Kentucky-Alabama Postgame Notes

Jan. 23, 2014

Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Photo Gallery

UK fell to 15-4 overall this season and 3-3 in the SEC.
Kentucky’s all-time record is 701-481 (.593) in 40 seasons of varsity basketball.
The Wildcats are 380-143 in Memorial Coliseum, including 90-15 in the Matthew Mitchell era.
Kentucky is now 72-6 at home over the last five seasons.
Mitchell is in his seventh season as the head coach of the Wildcats and owns a record of 159-66 at UK. Overall, Mitchell is 189-95 in nine seasons.
- He already ranks first on UK’s all-time wins list with 159 and winning percentage (.707).
- Mitchell is now 64-34 in SEC play, and 37-12 at home.
UK is 24-17 all-time vs. Alabama, including a 12-6 record in games played in Lexington.
Snapped a six-game winning streak over the Tide in Lexington.
Kentucky dropped to 59-38 in close games under Coach Mitchell.
Tonight’s attendance was 4,722.
Next up: The Wildcats finish their two-game homestand with a visit from the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on Fox Sports South.

UK started with the lineup of Janee Thompson, Kastine Evans, Bria Goss, DeNesha Stallworth and Samarie Walker.
- The Wildcats are 10-2 this season when using this starting lineup.
DeNesha Stallworth scored the first points of the game for UK with a 17-foot jump shot from the top of the key.
Azia Bishop, Makayla Epps, Linnae Harper and Jennifer O’Neill were the first UK players off the bench at the 16:42 mark in the first half.
Goss led all scorers at the break with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field.
The Wildcats dropped to 13-1 on the season when leading or tied at the half.

UK began the second half with the same starting five that started the game.
Samarie Walker scored the first 10 points of the half for UK. She fouled out with 1:46 to go in the game.

UK has hit a 3-pointer in 347 consecutive games.
UK forced 21 Crimson Tide turnovers and is now 11-1 this season when forcing 20-plus turnovers.
The Wildcats have forced double-digit turnovers in 171 consecutive games.
Kentucky was just 2-of-15 (13.3 percent) from 3-point range, which marks the second-lowest output of the season in 3-pointers made and percentage.
The Wildcats shot 37.9 percent (22-of-58) from the field. The 22 made field goals tied a season low and the 58 attempts were a season low.

Senior Samarie Walker scored a team-high 18 points.
- It marked her team-high 14th double-figure scoring game of the season and seventh straight.
- Finished 8-of-9 from the field and the eight made field goals tied a career high.
Junior Bria Goss recorded her eighth double-figure game of the season with 14 points.
- Tied a career high with five defensive rebounds.
Junior Jelleah Sidney pulled down a career-best five offensive rebounds.
Junior Jennifer O’Neill was held to a season-low four points.

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