No. 13 Kentucky women eliminate LSU from SEC tourney 79-71
Makayla Epps and Janee Thompson scored 17 points apiece and No. 13 Kentucky held off LSU 79-71 on Thursday to advance in the women's SEC tournament.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
LSU Tigers
71
Kentucky Wildcats
79
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 14 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 71 |
| UK | 25 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 79 |
Veterans Memorial Arena · 2,245 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs McNeese Cowgirls | W 100-43 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Texas Southern Tigers | W 131-22 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs SE Louisiana Lady Lions | W 129-35 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:02 71-79
Akilah Bethel made Layup. Assisted by Anne Pedersen.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 69-79
Maci Morris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 69-78
Foul on Jasmine Rhodes.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-78
Ivana Jakubcova made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 69-77
Foul on Shanice Norton.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 69-77
Alexis Hyder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 68-77
Alexis Hyder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 67-77
Foul on Evelyn Akhator.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 67-77
Janee Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 67-76
Foul on Shanice Norton.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 67-76
Akilah Bethel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 66-76
Foul on Alyssa Rice.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 66-76
Foul on Akilah Bethel.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 66-76
Janee Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 66-75
Foul on Rina Hill.
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PersonalFoul 1:05 66-75
Foul on Jasmine Rhodes.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 66-75
Rina Hill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 65-75
Foul on Taylor Murray.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:28 65-75
Rina Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Akilah Bethel.
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JumpShot 1:39 62-75
Alexis Hyder made Jumper. Assisted by Jasmine Rhodes.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 60-75
Janee Thompson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 60-74
Janee Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:49 60-73
Foul on Akilah Bethel.
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LayUpShot 2:10 60-73
Taylor Murray made Layup.
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JumpShot 2:15 60-71
Alyssa Rice made Jumper. Assisted by Janee Thompson.
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LayUpShot 2:45 60-69
Alexis Hyder made Layup. Assisted by Akilah Bethel.
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LayUpShot 2:59 58-69
Alyssa Rice made Layup. Assisted by Taylor Murray.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:06 58-67
Akilah Bethel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:06 57-67
Foul on Alexis Jennings.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:23 57-67
Rina Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shanice Norton.
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PersonalFoul 3:43 54-67
Foul on Alexis Hyder.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:08 54-67
Akilah Bethel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:08 53-67
Foul on Evelyn Akhator.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:40 53-67
Akilah Bethel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:40 52-67
Foul on Janee Thompson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:52 52-67
Evelyn Akhator made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:52 52-66
Foul on Shanice Norton.
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LayUpShot 5:26 52-66
Akilah Bethel made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:35 50-66
Maci Morris made Jumper. Assisted by Taylor Murray.
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PersonalFoul 6:04 50-64
Foul on Batouly Camara.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:29 50-64
Akilah Bethel made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:29 49-64
Akilah Bethel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:29 48-64
Foul on Alexis Jennings.
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LayUpShot 7:41 48-64
Akilah Bethel made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:02 46-64
Makayla Epps made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:02 46-63
Foul on Anne Pedersen.
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LayUpShot 8:03 46-63
Makayla Epps made Layup.
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JumpShot 8:13 46-61
Akilah Bethel made Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:26 44-61
Alexis Jennings made Jumper. Assisted by Maci Morris.
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JumpShot 9:26 44-59
Jasmine Rhodes made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:38 42-59
Janee Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:38 42-58
Foul on Rina Hill.
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JumpShot 0:04 42-58
Janee Thompson made Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:33 42-56
Shanice Norton made Jumper. Assisted by Akilah Bethel.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 40-56
Akilah Bethel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 39-56
Foul on Maci Morris.
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JumpShot 1:24 39-56
Ann Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Akilah Bethel.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 37-56
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 37-55
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 37-54
Foul on Rina Hill.
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End Game 0:00 71-79
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:02 71-79
Akilah Bethel made Layup. Assisted by Anne Pedersen.
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Offensive Rebound 0:05 69-79
Anne Pedersen Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:05 69-79
Akilah Bethel missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 69-79
Maci Morris made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:11 69-78
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 69-78
Maci Morris missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 69-78
Foul on Jasmine Rhodes.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-78
Ivana Jakubcova made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:14 69-77
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-77
Ivana Jakubcova missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 69-77
Foul on Shanice Norton.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 69-77
Alexis Hyder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 68-77
Alexis Hyder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 67-77
Foul on Evelyn Akhator.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:17 67-77
Maci Morris Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:20 67-77
Maci Morris Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:20 67-77
Akilah Bethel missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 67-77
Janee Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 67-76
Foul on Shanice Norton.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 67-76
Akilah Bethel made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:29 66-76
LSU Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 66-76
Akilah Bethel missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 66-76
Foul on Alyssa Rice.
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Offensive Rebound 0:33 66-76
Alexis Hyder Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:33 66-76
Alexis Hyder missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 66-76
Alexis Hyder Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 66-76
Evelyn Akhator missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:42 66-76
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 66-76
Evelyn Akhator missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 66-76
Foul on Akilah Bethel.
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Defensive Rebound 0:44 66-76
Evelyn Akhator Defensive Rebound.
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TipShot 0:44 66-76
Alexis Hyder missed Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:48 66-76
Alexis Hyder Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:48 66-76
Shanice Norton missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 66-76
Janee Thompson made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:01 66-75
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 66-75
Janee Thompson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 66-75
Foul on Rina Hill.
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Offensive Rebound 1:05 66-75
Evelyn Akhator Offensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 383 events.
Team Stats
LSU
UK
25-62
FG
25-53
40
Field Goal %
47
2-5
3PT
1-11
40
Three Point %
9
19-30
FT
28-40
63
Free Throw %
70
32
Rebounds
36
12
Offensive Rebounds
10
20
Defensive Rebounds
26
12
Assists
12
1
Steals
7
3
Blocks
3
14
Turnovers
17
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
17
Points Off Turnovers
24
0
Fast Break Points
8
32
Points in Paint
42
28
Fouls
25
1
Largest Lead
20
Highlights
00:22
J. Thompson grabs the long rebound off shot clock violation throwaway jumper, kicks it out to M. Epps who knocks down the Three Point Jumper.
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00:28
A. Hyder made putback layup. Three point play opportunity.
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00:17
E. Akhator made putback layup.
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00:14
J. Thompson gets ahold of the defensive rebound, bounce passes it to M. Epps on the run who takes it all the way downtown for a buzzer-beating layup to end the first quarter.
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