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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
KENTUCKY VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022
BRIDGESTONE ARENA – NASHVILLE, TENN.
Kentucky 83, Miss. State 67 – FINAL
Team Records and Series Notes
- Kentucky has a 16-11 overall record this season, while Mississippi State is 15-14.
- UK leads the series in games played 31-22.
- UK has won four of the last five meetings.
- This is the fifth time since 1986 that UK has been the seven seed in the event.
- UK is 5-0 all-time in second-round games.
- Kentucky holds a 38-42 (.468) all-time record in the SEC Tournament.
- This was the 10th time Kentucky and Mississippi State have met in the SEC Tournament with UK holding a 6-4 edge in the series in those games.
- Kyra Elzy is 2-1 in her two-year tenure in the SEC Tournament.
- Kentucky is on a seven-game winning streak all against league foes.
- This is the first time UK has won seven straight games against league competition since 2015-16.
- Kentucky is in its 48th season with a 879-568 (.606) all-time record.
- Kyra Elzy is in her second season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 34-20 overall record.
- Kentucky will be back in action Friday, March 4 vs. second-seeded LSU in the quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament. The game will tip at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
Team Notes
- Kentucky used the starting combination of senior guards Rhyne Howard and Jazmine Massengill, sophomore forward Treasure Hunt and Nyah Leveretter, and freshman guard Jada Walker.
- This is the sixth time that UK has used this starting combination this season. UK is 6-0 with this combination.
- Jada Walker scored first for Kentucky in the game. It was the eight time this season she has scored first.
- Dre’una Edwards was the first sub for Kentucky. It was the eighth time she has been the first Wildcat off the bench.
- Kentucky won the opening tip. It was the 11th time that UK has won the opening tip.
- Kentucky scored 16 points in the first quarter, which was its fewest points scored in the first quarter of a game since Feb. 10 vs. South Carolina.
- UK was just 8-of-17 from the field in the first quarter, while MSU was 9-of-16 and 3-of-6 from 3.
- The paint points were tied at eight in the first quarter.
- Kentucky went on a 10-0 run early in the second quarter thanks to a 8-0 run alone from Rhyne Howard.
- Kentucky forced three turnovers in the first few minutes of the quarter and hit five of its first nine shots to force a MSU timeout.
- UK outscored Mississippi State 22-9 in the second quarter to take a 38-30 lead into the break at halftime.
- UK was 9-of-17 from the field in the second quarter, while Mississippi State was 4-of-15.
- UK outrebounded Mississippi State 15-5 in the second quarter.
- UK had a 20-16 edge in paint points in the first half.
- Kentucky outscored Miss. State 19-14 in the third quarter, going 6-of-15 from the field and 1-of-5 from 3.
- Hail State was 5-of-12 from the field in the third quarter.
- UK won the rebounds in the third quarter 10-6.
- Five Wildcats scored in double figures in the game for the second time this season.
- UK also accomplished the feat against Winthrop earlier this season.
- UK is 8-2 on the season when it has four or more players core in double figures.
- Kentucky had 52 paint points in the game, marking the most paint points for Kentucky since it also had 52 against Merrimack earlier this season.
- UK had 30 paint points and has scored 30 or more bench points in six of the last seven games.
- Kentucky outrebounded MSU 47-25 for a +22 rebounding margin.
- This is UK’s biggest rebounding margin since +23 vs. North Alabama earlier this season.
- Kentucky had 20 assists in the game and has 20 or more assists in four of the last six games.
Player Notes
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Rhyne Howard scored 14 points with three rebounds, four assists and two steals in the game.
- For her career, Howard has scored 2,199 career points sitting second in UK history in points scored. She is second all-time in Kentucky history – men’s and women’s – in points scored.
- Howard ranks second in school history in career scoring average at 20.0, while she is second in field-goals made with 771, first in career 3s made with 273 and fourth in career 3-point field-goal percentage at 37.4. She is also fourth in UK history in steals per game at 2.363.
- In 110 career games, Howard has …
- Hit at least one 3 in 95 career games, including 22 times this season.
- Made three or more 3s in 46 career games, including nine this season.
- Made five or more 3s in 16 career games, including four times this season.
- Scored 10+ points in 98 career game, including 24 times this season.
- Scored 15+ points in 81 career games, including 22 times this season.
- Scored 20+ points in 59 career games, including 15 times this season.
- Scored 25+ points in 32 career games, including six times this season.
- Scored 30+ points in 9 career games, including twice this season.
- Led UK in scoring in 70 career games, including 16 times this season.
- Led UK in rebounding in 59 career games, including 14 times this season.
- Led UK in assists in 39 career games, including 10 times this season.
- Led UK in steals in 49 career games, including 18 times this season.
- Led UK in blocks in 43 career games, including 12 times this season.
- Has 27 career double-doubles, including 10 this season.
- Has 1 triple double.
- Dre’una Edwards scored 18 points in the game with 14 rebounds, adding two assists and one steal.
- This was Edwards’ 10th double-double of the season and 21st of her career.
- Her 14 rebounds tied a season high.
- Edwards was 8-of-13 from the field.
- Jada Walker led Kentucky in scoring with 21 points, adding eight rebounds and two assists.
- Walker went 6-of-6 from the free-throw stripe.
- This was the 15th time this season Walker had scored 10 or more points and the second 20+ point game.
- Jazmine Massengill scored 12 points with six rebounds and seven assists.
- This was the 14th time that she led UK in assists.
- Robyn Benton scored 12 points with four rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
- This was the 11th time this season she has scored 10 or more points in a game.
