Kentucky-Purdue Postgame Notes

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#16/16 KENTUCKY VS. PURDUE
SATURDAY, DEC. 14, 2024
MACKEY ARENA – WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.
 

#16/16 KENTUCKY 82, PURDUE 52 – FINAL

Team Records and Series Notes 

• Kentucky is 9-1 to begin the season, while Purdue is 5-5.
  • UK moved to 1-1 on the road in 2024-25.
• The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 51st season of varsity status.
  • UK has a 915-609 (.600) all-time record.
• Kenny Brooks is in his first season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 9-1 record in Blue and White.
  • He is 526-205 (.719) in his 23rd overall season as a head coach.
• Kentucky trails the all-time series with Purdue, 1-2.
  • Tonight’s game marked Kentucky’s first game at Purdue.
• In its next game, Kentucky will play host to Belmont for its annual holiday game on Friday, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. ET in Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination Georgia Amoore, Dazia Lawrence, Amelia Hassett, Teonni Key and Clara Strack for the 10th straight game.
  • UK is 9-1 when using that starting combination
• The Wildcats won the opening tip for the sixth time this season.
• Clara Strack was the first player to score for Kentucky for a team-lead four times this season.
• Cassidy Rowe was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky for a team-lead six times this season.
• Tonight’s game marked UK’s largest margin of victory in a nonconference road game (30 points) since Nov. 10, 2013 at Wagner (39 points).
• UK recorded its second-best, field-goal percentage of the season on 47.6 percent (30-of-63).
  • Ironically, UK recorded its lowest first-quarter, field-goal percentage of the season on 28.6 percent (4-of-14).
• Kentucky tied the school record for single-game, free-throw percentage (with at least 10 attempts) with 100.0 percent (12-of-12).
• In all nine of UK’s wins, it has defeated its opponents by at least 10 points.
• The Wildcats are 3-0 this season when scoring at least 80 points.
• The Cats are 386-26 all-time when scoring at least 80 points. Kentucky delivered 20 assists tonight.
  • UK has dished out at least 20 assists in five of 10 games this season, while two other times recording 19 apiece.
• Kentucky made 10 3-pointers in tonight’s game.
  • UK is 3-0 when it makes at least 10 3-pointers.
  • UK attempted a season-high 30 3-pointers.
• UK shot a season-high 78.6 percent in the fourth quarter on 11-of-14 from the field.
  • That includes its 4-of-7 from the arc.
• Kentucky delivered 20 assists tonight.
  • UK has dished out at least 20 assists in five of 10 games this season, while two other times recording 19 apiece.
• Five players scored in double figures for the second time this season.
  • UK is 2-0 when at least five players score in double digits.
  • UK is 8-0 when at least four players score in double digits.
• Two players had at least 20 points for the third time this season, including Amelia Hassett (22) and Georgia Amoore (21).
  • UK is 3-0 when two players score at least 20 points.
• With Amelia Hassett’s 22 points in tonight’s game, four different players have score 20+ points this season.

Player Notes

• Georgia Amoore, graduate guard, had 21 points on 53.3 percent from the field.
  • She eclipsed 2,000 career points in tonight’s game.
    • She is ranked seventh in NCAA DI among active career leaders.
  • She has scored at least 20 points in back-to-back games.
  • She has scored at least 20 points in four games this season.
  • She added two rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Amelia Hassett, a junior forward, had a game-high and season-high 22 points on 53.8 percent from the field.
  • She has reset her season high in scoring in back-to-back games.
  • It marked her first 20+ point game this season.
  • She made a season-high five 3-pointers on 5-of-10 from the arc.
    • She has made at least three 3-pointers in four games this season, including three back-to-back.
  • She added nine rebounds, two assists and one steal.
• Clara Strack, sophomore center, had 12 points and 12 rebounds for her fifth double-double this season.
  • She shot 55.5 percent from the field (5-of-9).
  • She has scored at least 10 points in nine games this season.
  • She added four assists and three blocks.
    • She has delivered at least three assists in six games this season.
    • She has made at least three blocks in six games this season.
  • Dazia Lawrence, a graduate guard, had 13 points and a season-high six assists.
    • She has reset her season high in assists in back-to-back games.
    • She had three 3-pointers.
      • She has made at least three 3-pointers in four games this season.
    • She added two rebounds.
  • Teonni Key, junior forward, recorded 10 points and nine rebounds.
    • She has scored in double-digits in eight games this season.
    • She added three assists, three blocks and one steal.
      • She has delivered at least three assists in five games this season.
      • She has made at least three blocks in six games this season.