Lady Vols beat No. 17 Kentucky for 5th straight win
Mercedes Russell matched her season high with 22 points, Diamond DeShields added 21 after missing two games, and Tennessee defeated No. 17 Kentucky 72-65 in a SEC opener Sunday.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Kentucky Wildcats
65
Tennessee Lady Volunteers
72
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| TENN | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 72 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ NC State Wolfpack | W 93-78 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Northern Kentucky Norse | W 79-28 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Morehead State Eagles | W 85-42 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 65-72
Jaime Nared made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 65-71
Jaime Nared made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 65-70
Foul on Maci Morris.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 65-70
Evelyn Akhator made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 64-70
Foul on Meme Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 64-70
Jaime Nared made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 64-69
Jaime Nared made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:34 64-68
Foul on Taylor Murray.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 64-68
Foul on Evelyn Akhator.
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LayUpShot 1:27 64-68
Alyssa Rice made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 62-68
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 61-68
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 60-68
Foul on Jordan Reynolds.
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JumpShot 1:59 60-68
Diamond DeShields made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:20 60-66
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:20 59-66
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:20 58-66
Foul on Jordan Reynolds.
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LayUpShot 2:31 58-66
Mercedes Russell made Layup. Assisted by Alexa Middleton.
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LayUpShot 2:58 58-64
Taylor Murray made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:10 56-64
Evelyn Akhator made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:02 54-64
Foul on Maci Morris.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:54 54-64
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:54 54-63
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:54 54-62
Foul on Alyssa Rice.
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LayUpShot 5:23 54-62
Evelyn Akhator made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:23 52-62
Foul on Jaime Nared.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:35 52-62
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:35 51-62
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:35 50-62
Foul on Diamond DeShields.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:57 50-62
Jaime Nared made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Meme Jackson.
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JumpShot 8:14 50-59
Maci Morris made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:35 48-59
Diamond DeShields made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:35 48-58
Diamond DeShields made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:35 48-57
Foul on Alyssa Rice.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:02 48-57
Diamond DeShields made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Reynolds.
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LayUpShot 9:29 48-54
Evelyn Akhator made Layup.
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JumpShot 9:45 46-54
Diamond DeShields made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:02 46-52
Mercedes Russell made Layup. Assisted by Jaime Nared.
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LayUpShot 0:32 46-50
Taylor Murray made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:09 44-50
Makayla Epps made Layup.
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JumpShot 1:59 42-50
Evelyn Akhator made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:10 40-50
Meme Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Mercedes Russell.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:56 40-48
Jaime Nared made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Reynolds.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:25 40-45
Maci Morris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Makayla Epps.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:10 37-45
Meme Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Reynolds.
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LayUpShot 5:33 37-42
Makayla Epps made Layup. Assisted by Taylor Murray.
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LayUpShot 6:25 35-42
Mercedes Russell made Layup. Assisted by Diamond DeShields.
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PersonalFoul 6:39 35-40
Foul on Maci Morris.
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LayUpShot 6:58 35-40
Evelyn Akhator made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:11 33-40
Mercedes Russell made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:36 33-38
Taylor Murray made Layup.
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JumpShot 9:04 31-38
Diamond DeShields made Jumper. Assisted by Mercedes Russell.
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LayUpShot 9:38 31-36
Taylor Murray made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 29-36
Schaquilla Nunn made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 29-35
Foul on Paige Poffenberger.
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LayUpShot 0:10 29-35
Schaquilla Nunn made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:42 29-33
Makayla Epps made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 27-33
Makayla Epps made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 26-33
Makayla Epps made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:10 25-33
Foul on Alexa Middleton.
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End Game 0:00 65-72
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:11 65-72
Diamond DeShields Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:11 65-72
Maci Morris missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:15 65-72
Evelyn Akhator Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:15 65-72
Maci Morris missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 65-72
Jaime Nared made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 65-71
Jaime Nared made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 65-70
Foul on Maci Morris.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 65-70
Evelyn Akhator made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:28 64-70
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 64-70
Evelyn Akhator missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 64-70
Foul on Meme Jackson.
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RegularTimeOut 0:34 64-70
Kentucky Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 64-70
Jaime Nared made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 64-69
Jaime Nared made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:34 64-68
Foul on Taylor Murray.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 64-68
Foul on Evelyn Akhator.
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Defensive Rebound 0:41 64-68
Jaime Nared Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:41 64-68
Makayla Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 64-68
Alyssa Rice Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:59 64-68
Diamond DeShields missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:16 64-68
Tennessee Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:27 64-68
Alyssa Rice made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:30 62-68
Alyssa Rice Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:31 62-68
Alexa Middleton Block.
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LayUpShot 1:31 62-68
Taylor Murray missed Layup.
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Steal 1:35 62-68
Maci Morris Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:36 62-68
Diamond DeShields Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 62-68
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 1:50 61-68
Kentucky Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 61-68
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 60-68
Foul on Jordan Reynolds.
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JumpShot 1:59 60-68
Diamond DeShields made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:20 60-66
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:20 59-66
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:20 58-66
Foul on Jordan Reynolds.
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ShortTimeOut 2:30 58-66
Tennessee Timeout
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LayUpShot 2:31 58-66
Mercedes Russell made Layup. Assisted by Alexa Middleton.
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LayUpShot 2:58 58-64
Taylor Murray made Layup.
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Steal 2:59 56-64
Taylor Murray Steal.
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Team Stats
UK
TENN
25-63
FG
27-60
40
Field Goal %
45
2-16
3PT
5-16
13
Three Point %
31
13-15
FT
13-16
87
Free Throw %
81
34
Rebounds
39
9
Offensive Rebounds
10
25
Defensive Rebounds
29
7
Assists
18
6
Steals
2
1
Blocks
2
5
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
5
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
13
Points Off Turnovers
4
17
Fast Break Points
8
42
Points in Paint
36
17
Fouls
13
2
Largest Lead
13
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