UK Hoops uses a huge 20-6 run led by Keyla Snowden to beat #24 South Carolina on the road to go 5-0 in the SEC for the first time in school history.
Jenn Smith from the Lexington Herald was there with the coverage.
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Kentucky had to overcome a nine-point deficit, its largest so far in Southeastern Conference play.[/I]
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But somehow No. 9 Kentucky overcame all of the above and managed to limp away from Colonial Life Arena with a 66-58 victory over No. 24 South Carolina on Sunday
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Here are the postgame notes:
[B]Team Records and Series Notes[/B]
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[*]Kentucky improves to 16-2, 5-0 SEC, while South Carolina falls to 14-4, 3-2 SEC.
[/LIST]· It is the first time in program history that UK has started conference play 5-0.
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[*]Kentucky is 29-18 against South Carolina all-time, and 9-13 when the game is played in Columbia.
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[*]UK head coach Matthew Mitchell is 6-3 against the Gamecocks.
[*]This is UK’s first win in Colonial Life Arena since March 1, 2009 (70-53).
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[*]Coach Matthew Mitchell is 132-80 overall and 102-51 at UK.
[*]Kentucky is 644-466 in 38 years of varsity play.
[*]The Wildcats are 137-213 all-time in SEC play, and 40-25 under the direction of Mitchell.
[*]UK is 2-0 in SEC road games this season.
[*]Kentucky plays again Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. ET against Georgia in Athens, Ga.
[/LIST][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 Brittany Henderson. UK is 6-0 with this lineup.
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[*]UK has started a freshman in 121-of-153 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%3a%2f%2fwww.ukathletics.com%2fsports%2fw-baskbl%2fmtt%2fmitchell_matthew00.html”]Matthew Mitchell[/URL] era, including 88 straight.
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[*]Kentucky held South Carolina scoreless for the game’s opening 5:04.
[*]Kentucky held South Carolina without a field goal for the game’s opening 6:36.
[*]Sophomore forward [B]Samarie Walker[/B] scored eight of UK’s final 10 points in the first half.
[*]The Wildcats are 3-2 this season when trailing at the half.
[*]Kentucky trailed South Carolina 28-29 heading into the locker room.
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[*]Trailing 36-45, their largest deficit faced in SEC play this season, the Wildcats went on an 11-0 run to take a 47-45 lead.
[*]The Wildcats went on a 20-4 run spanning from the 9:55 mark to the 3:53 mark to turn a 36-45 deficit into a 56-49 lead.
[*]Finally, Kentucky outscored South Carolina 30-13 in the final 9:55 of the game.
[*]Kentucky outrebounded South Carolina 19-18 in the second half.
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[*]Kentucky has beaten four top-25 ranked teams this season, including three top-10 teams, and is 4-1 vs. ranked teams.
[*]Kentucky is 42-28 (.600) in games decided by 10 points or less in five seasons under Coach Mitchell.
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[*]Kentucky is 4-1 this season in such games, with a seven-point win over No. 6/5 Duke, a three-point win at Florida, a one-point win over No. 6/7 Tennessee and a nine-point loss to No. 3/3 Notre Dame.
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[*]Kentucky forced 29 turnovers in the game.
[*]UK has forced double-digit miscues in 100 consecutive games. The Cats are 73-27 during that span.
[*]Kentucky has forced an SEC-high 547 turnovers this season (30.4 per game).
[*]Kentucky has forced at least 10 turnovers in 32 of 35 halves this season.
[*]Kentucky outscored South Carolina 32-11 in points off turnovers.
[*]Kentucky won the turnover battle 29-18 (+11).
[*]UK was 14-18 (.778) from the foul line.
[*]After being outrebounded 11-22 in the first half, UK outrebounded South Carolina 19-18 in the second half.
[*]The Wildcat defense recorded 13 steals, and has charted double-digit steals in 15 of 18 games.
[*]Kentucky’s eight blocks are a new season high.
[/LIST]· With two made 3-pointers, UK extended its streak of consecutive games with a triple to 275.
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[*]Attendance was 4,655.
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[*]Senior guard [B]Keyla Snowden[/B] scored a team-high 15 points and had three steals. It was her third straight game in double-digit scoring.
[*]Senior guard[B] Amber Smith [/B]passed out a season-high tying six assists and has 398 for her career.
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[*]Smith is two assists shy of tying Rita Adams for sixth most assists in a UK career. Smith is also two assists shy of becoming just the seventh player in UK history to register 400 assists in a career.
[*]Smith, similar to at Florida, was clutch at the free-throw line down the stretch, going 6-6 in the final 49 seconds of the game to seal the win.
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[*]Junior guard [B]A’dia Mathies[/B] scored eight points, dished out three assists, blocked a career-high tying three shots and had three steals.
[*]Mathies’ eight points give her 1,208 points for her career and she is seven points shy of tying Stacy McIntyre at No. 15 on the UK all-time scoring list.
[*]Mathies had three steals, giving her 220 for her career. Mathies is now four shy of tying Sandy Harding at No. 8 on the all-time steals list.
[*]Sophomore guard [B]Kastine Evans[/B] scored five points and grabbed six rebounds, one shy of tying a season-high on the boards, and hit a big 3-pointer to tie the game at 45-45 at the 8:14 mark.
[*]Junior forward [B]Brittany Henderson[/B] had eight points and six rebounds, including a season-high four offensive rebounds, and was 4-5 from the floor.
[*]Freshman forward/center [B]Azia Bishop[/B] blocked three shots to give her 18 blocks for the season, the ninth most in UK freshman history.
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