?    UK picked up its second ever victory against Duke with a 71-61 win inside Rupp Arena.  It was the first win against the team since a 72-65 victory on Dec. 8, 2011.

?    The win marked the second ranked team that the Wildcats have defeated this season, having taken down then-No. 15/15 Arizona State on Oct. 15.  Coach Matthew Mitchell moves to 88-43 all-time against ranked opponents.  

?    With the victory, UK moves to 10-0 on the season.  UK has only had three other seasons in which it started out with 10 consecutive victories (2009-10, 2011-12, 2013-14).

?    The meeting was the seventh between the two teams, with UK moving to 2-5 in the all-time series.  

?    UK played in front of a crowd of 17,150, the fourth-largest in program history.

?    Matthew Mitchell is in his ninth season with Kentucky and the win moves him to 234-110 overall, including a 204-81 record while at Kentucky.

 

?    Kentucky took the lead from the first basket and never relinquished it for the remainder of the contest. 

?    The duo of Azurá Stevens and Rebecca Greenwell, who led the ACC in scoring with a combined 33.2 points per game, was held to just 18 points, including just one point from Greenwell.

?    UK shot 48.3% from the field while holding Duke to a .367 clip.

?    Kentucky held a 38-36 advantage in the paint and a 21-11 edge in points off turnovers. 

?    Duke held the advantage in rebounding, 38-28, holding UK to just six offensive rebounds.  The Blue Devils also had a 26-8 advantage in bench points and a 24-8 edge in second chance points.

?    UK forced Duke into 17 turnovers while only committing 13 miscues.

?    UK scored its first eight points solely in the paint.

?    The Wildcats led 22-13 at the end of the first period, courtesy of a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Janee Thompson.

?    UK outscored Duke 12-4 in the paint in the first period, with an 11-2 advantage in points off turnovers.

?    Kentucky led 38-30 at the half, shooting 50.0% from the field while holding Duke to 38.5%.  The Wildcats were also flawless from the free throw line in the half, connecting on 8-of-8 shots from the charity stripe. It marked just the second time this season that the Wildcats have been unblemished from the free throw line in a half (the other being the first half against Middle Tennessee on Dec. 13 when the team went 6-of-6).

 

?    Evelyn Akhator was two points off her career high, leading the team with 18 points and six rebounds and a team-best two steals.

?    Makayla Epps scored 17 points with eight assists. Epps has scored 15 or more points in four straight games. 

?    Janee Thompson also added 17 points along with a steal.  

o   Thompson went 3-of-4 from the 3-point line, marking the fifth time this season that she has made at least three triples.

?    Maci Morris fell just shy of double digits, posting nine points.  She continued her streak of making at least one 3-pointer.