Harper and No. 2 Kentucky rout Tennessee State 97-52
Linnae Harper scored 16 points to lead No. 2 seed Kentucky to a 97-52 win over Tennessee State on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Tennessee State Lady Tigers
52
Kentucky Wildcats
97
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TNST | 25 | 27 | 52 |
| UK | 50 | 47 | 97 |
Memorial Coliseum (KY) · 3,223 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Old Dominion Monarchs | L 78-88 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | @ William & Mary Tribe | L 54-78 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Toccoa Falls Eagles | W 95-46 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 52-97
Linnae Harper made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 52-96
Foul on Samantha Palma.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:15 52-96
Jaycee Coe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Linnae Harper.
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JumpShot 1:25 52-93
LaTeasha Hill made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 50-93
Foul on Alyssa Rice.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 50-93
Imani Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 49-93
Foul on Jaycee Coe.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 49-93
Alexis Jennings made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 49-92
Foul on LaTeasha Hill.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:53 49-92
Bria Goss made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:53 49-91
Bria Goss made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:53 49-90
Foul on LaTeasha Hill.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:24 49-90
Makayla Epps made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:24 49-89
Foul on Rachel Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:48 49-89
Jaycee Coe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Azia Bishop.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:40 49-86
Makayla Epps made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:40 49-85
Foul on Diamond Beatty.
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PersonalFoul 4:46 49-85
Foul on Brianna Lawrence.
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PersonalFoul 5:46 49-85
Foul on Brianna Lawrence.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:03 49-85
Alyssa Rice made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:03 49-84
Foul on Briana Morrow.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:32 49-84
Briana Morrow made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:32 48-84
Foul on Makayla Epps.
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JumpShot 6:49 48-84
Jaycee Coe made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:30 48-82
Brianna Lawrence made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:30 47-82
Brianna Lawrence made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:30 46-82
Chelsea Hudson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:30 45-82
Chelsea Hudson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:30 44-82
Foul on Azia Bishop.
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Technical Foul 7:30 44-82
Technical Foul on Azia Bishop.
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PersonalFoul 7:30 44-82
Foul on Alyssa Rice.
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PersonalFoul 7:32 44-82
Foul on Linnae Harper.
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JumpShot 8:34 44-82
Briana Morrow made Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Cox.
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LayUpShot 8:48 42-82
Alexis Jennings made Layup. Assisted by Bria Goss.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:19 42-80
Linnae Harper made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:19 42-79
Linnae Harper made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:19 42-78
Foul on Michelle Cox.
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LayUpShot 9:36 42-78
Briana Morrow made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:50 40-78
Alyssa Rice made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:50 40-77
Alyssa Rice made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:50 40-76
Foul on Rachel Allen.
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PersonalFoul 9:52 40-76
Foul on Jayda Johnson.
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LayUpShot 11:18 40-76
Azia Bishop made Layup. Assisted by Linnae Harper.
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LayUpShot 11:53 40-74
Bria Goss made Layup.
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JumpShot 12:22 40-72
Azia Bishop made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:40 40-70
Chelsea Hudson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:40 39-70
Foul on Linnae Harper.
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LayUpShot 12:40 39-70
Chelsea Hudson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:47 37-70
Foul on Azia Bishop.
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LayUpShot 13:22 37-70
Bria Goss made Layup. Assisted by Makayla Epps.
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LayUpShot 13:48 37-68
Makayla Epps made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:08 37-66
Bria Goss made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:08 37-65
Foul on Tia Wooten.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:28 37-65
Tia Wooten made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:28 36-65
Foul on Kyvin Goodin-Rogers.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:50 36-65
Linnae Harper made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 15:04 36-62
Rachel Allen made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 15:44 34-62
Linnae Harper made Layup.
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LayUpShot 16:12 34-60
Jennifer O'Neill made Layup. Assisted by Jelleah Sidney.
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PersonalFoul 16:26 34-58
Foul on Azia Bishop.
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End Game 0:00 52-97
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 52-97
Alexis Jennings Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:23 52-97
LaTeasha Hill missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 52-97
Linnae Harper made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:35 52-96
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 52-96
Linnae Harper missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 52-96
Foul on Samantha Palma.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 52-96
Linnae Harper Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:59 52-96
Michelle Cox missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:15 52-96
Jaycee Coe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Linnae Harper.
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JumpShot 1:25 52-93
LaTeasha Hill made Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:36 50-93
Alyssa Rice Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 50-93
Foul on Alyssa Rice.
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Defensive Rebound 1:55 50-93
Linnae Harper Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 50-93
Imani Davis missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 50-93
Imani Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 49-93
Foul on Jaycee Coe.
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Defensive Rebound 2:02 49-93
Imani Davis Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:02 49-93
Kyvin Goodin-Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 2:10 49-93
Linnae Harper Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:10 49-93
LaTeasha Hill Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 49-93
Alexis Jennings made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:21 49-92
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 49-92
Alexis Jennings missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 49-92
Foul on LaTeasha Hill.
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Defensive Rebound 2:41 49-92
Linnae Harper Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:41 49-92
Jemilah Leonard missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:53 49-92
Bria Goss made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:53 49-91
Bria Goss made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:53 49-90
Foul on LaTeasha Hill.
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Defensive Rebound 3:06 49-90
Makayla Epps Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:06 49-90
Samantha Palma missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:24 49-90
LaTeasha Hill Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:24 49-90
Makayla Epps missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:24 49-90
Makayla Epps made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:24 49-89
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:24 49-89
Foul on Rachel Allen.
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Steal 3:29 49-89
Makayla Epps Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:29 49-89
Diamond Beatty Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:48 49-89
Jaycee Coe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Azia Bishop.
Showing the last 40 of 421 events.
Team Stats
TNST
UK
18-69
FG
29-59
26
Field Goal %
49
7-24
3PT
8-19
29
Three Point %
42
9-13
FT
31-42
69
Free Throw %
74
34
Rebounds
52
15
Offensive Rebounds
16
19
Defensive Rebounds
36
12
Assists
17
9
Steals
18
1
Blocks
7
26
Turnovers
17
0
Team Turnovers
0
26
Total Turnovers
17
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
27
Fouls
19
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