[B]UK Hoops Postgame Notes – NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal[/B]
[B]The [/B][B]Ryan Center, Kingston, Rhode Island
March 25, 2012[/B]
[B]Final Score: Kentucky 79, Gonzaga 62[/B]
[h=3][/h][h=3][U]Team Records and Series Notes[/U][/h][h=3][/h]
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[*]Kentucky is now 28-6, while Gonzaga is 28-6.
[*]Kentucky’s 28[SUP]th[/SUP] win tied the school record set in 2010.
[*]This was the first meeting between the teams.
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[*]UK is 2-1 all-time against teams from the West Coast Conference.
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[*]UK is now 11-8 all-time in its ninth NCAA Tournament appearance.
[*]UK is 3-0 in regional semifinal games (1982, 2010, 2012).
[*]UK is 7-2 under Mitchell in the NCAA Tournament, including 2-0 in regional semifinal games.
[*]Coach [URL=”http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/mitchell_matthew00.html”][B]Matthew Mitchell[/B][/URL] is now 144-84 overall and 114-55 at UK.
[*]The Wildcats are 0-2 all-time in regional finals and are looking for their first Final Four appearance.
[*]UK is 1-2 all-time vs. Connecticut, last meeting a 68-62 UConn win on Nov. 24, 1999.
[*]Kentucky is 656-470 in 38 years of varsity play.
[*]Kentucky advances to the Kingston Regional final on Tuesday at 7 p.m. against No. 1-seed Connecticut.
[/LIST][h=3]First Half Notes[/h][h=3][/h]
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[*]Kentucky used the starting lineup of [URL=”http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/smith_amber00.html”][B]Amber[/B][/URL][B] Smith[/B][B], A’dia Mathies, [/B][B][URL=”http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/goss_bria00.html”]Bria Goss[/URL][/B][B], [/B][URL=”http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/evans_kastine00.html”][B]Kastine Evans[/B][/URL] and [URL=”http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/walker_samarie00.html”][B]Samantha[/B][/URL][B]Drake[/B] for the 10[SUP]th[/SUP] time this season. The Wildcats are 9-1 with this lineup.
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[*]UK has started a freshman in 137-of-169 games in the [URL=”http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/mitchell_matthew00.html”]Matthew Mitchell[/URL] era, including 104 straight.
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[*]Kentucky’s first basket was a three-pointer by Bria Goss and the Wildcats held the lead the remainder of the first half.
[*]Leading 24-21, UK went on an 11-2 run for a 35-23 lead.
[*]UK scored the final five points of the half and led 43-28 at intermission.
[*]UK hit eight 3-pointers in the first half, the most since netting nine vs. Mississippi State on Jan. 8.
[*]UK is now 23-0 this season when leading at halftime.
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[*]UK increased its lead to 21 points at 58-37 when Gonzaga rallied.
[*]The Bulldogs went on a 14-1 run, cutting the lead to 59-51, when Keyla Snowden hit a three with 6:47 remaining. Snowden and Samarie Walker combined to score UK’s next 17 points to restore UK’s lead to 76-59.
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[*]The Wildcats hit 12 three-pointers today, most ever for UK in an NCAA Tournament game
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[*]UK now has 205 on the season, extending the UK single-season record for threes.
[*]UK extended its streak of consecutive games with a triple to 291.
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[*]UK dominated bench points 44-10 as all 10 Wildcats who played also scored.
[*]UK won the rebounding, 44-34, UK is 21-0 this season when outrebounding the opponent.
[*]UK won second-chance points, 17-15. UK is 23-1 this season when having more second-chance points by the opponent.
[*]Kentucky forced 10 turnovers in the game, a season-low for a UK opponent.
[*]UK has forced double-digit miscues in 116 consecutive games. The Cats are 85-31 during that span.
[*]UK has forced at least 20 turnovers in 29 of 34 games this season.
[*]Kentucky has forced an SEC-high 921 turnovers this season (27.1 per game), also a single-season school record for UK.
[*]Kentucky has forced at least 10 turnovers in 54 of 68 halves this season.
[/LIST][h=3]Individual Notes[/h]
· [B]A’dia Mathies [/B]scored 15 points and tied a career high with seven assists.
o Has made 104 three-pointers as a Wildcat, moving into ninth place on the UK career list.
· [B]Keyla Snowden [/B]came off the bench to score 17 points.
o Snowden has scored in double figures in all five of UK’s tournament games (two SEC Tournament, three NCAA Tournament) and is averaging 15 points per game in the postseason.
o Snowden hit a season-high tying five 3-pointers. She also netted five vs. LSU on March 3.
o Five threes gives her 175 in her UK career and moves her into a tie for second on UK’s all-time 3-pointers made list with Stacey Reed (1991-95).
o Now has 59 3-pointers this season which moves her up to No. 7 on UK’s single-season list.
· [B]Samarie Walker [/B]had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
o Her third double-double of the season, including second-straight NCAA Tournament game.
o Averaging 13 points and 12.7 rebounds in three NCAA Tournament games.
· [B]Amber Smith[/B] had three points and three assists.
o Smith played the 122[SUP]nd[/SUP] game of her career, moving into a tie for sixth place on the UK career list.
· [B]Bria Goss [/B]had 10 points, including her first three-pointer since Feb. 16.
o This was her 22[SUP]nd[/SUP] game in double figures, tying Maria Donhoff for third place on the UK freshman list.
· [B]Kastine Evans[/B] had five points and a career-high 10 rebounds.
· Has made a three-pointer in eight-straight games.
