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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
NO. 19 KENTUCKY VS. OLE MISS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021
MEMORIAL COLISEUM – LEXINGTON, KY.
 
No. 19 Kentucky 69, Ole Miss 73 – FINAL
 
Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is 16-7 on the season and 9-6 in the SEC, while Ole Miss is 10-10, 4-10 in the league.  
• This was the 44th all-time meeting between Kentucky and Ole Miss in women’s basketball.
  • The Rebels lead the all-time series 25-19.
  • The all-time meeting in games played in Lexington is tied 10-10.
  • Ole Miss has won two straight inside Memorial Coliseum.
  • Ole Miss has won three of the last four outings.
• Kyra Elzy is in her first season as head coach at Kentucky.
  • Elzy is now 16-7 as head coach of Kentucky. 
• UK is now 861-555 all-time in its 47th year of varsity women’s basketball.
• UK is 471-161 all-time in Memorial Coliseum.
  • Kentucky went 11-2 at home this season, including 9-2 inside Memorial and 2-0 at Rupp Arena.
• Kentucky is ranked No. 19 in the latest AP Top 25 and No. 17 in the USA Today/Coaches Top 25.
• UK honored two senior managers – Mariah Osborne and Rachael Blackburn – along with guards Chasity Patterson and Kameron Roach pregame.
  • KeKe McKinney and Tatyana Wyatt each have decided to return for an addition season in 2021-22.
• Kentucky is 34-12 all-time on Senior Day and have won 14 of the last 18 Senior Day games.
• The Wildcats will return to action in next week’s SEC Tournament.
  • Seeding and game information will become final later today.

 
Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination of senior guards Chasity Patterson and Kameron Roach, senior forwards Tatyana Wyatt and KeKe McKinney and junior guard Rhyne Howard.
  • This was the first time this season that UK has used this starting combination.
  • Rhyne Howard scored first for Kentucky in the game – the sixth time this season she has been the first Wildcat to score.
  • Jazmine Massengill was the first sub for Kentucky.
    • It was the fifth time Massengill has been the first sub for the Wildcats.
  • Ole Miss won the tip, marking the 17th time this season that UK has lost the opening tip.
• Kentucky led 22-13 heading into the second quarter thanks to ending the quarter on a 10-2 run. UK’s run was 10-0 before a jumper by Ole Miss with just over a minute to go.
  • UK went 7-of-14 from the field in the first 10 minutes adding a 7-of-8 mark from free throw.
  • Ole Miss was 5-of-16 from the field in the first quarter and 0-of-3 from long range.
  • Kentucky held a 9-8 mark in rebounds in the first quarter and a 10-6 mark in paint points.
  • UK is 7-3 this season when it scored 20 or more in the first quarter. The losses are at DePaul, at TAMU and vs. Ole Miss.
• The Wildcats took a 31-25 lead into the break at halftime, but had a 31-20 lead midway through the quarter before Ole Miss ended the half on a 5-0 run.
  • UK went the final 4:13 of the second quarter without scoring. The Wildcats missed their last six field goal attempts and hit just 1 of their last 10 attempts from the field.
  • Ole Miss outscored Kentucky 12-9 in the second quarter.
  • UK’s nine second-quarter points is its fewest this season.
• The run continued into the third quarter for Ole Miss, scoring back-to-back open layups to start the second half and forcing a UK timeout :45 into the half.
  • After UK took a 11-point lead with 4:17 to go in the first half, the Rebels answered with a 17-0 run to take a 37-31 lead.
  • Since that point, UK went 1-of-18 from the field and missed 13 straight shots.
  • The run was broken by Dre’una Edwards hitting a 3 with 6:04 to go in the third quarter.
  • All told, UK went 8:08 of the game without scoring.  
• Kentucky ended the third quarter on a 6-0 run to cut the Ole Miss lead to 43-42 heading into the final 10 minutes.
  • The Rebels outscored UK 18-11 in the third quarter.
• Ole Miss outscored UK 30-27 in the fourth quarter to earn the win.