Kentucky-Florida Postgame Notes

#7/9 KENTUCKY 94, FLORIDA 89– FINAL

Team Records and Series Notes  

• Kentucky is 17-2 (4-1, SEC), and Florida is 12-8 (0-5, SEC).

• UK is 10-0 at home in 2025-26.
  • UK is 25-3 at home under head coach Kenny Brooks.

• Kenny Brooks is in his second season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 40-10 record in Blue and White.
• He is 557-214 in his 24th overall season as a head coach.

• He has the most wins in a head coach’s first 50 games in program history (40).
• Kentucky remains the all-time series leader with Florida, 39-27.
  • UK leads UF, 18-12.
  • UK scored its most points against UF (94) since Feb. 1, 1989 (97).
• UK has a five-game winning streak against UF, tied for the second longest against the UF in program history.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination Tonie Morgan, Asia Boone, Jordan Obi, Amelia Hassett and Clara Strack for the fifth time this season.
  • UK is 3-1 when using that starting combination.
  • UK lost the opening tip for the ninth time this season.
  • Jordan Obi was the first player to score for Kentucky for the fifth time this season.
• Lexi Blue was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky for the sixth time this season.
• The Wildcats had a SEC first-half high on 45 points, a SEC first-half high on 51.4 FG% and a SEC first-half high on seven 3s to lead the Gators, 45-38.
• Kentucky improved to 9-0 this season when it scores at least 80 points.
• UK scored its most points in an SEC home game (94) since Feb. 13, 2014 vs. Ole Miss (108).
• Tonight is Kentucky’s best field-goal percentage in an SEC home game (54.8%) since Jan. 25, 2018 vs. Alabama (64.7%).
• Tonight is also the first game that UK has won an SEC game in which its opponent shot at least 57.0 percent from the field since Jan. 27, 2011 at Ole Miss.
• This marked the first game in the Kenny Brooks era (50 games) an opponent has shot over 50.0 percent (57.1% by Florida).
• The Wildcats made 12 3s, moving to 8-1 when they make at least 10. The Cats also are 18-1 under head coach Kenny Brooks when they make at least 10.
  • The Cats improved to 27-2 in the Kenny Brooks era when they make at least eight 3FG.
• Tonight marked the fourth time in the Kenny Brooks era that Kentucky has had five players score at least 12 points each in an SEC game.
  • Kentucky accomplished that feat just twice in the 22 seasons prior.
• Two players scored at least 20 points for the first time since Georgia Amoore (24) and Clara Strack (25) at Georgia on Jan. 19, 2025.
• UK had 21 assists, its most in SEC action this season.

Player Notes

• Tonie Morgan, senior guard, had a season-high 26 and 13 assists for the fifth double-double this season (all on points and assists).
  • It is her fifth 20+ point game of the season and her second straight.
    • She scored her 26 points on 8-of-9 from the field and 9-of-13 from the line.
  • It is her seventh game this year with 10+ assists.
    • She is the first player in program history to have four games with at least 12 assists.
  • She is the first player in program history to have at least 26 points and 13 assists in a single game.
  • She is the only SEC player since at least 2002-03 to have at least 26 points and 13 assists in a single game.
  • She is the first player in program history to have multiple games with at least 13 assists against an SEC opponent.
  • She added a steal and a rebound.
• Clara Strack, junior center, had 21 points.
  • It marked her fourth 20+ point game this season and 13th of her college career.
    • UK is 12-1 over the last two season in games where she scores at least 20 points.
  • She knocked down 3-of-4 from long range, her best single-game 3FG% (min. 3 makes) of her college career.
    • She went 2-of-2 from the arc in the first quarter.
    • She has knocked down at least three 3s in two SEC games this season.
  • She added five rebounds, three blocks and two assists.
    • She has had numerous assists in 13 of 19 games this season.
    • She has had numerous blocks in 16 of 19 games this season.
  • Jordan Obi, graduate guard, had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting.
    • She added five rebounds, a steal and an assist.
  • Amelia Hassett, senior forward, had 12 points, which included a trio of 3s.
    • She has made numerous 3s in 15 of 19 games this season, including four straight.
    • She added eight rebounds, two assists and one steal.
  • Asia Boone, junior guard, had 12 points.
    • She made two 3s.
      • She has made numerous 3s in 14-of-19 games this season.
      • She added three rebounds, three assists and a steal.