No. 14 Kentucky 66, No. 11 Louisville 67 – FINAL
Team Records and Series Notes
- Kentucky is 10-1, while Louisville is 10-1.
- The Wildcats are now 8-1 at home this season.
- UK is 177-41 at home under Matthew Mitchell, including 9-10 in Rupp Arena.
- Kentucky is 833-541 all-time, including 483-174 all-time at home.
- The Wildcats are 28-19 all-time in Rupp Arena.
- This was the 56th all-time meeting between Kentucky and Louisville in women’s basketball.
- The Wildcats lead the all-time series 34-22, including a 22-6 mark in games played in Lexington.
- Matthew Mitchell is in his 13th season as the head coach of the Wildcats.
- Mitchell is 321-155 overall in his career and 291-126 during his tenure at Kentucky.
- UK is 56-23 all-time in the month of December under Matthew Mitchell.
- Kentucky is ranked 14 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 and No. 11 in the latest USA Today/Coaches Top 25.
Team Notes
- Kentucky used the starting combination of sophomore guard Rhyne Howard, senior guards Sabrina Haines and Amanda Paschal and junior forwards KeKe McKinney and Tatyana Wyatt.
- The Wildcats have used this starting combination in every game but one this season and are 9-1 with this starting five.
- UK lost the tip for only the second time this season.
- Sabrina Haines scored first for Kentucky, marking the second time this season that she has scored first.
- Louisville scored 21 points in the first quarter, which was the most points UK has allowed by an opponent in the first quarter this season.
- UofL topped that with 27 points in the third quarter, which is the most points UK has allowed in any quarter this season.
- The previous high this season was 19 by Morehead State and Austin Peay.
- Kentucky scored 24 points in the second quarter to take a 40-31 lead into the locker room at halftime.
- This was the seventh straight game that UK has scored 40 or more in the first half.
- UK’s 24 second-quarter points was its most in the second quarter of a game this season.
- Kentucky ended the half on an 8-2 run after a jumper by Howard as time expired in the quarter.
- The Wildcats took their biggest lead of the game at 55-45 with 3:14 to go in the third quarter, but UofL responded by ending the quarter on a 13-0 run to take a 58-55 lead at the break.
- UofL’s 13 straight points was the most consecutive opponent points UK has allowed this season.
- The run continued in the fourth quarter to 17-2 giving UofL a 62-57 lead with 5:21to go in the game. UK would end the game on a 9-5 run.
- Louisville had 67 points in the game, which is the most points UK has allowed an opponent this season.
- The previous high UK allowed was 54 to Morehead State. The Wildcats were the only team in the SEC that had limited each of their opponents this season to 54 points or less.
- Kentucky went 10-of-19 from 3 in the game, marking the fourth straight game the Wildcats have hit 10 or more 3s.
- This is the first time in program history that UK has hit 10 or more 3s in four straight games. The stretch started with 10 vs. Charlotte, 11 vs. Samford and 13 vs. Winthrop.
Player Notes
- Sophomore guard Rhyne Howard scored a game-high 26 points with four rebounds.
- Howard has hit at least one 3-pointer in 38 of her 43 career games.
- Howard has scored 10 or more points in 36 of her 43 career games.
- Howard has scored 20 or more points in 16 of her 43 career games.
- Howard has led UK in scoring in 24 of her 43 career games.
- Scored 20 points in the first half and is the first UK player to score 20 or more in the first half since Maci Morris had 25 against Morehead State in Memorial Coliseum last season.
- Howard has scored 20 or more points in six games this season.
- Senior guard Sabrina Haines scored 12 points hitting three 3s.
- Haines has hit a 3-pointer in every game this season.
- Haines has scored 10 or more points in eight games this season.
- Haines led Kentucky with four assists.
- Senior guard Jaida Roper scored four points with three assists.
- Junior forward Tatyana Wyatt scored 12 points with five rebounds.
- Wyatt went 2-of-3 from 3 and 5-of-8 overall from the field.
- This was the fourth time this season that Wyatt has led UK in rebounding.
- Junior forward KeKe McKinney scored nine points in the game, going 3-of-5 from the field and 3-of-4 from long range.