Kentucky-Morgan State Postgame Notes

#16/15 KENTUCKY 101, MORGAN STATE 39 – FINAL

Team Records and Series Notes  

• Kentucky is 8-1 to begin the season, and Morgan State is 1-8.

• The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 52nd season of varsity status.

• UK has a 936-617 all-time record.
• Kenny Brooks is in his second season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 31-9 record in Blue and White.
• He is 548-213 in his 24th overall season as a head coach.

• This marked the first all-time meeting between Kentucky and Morgan State.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination Tonie Morgan, Jordan Obi, Amelia Hassett, Teonni Key and Clara Strack.
  • UK is 8-1 when using that starting combination.
  • UK lost the opening tip for the third time this season.
  • Clara Strack was the first player to score for Kentucky for the fifth time this season.
• Asia Boone and Lexi Blue were the first substitutes off the bench for Kentucky for the ninth straight game and first game, respectively.
• Kentucky eclipsed the century mark for the second time this season.
  • The last time Kentucky had at least 100 points in at least two games in a single season was 2017.
  • Forty-four of the team’s 101 points came from the bench, UK’s second most this season (to 47 against Monmouth).
• UK has had six different leading scorers through nine games this season, including Asia Boone’s 21 points tonight.
• The Wildcats held the Bears scoreless for the final 6 minutes and 38 seconds of the first quarter, while enjoying an 18-0 run themselves, they’re second best of the season thus far.
• Kentucky shot a season-high 65.6 percent in the second half, including a season-high 72.2 percent in the 3Q and 57.1 percent in the 4Q.
• The Wildcats shot 58.0 percent overall in the game, holding Morgan State to 32.4 percent from the field.
  • Kentucky has shot at least 50.0 percent three times this season.
    • UK moved to 10-0 under head coach Kenny Brooks when it shoots at least 50.0 percent from the field.
  • Kentucky has held all nine of its opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting.
  • Kentucky has held six of its nine opponents to 36.0 percent shooting or under.
• The Wildcats made at least 10 3s (11) for the fifth time this season.
  • Five of the 11 3s came from Asia Boone and five came from freshman Kaelyn Carroll.
• UK had just four turnovers, though Morgan State didn’t score a point off those errors.
  • The last time UK had as little as five turnovers was five against NC State in March 2019.
  • Meanwhile, UK forced Morgan State to commit 22 turnovers, scoring a season-best 31 off those miscues.
• The Wildcats forced six shot clock violations.
• UK has had no fewer than six blocks all season.
• Kentucky has held three opponents to fewer than 40 points this season. Kentucky has held six opponents to fewer than 50 points this season.

Player Notes

• Asia Boone, a junior guard, led Kentucky in scoring for the first time this season with 21 points, just the third 20+ point game of her college career.
  • She went 8-of-10 from the field and a season-best, 5-of-7 from the arc.
    • She has hit at least four 3s in four of nine games this season.
  • She added three rebounds and one assist.
• Kaelyn Carroll, a freshman forward, had the first double-digit scoring night of her college career on 15 points.
  • All 15 of her points came off 5-of-10 from the 3.
    • It is the freshman’s second game she has recorded at least two 3s this season.
  • She added five rebounds, a career-high-tying two assists, one steal and one block.
  • The rookie played a career-high 24 minutes.
• Jordan Obi, graduate guard, had 17 points, a season high that she has hit three times this season.
  • Her 17 points were off 8-of-10 from the field.
  • She added six rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.
• Teonni Key, senior forward, had 16 points on a perfect 7-of-7 from the field in just 20 minutes.
  • She added four rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block.
• Tonie Morgan, senior guard, once against led the team with eight assists.
  • Morgan, who entered the game leading the nation in assists and assists per game. has had at least eight assists in six of nine games this season.