Kentucky-Louisville Postgame Notes

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#20/19 KENTUCKY VS. #18/18 LOUISVILLE
SATURDAY, NOV. 16, 2024
HISTORIC MEMORIAL COLISEUM – LEXINGTON, KY.
 

#20/19 KENTUCKY 71, #18/18 LOUISVILLE 61 – FINAL (OT)

Team Records and Series Notes  

• Kentucky is 4-0 to begin the season, while Louisville moved to 2-2.
  • UK is 1-0 against ranked opponents in 2024-24.
  • UK will face its next ranked opponent No. 23/24 Illinois at the Music City Classic in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
• The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 51st season of varsity status.
  • UK has a 910-608 (.599) all-time record.
  • UK has a 532-199 (.728) all-time record at home.
  • UK has a 492-472 (.510) all-time record in Historic Memorial Coliseum.
• Kenny Brooks is in his first season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 4-0 record in Blue and White.
  • He improved to 521-204 (.718) in his 23rd overall season as a head coach.
• Kentucky remains the leader in the all-time meetings with Louisville, 35-25, including 23-7 in Historic Memorial Coliseum.
  • Tonight’s win snapped UK’s seven-game losing streak against UofL.
• Kentucky vs. Ranked Teams:
  • Tonight marked Kentucky’s first ranked win since defeating then-No. 1 South Carolina, 64-62, on March 6, 2022, to win the 2022 Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Tonight marked Kentucky’s first ranked win at home since defeating No. 15 Georgia, 84-76, on Jan. 6, 2022.
    • UK was ranked No. 21 at the time.
  • Tonight marked Kentucky’s first ranked win against a nonconference opponent (and also at home) since defeating No. 13 Indiana, 72-68, on Dec. 6, 2020.
    • UK was ranked No. 11 at the time.
  • Tonight marked Kentucky’s first win (and also an upset) against a ranked Louisville team since a 77-68 triumph on the road on Dec. 7, 2014.
    • UK was ranked No. 13, while UofL was ranked No. 7.
  • Tonight marked Kentucky’s first win (and also an upset) against a ranked Louisville team at home (and also in Memorial Coliseum) since a 69-64 triumph on Dec. 1, 2013.
    • UK was ranked No. 7, while UofL was ranked No. 3.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination Georgia Amoore, Dazia Lawrence, Amelia Hassett, Teonni Key and Clara Strack for the fourth straight game.
  • UK is 4-0 when using that starting combination
• The Cardinals won the opening tip.
• Teonni Key was the first player to score for Kentucky for the first time this season.
• Clara Silva was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky for the third time this season.
• Kentucky defeated Louisville, 71-61, in one overtime, UK’s largest margin of victory in 32 overtime wins in program history.
  • UK moved to 32-29 all-time in overtime games.
  • UK won its first overtime game tonight since defeating Mississippi State, 92-86, on the road on Jan. 3, 2021.
  • UK snapped a two-game losing streak in overtime games with tonight’s win.
  • UK edges UofL, 3-2, in overtime games between the two teams.
• Kentucky has got off to a hot start this season, shooting at least 50.0 percent from the field in all four opening quarters in 2024-25, including its season-high 66.7 percent (8-of-12) in the first quarter tonight.
• At least four players have scored in double-digits in all four games this season.
• Kentucky went 9-of-10 from the line in overtime.
• The Wildcats won the game without any bench points.
  • The Cats were averaging 21.6 points off the bench prior to tonight’s game.

Player Notes

• Georgia Amoore, graduate guard, led the team with 19 points, nine assists and two steals.
  • She made a season-high three 3-pointers.
    • She has made at least three 3-pointers in 58 games in her career.
  • She has scored in double-digits in all four games this season.
  • She has dished out at least seven assists in all four games this season.
  • She added one rebound and one block.
• Teonni Key, junior forward, recorded a career-high 17 points and a career-high five blocks.
  • She has scored in double-digits in three of four games this season.
  • She has logged at least one block in all four games this season.
  • She added nine rebounds and one assist.
• Dazia Lawrence, redshirt senior guard, added 14 points, a season-high three rebounds and a season-high three assists.
  • She has scored in double-digits in three straight games.
• Clara Strack, sophomore center, added 12 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three blocks.
  • She has scored in double-digits in all four games this season.
  • She has dished out at least three assists in three straight games.
  • She has made at least three blocks in three straight games.
• Amelia Hassett, junior forward, led the team, for the second straight game, with 13 rebounds.

She added nine points and an assist.