[COLOR=#222222][B][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK Hoops Postgame Notes
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[COLOR=#222222][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow]South Bend, Ind.
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[COLOR=#222222][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow]Final Score: No. 8/7 Kentucky – 83, No. 3/3 Notre Dame – 92
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[COLOR=#222222][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow]Team Records and Series Notes[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/COLOR]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky falls to 10-1, while Notre Dame improves to 10-1.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky is now 1-1 against Notre Dame all-time.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK head coach Matthew Mitchell is now 1-1 against the Fighting Irish.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Coach Matthew Mitchell is now 126-79 overall and 96-50 at UK.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky is now 638-465 in 38 years of varsity play.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is now 2-1 vs. teams ranked in the top 10 this season.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky plays again Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. ET against Samford at Memorial Coliseum.[/FONT]
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[COLOR=#222222][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow]First Half Notes[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/COLOR]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky used the starting lineup of Amber Smith, A’dia Mathies, Bria Goss, Kastine Evans and Samantha Drake for the sixth time this season. This lineup is now 5-1.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK has started a freshman in 114-of-146 games in the [/FONT][COLOR=windowtext][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”][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow]Matthew Mitchell[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL][/COLOR][FONT=Arial Narrow] era, including 81 straight.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Trailing 26-17, its largest deficit of the season, Kentucky went on an 11-1 run, including nine straight points, to take a 28-27 lead at the 4:54 mark.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky forced Notre Dame into 15-first half turnovers. The Fighting Irish’s season average for turnovers in a game was 16.2.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Of the Fighting Irish’s 15 turnovers, 10 came from Kentucky steals.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky trailed 40-46 heading into the locker room.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Notre Dame’s 46 points in the first half is a season-high for a UK opponent.[/FONT]
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[COLOR=#222222][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow]Second Half Notes[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/COLOR]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Down 56-46, its largest deficit of the season, Kentucky rallied with an 8-0 run to pull within two points at 56-54 at the 12:50 mark.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]From the 15:14 mark to the 8:03 mark, a span of 7:11 where UK went on an 18-12 run, the Wildcats held Notre Dame to just two made field goals.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Junior guard A’dia Mathies fouled out with 7:25 on the clock and UK trailing 70-67.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Tied at 75, Notre Dame went on a 10-0 run, the largest by a UK opponent this season, to take an 85-75 lead.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Notre Dame led by at least eight points for the remainder of the game.[/FONT]
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[COLOR=#222222][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow]Team/Game Notes[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/COLOR]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky forced 22 turnovers in the game.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK has forced double-digit miscues in 93 consecutive games. The Cats are 67-26 during that span.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky has forced 371 turnovers this season (33.7 per game).[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky has forced at least 10 turnovers in 20 of 22 halves this season.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]It was just the fourth time all season that Notre Dame committed 20-plus turnovers.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky is 32-2 under Matthew Mitchell when scoring 80 or more points.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Today’s game was just the second time in the Matthew Mitchell era that Kentucky lost when scoring 80 or more points.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]It is Kentucky’s first loss in the last three seasons when scoring 80 or more points.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky is 39-28 in games decided by 10 points or less during the Matthew Mitchell era.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is 1-1 this season in games decided by 10 points or less.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK finished with 13 steals and has swiped double-digit steals in 10 of 11 games this season.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky outscored Notre Dame 27-21 in points off turnovers.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky was 17-23 from the foul line against the Fighting Irish.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]With four made 3-pointers, UK extended its streak of consecutive games with a triple to 268.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Attendance was 9,149 as the game was a sellout.[/FONT]
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[COLOR=#222222][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow]Individual Notes[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/COLOR]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Sophomore center [B]Samantha Drake[/B] scored a team- and career-high 21 points on 8-11 shooting and grabbed four rebounds.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Drake has reached double figures in scoring in five of the last six games.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Junior guard [B]A’dia Mathies[/B] scored 17 points, to go with three rebounds, three assists and two steals.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Mathies’ two steals move her into ninth place all-time at UK with 203 career steals.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Mathies fouled out of the game with 7:25 remaining.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Freshman guard [B]Bria Goss[/B] scored 14 points, grabbed five rebounds and had two steals.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Goss is averaging 17.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 steals over the past three games.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Sophomore forward [B]Samarie Walker[/B] played in her first game as a Wildcat after sitting out the first semester, per NCAA transfer regulations.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Walker scored seven points on 3-5 shooting, grabbed seven rebounds, blocked one shot and recorded one steal.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Senior guard [B]Amber Smith[/B] scored 13 points on 5-8 shooting, and had four rebounds and four assists.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]It marked the most points for Smith since scoring 17 points vs. Southern Miss. On Nov. 19.[/FONT]
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[/LIST][COLOR=#222222][COLOR=black][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow]Sophomore guard [B]Bernisha Pinkett[/B] came off the bench for five points, two assists, four rebounds and a team-high three steals.[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR]
