KENTUCKY WBB POSTGAME NOTES
Kentucky at No. 2 Mississippi State
Humphrey Coliseum – Starkville, Miss.
Feb. 11, 2018
 
FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 55, #2 Mississippi State 74
 
Team Records and Series Notes
-Kentucky moves to 12-14 overall, 4-8 in Southeastern Conference play this season, while Mississippi State is undefeated at 26-0, 12-0 SEC.
-Matthew Mitchell is in his 11th season as head coach at Kentucky. He is the winningest head coach in program history at 253-114.
-Kentucky leads the all-time series in games played against Mississippi State, 27-18, including a 10-9 record in games played in Starkville.

• The loss snapped UK’s 11-game win streak in the series.

-Kentucky will return home to Memorial Coliseum this Thursday, Feb. 15, to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live on SEC Network+, while fans in Lexington can hear Darren Headrick’s radio call on the UK Sports Network.
 
Team Notes
-Kentucky used the starting combination of senior Alyssa Rice, senior Makenzie Cann, junior Taylor Murray, junior Maci Morris and freshman KeKe McKinney.

• UK is 5-8 with that starting-five combination.

-The Wildcats struggled against MSU’s perimeter shooting in the first half, as the Bulldogs made 8-of-17 attempts from long range to lead 40-22 at halftime.
-Kentucky outscored the Bulldogs 21-16 in the third quarter to cut the deficit, coming as close as nine in the stanza.

• UK trailed 56-43 at the end of the third quarter.

-Kentucky’s 55 points were the most scored against Mississippi State in seven games.
-The Wildcats outrebounded the Bulldogs 39-33 in the contest.

• It was just the fifth time MSU has been outrebounded in conference play and the seventh time overall this season.

-UK’s bench outscored Mississippi State’s, 21-1.
 
Player Notes
–Maci Morris led the Wildcats with 21 points in the game.

• Of her 21 points, she scored 17 in the second half.
• It was the second consecutive game in which she’s scored 20+ points and the seventh time this season.
• Morris’ 1,074 career points now ranks 27th in Kentucky’s all-time scoring list.
• She also had four rebounds and two assists today.

–Dorie Harrison had a near double-double for UK with eight points and nine rebounds.

• Her seven defensive rebounds matched her career high, set in the season opener vs. Sacramento State on Nov. 10.