– Matthew Mitchell is in his 10th season with Kentucky. Mitchell is 258-121 overall as a head coach and 228-92 during his tenure at Kentucky. 

– Kentucky is 133-19 all-time in Memorial Coliseum under Mitchell. 

o UK ended its non-conference home slate 9-0 inside Memorial Coliseum including wins over No. 14 Miami and No. 12 Oklahoma.

– Currently, UK is No. 18 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 24 in the USA Today/Coaches Top 25. Kentucky has been ranked in both the USA Today/Coaches’ Top 25 and The Associated Press Top 25 since week 13 of the 2009-10 season, which is a program-record streak of 137 weeks.

– With today’s victory, UK now holds a 2-0 record over the Cougars.

o The last time Kentucky faced Washington State was Nov. 10, 2006 when the Wildcats earned a 80-51 victory in Lexington.

– Kentucky will return to action Thursday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. ET, when the Wildcats head to Durham, N.C. to take on Duke. The game will be broadcast on the UK Sports Radio Network in Lexington on 630AM WLAP.

– Kentucky used the starting five of Makayla Epps, Evelyn Akhator, Maci Morris, Alyssa Rice and Jaida Roper. 

o UK is 2-0 this season with that starting-five combination.

– Today’s victory brings UK’s record to 9-3 overall.

– The Wildcats are now 1-2 against Pac-12 opponents this season after suffering losses to Colorado and Arizona State on Nov. 19 and Dec. 11, respectively.

o UK is now 6-9 all-time against Pac-12 teams.

– The Wildcats’ two-point win marked its smallest margin of victory this season.

o Three games this season have been decided by only two points, two of which were overtime losses.

– Kentucky controlled the game through trips to the charity stripe, making 17-of-23 attempts from behind the free-throw line.

o WSU was just 5-of-11 from the line.

– UK also beat the Cougars in second-chance points 16-9 despite only grabbing two more offensive rebounds than WSU (14-12).

– Despite leading the Cougars 26-8 at the end of the first quarter, UK gave up 28 points in the second quarter to only have a two-point lead at the end of the first half. 

o WSU’s 28 points marked the most points allowed in a quarter by Kentucky this season.

o The Wildcats led by as many as 20 points in the game.

– Makayla Epps led the Wildcats in scoring with 20 points to go along with five rebounds and three assists.

o Epps recorded her third 20+ scoring performance of the season.

? The senior is the only Wildcat to have posted multiple 20+ games this season.

? She’s now scored 20+ points 24 times in her career.

o The senior led the team in scoring for the eighth time this season and 36th time in her career. 

o With today’s performance, Epps needs just 65 points (1,487 total) to enter Kentucky’s top-10 scorers in school history, as her total is currently 1,422 which is 15th in UK history.

– Evelyn Akhator posted her seventh double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds.

o The senior has now had 20 double-doubles in her Kentucky career which ties for fifth in school history.

o Akhator went 9-of-12 from the free-throw line which ties her career high in free throws made and attempted (vs. LSU, 03/03/16).

o Akhator’s 19 points marked her highest scoring performance since Nov. 12 when she had 28 points against Albany.

o Akhator led the team in rebounding for the ninth time this season.

– Maci Morris added 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in the game.

o Morris has now posted double-digit scoring in eight games this season.

– Makenzie Cann had 9 points on 3-of-6 3-point shooting in today’s contest.

o Cann also grabbed 6 rebounds, tying a season-high with three offensive boards.

o Cann has made at least 2 3-pointers in six games so far this season.

– Alyssa Rice contributed two points and eight boards for the Wildcats.

o Rice also one steal and one assist in the game.