Kentucky suffered a disappointing 60-58 setback on the road at Tennessee last night.
After the game, Kentucky head coach Kenny Brooks said both teams set women’s basketball back about 15 years with their effort.
“I wouldn’t have paid to watch it,” Brooks said.
Check out his postgame comments:
Postgame notes:
#17/17 TENNESSEE 60, #11/12 KENTUCKY 58 – FINAL
Team Records and Series Notes
Kentucky is 17-4 (4-3, SEC), and Tennessee is 14-3 (6-0, SEC).
UK is 6-3 on the road in 2025-26.
UK is 12-7 on the road under head coach Kenny Brooks.
The Wildcats are 3-3 against Associated Press ranked opponents this season.
Kenny Brooks is in his second season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 40-12 record in Blue and White.
He is 557-216 in his 24th overall season as a head coach.
Kentucky trails the all-time series with Tennessee, 62-17.
UT is 29-4 against UK in Knoxville.
UK held UT to 60 points, the fewest UK has held UT in Knoxville to in program history.
UK held UT to 34.3 percent shooting, UK’s best FG% defense against UT in Knoxville since at least 2002-03.
Team Notes
Kentucky used the starting combination Tonie Morgan, Asia Boone, Jordan Obi, Amelia Hassett and Clara Strack for the seventh time this season.
UK is 3-2 when using that starting combination.
UK lost the opening tip for the 10th time this season.
Clara Strack was the first player to score for Kentucky for the 10th time this season.
Lexi Blue and Kaelyn Carroll were the first substitutes off the bench for Kentucky for the eighth and second time this season, respectively.
Kentucky trailed Tennessee, 29-22, at halftime.
It marked just the third time this season Kentucky has trailed at halftime (also vs. Maryland and at Alabama).
It moved to 0-3 this season when it trails a team at halftime.
The Wildcats had 21 turnovers.
The Lady Vols outscored the Wildcats on POT, 21-5.
Player Notes
Tonie Morgan, senior guard, had 13 points.
She added four rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Clara Strack, junior center, had nine points and 15 rebounds.
She has had double-digit rebounds in 12 of 21 games this season.
She is the only UK player since at least 2002-03 to have multiple games with at least 15 rebounds against UT.
She is the first UK player since at least 2002-03 to have 15 rebounds in Knoxville.
She added two steals and one block.
Jordan Obi, graduate guard, 14 points and 11 rebounds for her third double-double this season and her first in the SEC.
She added three blocks and two assists.
Amelia Hassett, senior forward, had a team-high 16 points.
She has made numerous 3s in 17 of 21 games this season, including six straight.
She has made 3+ 3s in nine of 21 games this season.
She added six rebounds, three blocks and one assist.
