Walker recorded a career-high three assists and tied a career-best with three steals, while grabbing a season-high 12 rebounds.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Bernisha Pinkett netted season-highs with 12 points and four rebounds off the bench.
Junior guard Kastine Evans posted season-bests with 12 points, two assists and two steals, while equaling a season-high with three rebounds off the bench.

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