[COLOR=#000000][B][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK Hoops Postgame Notes
[COLOR=black]Memorial Coliseum[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow]Final Score: No. 17/13 Kentucky – 81, Northeastern – 47
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[COLOR=#000000][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 improves to 3-0 overall, while Northeastern falls to 0-3.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]This marks the third straight season UK has started 3-0.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]This was the second matchup between Kentucky and Northeastern all-time. UK is now 2-0 against the Huskies.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Coach Matthew Mitchell is now 119-78 overall and 89-49 at UK.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Mitchell is two wins shy of moving into a tie for third all-time at UK.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK has won 23 consecutive nonconference games at home dating back to the 2008-09 season.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is 32-2 at Memorial Coliseum over the past two seasons.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is 52-12 at Memorial Coliseum under the direction of Mitchell.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky is now 631-464 in 38 years of varsity play.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky plays again Saturday at 3 p.m. ET against Southern Mississippi at Memorial Coliseum.[/FONT]
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[COLOR=#000000][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 Brittany Henderson. Kentucky is 2-0 with this lineup.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Brittany Henderson won the opening tip for UK. She is 1-0 on the season on tip-offs.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]After giving up the game’s opening two points, UK went on a dominating 26-4 run to take a commanding 26-6 lead.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]The Wildcats forced 27 turnovers in the first half, and outscored the Huskies 33-6 in points off turnovers.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]It is the second straight game that Kentucky has forced 27 first-half turnovers.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky had two separate runs of 10-0 or better.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky led 48-14 heading into the locker room.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]The Cats are 2-0 when leading at the half this season.[/FONT]
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[COLOR=#000000][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial Narrow]Second Half Notes[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/COLOR]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Keyla Snowden fittingly reached 1,000 points in her collegiate career off a 3-pointer. Snowden hit the 3 with 14:34 on the clock to put the Cats up 63-23.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky held the lead comfortably throughout the half.[/FONT]
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[COLOR=#000000][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]UK has started a freshman in 106-of-138 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 73 straight.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky is 28-1 under Mitchell when scoring 80 or more points.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK outscored Northeastern 40-15 in points off turnovers.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky forced Northeastern into 37 turnovers and has forced double-digit miscues in 85 consecutive games. The Cats are 60-25 during that span.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky is 27-1 when forcing 25-plus miscues.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky has forced 115 turnovers in the first three games of the season (38.3 per game).[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]With 10 made 3-pointers, UK extended its streak of consecutive games with a triple to 260.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK had four players reach double figures scoring.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Every Wildcat scored who was available to play.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Attendance was 3,960.[/FONT]
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[COLOR=#000000][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]Junior guard A’dia Mathies scored a season-high 20 points to go along with six rebounds and a season-high four steals.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Mathies is now 20 points away from becoming Kentucky’s 28th member of the 1,000-point club.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Mathies now has nine 20-point games in her career.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Senior guard Keyla Snowden scored 14 points, including four 3-pointers.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Snowden’s 14 points move her to 1,002 points for her career. She scored 439 points in her freshman season at Akron and has compiled 563 in three seasons at UK.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Snowden attempted eight 3-point field goals, moving her up to seventh on UK’s career list for 3-point field goals attempted (323).[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Sophomore guard Maegan Conwright tied a career high with five steals.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Senior guard Amber Smith had four assists for the third consecutive game.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Smith is 22 assists shy of Tracye Davis (1987-1991) at No. 7 on the all-time assists list.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Freshman forward/center Azia Bishop scored a career-high 12 points and pulled down a career-high eight rebounds.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Freshman guard Bria Goss also had a career night, notching career highs in points (11), rebounds (six) and assists (four). Goss also tied a career high with three steals.[/FONT]
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