Kentucky fell behind and couldn’t recover on the way to a 64-51 loss in Tuscaloosa tonight.
Tonight was the first road loss and the first SEC loss for the Wildcats (15-2, 2-1 SEC) this season.
Alabama improved to 16-1 with the victory.
Here are some postgame notes:
ALABAMA 64, #6/7 KENTUCKY 51 – FINAL
Team Records and Series Notes
– Kentucky is 15-2 (2-1, SEC), and Alabama is 16-1 (2-1, SEC).
– UK is 6-1 on the road thus far in 2025-26.
– UK is 12-5 on the road under head coach Kenny Brooks.
– Kenny Brooks is in his second season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 38-10 record in Blue and White.
– He is 555-214 in his 24th overall season as a head coach.
– Kentucky remains the all-time series leader with Alabama, 37-19.
– UK narrowly leads UA in Tuscaloosa, 14-12.
Team Notes
– Kentucky used the starting combination Tonie Morgan, Asia Boone, Jordan Obi, Amelia Hassett and Clara Strack for the third time this season.
– UK is 2-1 when using that starting combination.
– UK lost the opening tip for the seventh time this season.
– Clara Strack was the first player to score for Kentucky for the ninth time this season.
– Lexi Blue was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky for the fourth time this season.
– UK, who is second in the nation in blocks, had six tonight.
Player Notes
– Tonie Morgan, senior guard, led Kentucky in scoring for a team-lead sixth time this season on 14 points.
She went 6-of-7 from the line.
She added nine rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal.
– Asia Boone, junior guard, had 12 points.
She made a pair of 3s.
She has made numerous 3s in 13 of 17 games this season, including five straight.
– Clara Strack, junior center, had a team-lead 13 rebounds.
She has had 10+ rebounds in nine games this season.
She added four points, three blocks, two steals and two assists.
She has had numerous assists in 12 of 17 games this season.
She has had numerous blocks in 14 of 17 games this season.
– Amelia Hassett, senior forward, had nine points all on 3s.
She also has made numerous 3s in 13 of 17 games this season, including two straight.
She added two steals and two blocks.
