[B]UK Hoops Postgame Notes
Memorial Coliseum[/B]
[B]Lexington, Ky.
Jan. 5, 2012[/B]
[B]Final Score: No. 11/9 Kentucky – 84, Arkansas – 72[/B]
[B]Team Records and Series Notes[/B]
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[*]Kentucky improves to 13-2, 2-0 SEC, while Arkansas falls to 11-3, 0-2 SEC.
[*]Kentucky is 16-13 against Arkansas all-time; and 11-3 when the game is played in Lexington.
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[*]UK head coach Matthew Mitchell is 6-1 against the Razorbacks, and 6-0 against Arkansas as Kentucky’s head coach.
[*]Kentucky now has a six-game winning streak against Arkansas.
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[*]Coach Matthew Mitchell is 129-80 overall and 99-51 at UK.
[*]Kentucky is 641-466 in 38 years of varsity play.
[*]The Wildcats are 134-213 all-time in SEC play, and 37-25 under the direction of Mitchell.
[*]UK is 22-9 in SEC home games under Mitchell, including 15-2 over the last three seasons.
[*]The Cats are 18-12 all-time in SEC home openers, and have won five of their last six.
[*]Matthew Mitchell is 4-1 in SEC home openers.
[*]Kentucky’s 2-0 start to the SEC season is its best since 2007-08.
[*]UK is 350-140 (.714) at Memorial Coliseum, including a 60-12 (.833) record under Mitchell.
[*]Kentucky’s current 13-game home winning streak is tied for the fifth longest in program history.
[*]UK is 41-2 in Lexington over the past three seasons.
[*]Kentucky plays again Sunday, Jan. 8 at 3:30 p.m. ET against Mississippi State at Memorial Coliseum. The game will be televised by FSN.
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[B]First Half Notes[/B]
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[*]Kentucky used the starting lineup of Amber Smith, A’dia Mathies, Bria Goss, Kastine Evans and Samarie Walker for the second consecutive game. UK is 2-0 with this lineup.
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[*]UK has started a freshman in 118-of-150 games in the [URL=”https://exchange.uky.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=f12a5c9354c14b71bae223dc9df727a4&URL=https%3a%2f%2fexchange.uky.edu%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3d8c3c8d1ac5914ebf9e5a0939cc8f6913%26URL%3dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.ukathletics.com%252fsports%252fw-baskbl%252fmtt%252fmitchell_matthew00.html”]Matthew Mitchell[/URL] era, including 85 straight.
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[*]Tied 4-4, UK went on a 6-0 run to take a 10-4 lead they would hold the remainder of the half.
[*]Kentucky hit seven 3-pointers in the first half, a season high for 3-point field goals made in a half.
[*]The Wildcats held their largest lead of the half at the 9:32 mark, leading 27-12 (+15).
[*]Junior guard [B]A’dia Mathies[/B] scored all 14 of her first-half points in the opening 8:13 of the game.
[*]Arkansas’ defense had held three opponents to 40 points or fewer for an entire game prior to UK’s 40 first-half points.
[*]Kentucky led 40-36 heading into the locker room.
[*]The Wildcats are 11-0 this season when leading or tied at the half.
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[B]Second Half Notes[/B]
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[*]Trailing 55-56 at the 11:50 mark, UK went on a 9-0 run to take a 64-56 lead they would hold the rest of the game.
[*]Kentucky held Arkansas to just one made field goal in the final 12:18, and zero field goals in the final 8:26 of the game.
[*]After being outrebounded 15-24 in the first half, the Wildcats outrebounded Arkansas 24-12 in the second half.
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[B]Team/Game Notes[/B]
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[*]Kentucky forced 19 turnovers in the game.
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[*]UK has forced double-digit miscues in 97 consecutive games. The Cats are 70-27 during that span.
[*]Kentucky has forced an SEC-high 469 turnovers this season (31.3 per game).
[*]Kentucky has forced at least 10 turnovers in 27 of 30 halves this season.
[*]It was the first time UK turned the ball over more than its opponent this season, and it was also the first time UK did not force at least 22 turnovers.
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[*]Kentucky is 34-2 under Matthew Mitchell when scoring 80 or more points.
[*]Kentucky’s 84 points scored are the most by an Arkansas opponent this season.
[*]Kentucky’s bench outscored Arkansas’ bench 38-9.
[*]The Wildcats are 12-1 when its bench outscores the opponent’s bench.
[*]UK has won or tied the rebounding battle in 11 of 15 games.
[*]Kentucky’s 11 made 3-pointers ties a season high.
[*]It is the fourth time this season UK has hit 10 or more 3-pointers.
[*]The Wildcats outrebounded Arkansas 39-36.
[*]With 11 made 3-pointers, UK extended its streak of consecutive games with a triple to 272.
[*]Ten of the 12 Wildcats who played scored at least two points.
[*]Attendance was 5,002.
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[B]Individual Notes[/B]
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[*]Junior guard [B]A’dia Mathies[/B] had a team-high 21 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers, a season-high six assists, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
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[*]Mathies has reached double figures in scoring in 12 of 14 games played this season.
[*]Mathies now has 13 20-point games in her career.
[*]Mathies’ 21 points give her 1,146 points for her career, and move her up to No. 21 all-time in scoring at Kentucky. She is 24 points shy of tying Jocelyn Mills at No. 20.
[*]Mathies’ two steals give her 214 for her career. Mathies is now 10 shy of tying Sandy Harding at No. 8 on the all-time steals list.
[*]Mathies surpassed her 3-point field goals made total of 22 from last season by hitting five 3-pointers Thursday night to give her 26 for the season.
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[*]Mathies is 17-28 (.607) from beyond the arc over the last seven games.
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[*]Freshman forward/center [B]Azia Bishop[/B] grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in 10 minutes of action. Bishop also scored 11 points, all of which came in the second half.
[*]Freshman guard [B]Bria Goss[/B] scored 11 points, on a perfect 4-4 shooting, including a career high three 3-pointers, to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
[*]Goss has reached double figures in scoring in 13 of 15 games this season, including seven in a row.
[*]Sophomore guard [B]Bernisha Pinkett[/B] scored eight points, her most since scoring 11 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Dec. 11, and grabbed seven boards, her most since grabbing eight vs. Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 27.
[*]Smith’s two assists give her 388 career assists, and pushes her to within 12 of Rita Adams at No. 6 on the all-time assists list.
[*]Senior guard [B]Amber Smith [/B]scored four points and grabbed four rebounds.
[/LIST]· Sophomore guard [B]Kastine Evans[/B] finished with eight points, going a perfect 8-8 from the charity stripe, a career-high in free throws made, while also getting four rebounds and two assists.
