Kentucky-Oklahoma Postgame Notes

Nov. 28, 2014

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Kentucky is in its 41st season of varsity women’s basketball.
Matthew Mitchell is in his eighth season as the head coach of the Wildcats. He already ranks first on UK’s all-time wins list with 176 and winning percentage (.716).
This was the second meeting between Kentucky and Oklahoma. The series is now tied 1-1.
UK is now 7-8 all-time vs. teams from the current alignment of the Big 12, including 2-0 this season. UK defeated No. 8/9 Baylor earlier this season (74-64).
UK improves to 26-24 all-time in extra minutes, including a 7-2 mark under Matthew Mitchell.
Kentucky improves to 718-487 (59.9) all-time.
Next up: UK will play South Florida on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. ET in the final day of the Paradise Jam.

UK started with the lineup of Jennifer O’Neill, Janae Thompson, Kyvin Goodin-Rogers, Bria Goss and Azia Bishop.
- Kentucky is 5-1 with this lineup.
Oklahoma opened the game at 9-0 before Kentucky got on the board.
UK trailed by as many as nine points (11-2) before a 13-2 UK run put the Wildcats ahead 15-13.
UK trailed 38-35 at the half and is now 2-1 this season when trailing at the break.
Sophomore Linnae Harper led UK with 12 points and three rebounds.
Sophomore Makayla Epps led with five rebounds and three assists.

UK began the second half with Makayla Epps in place of Kyvin Goodin-Rogers joining Jen O’Neill, Bria Goss, Janee Thompson and Azia Bishop.
Kentucky went on a 15-2 run to take a nine-point lead at 68-59 with 7:14 to play in the half.
Oklahoma then responded with an 18-2 run to re-take the lead at 78-70.
- Kentucky went 1 of 11 from the field during that stretch.
Epps made one free throw on a technical foul by Oklahoma to tie the game 79-79.
- Oklahoma then missed two free throws on an intentional foul on Harper with 1.1 seconds left.
Kentucky used an 8-1 run to claw back from an eight-point deficit with 1:20 remaining to send the game to overtime.
UK outscored the Sooners 13-9 in extra minutes with seven points from Epps.

Four Wildcats scored in double figures.
Sophomore Makayla Epps and Linnae Harper combined for 52 of UK’s 92 points.
- Marks the first time UK has had two players score 20 or more in a single game since Jennifer O’Neill (43) and Janee Thompson (20) in the four-overtime win over Baylor on Dec. 6, 2013.
- Marked the second time this season (vs. Morehead State) that UK had two players record a double-double in a game (Harper and Azia Bishop).
Kentucky forced 29 turnovers which resulted in 24 points.
- UK has forced 20-plus turnovers in all six games this season.
Kentucky is now 72-41 (.630) in games decided by 10 points or less under Matthew Mitchell, including 2-1 this season.
UK made (26) and attempted (53) a season-high in free throws.

Sophomore Makayla Epps came off the bench to record her first career double-double with career highs in points (29) and rebounds (10) … Her previous career-high in points was 20 set last night vs. Illinois … Previous rebounding career high was 8 vs. Baylor on Nov. 17.
- First UK player to score 25 or more in a game since Jennifer O’Neill had 27 vs. Ole Miss on Feb. 13, 2014.
- Hit 9-of-14 from the floor in a career-high 41 minutes.
- Scored 11 points at the foul line, going 11-of-14, tying career highs set last year vs. Texas A&M.
- Dished out a season-high tying four assists … Also had four vs. Morehead State, 11/19).
- Charted back-to-back 20-point games after scoring 20 vs. Illinois.
Sophomore Linnae Harper came off the bench for a career-high 23 points, besting her previous high of 18 points at DePaul on Dec. 12, 2013.
- Hit a career-high 10 field goals and attempted a career-high 21 shots
- Grabbed a new career-high 12 rebounds.
Senior Jen O’Neill posted 12 points and passed Tedra Eberhart (1991-94) at No. 25 on UK’s all-time scoring list with 1,079 career points.
- Marked her 52nd-career double-digit game, and sixth straight.
- Tied her season high with four steals.
Freshman Alyssa Rice collected a career-high eight rebounds, smashing her previous high of three.

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