Epps, Akhator lift No. 24 Kentucky women over Mizzou 64-62
Makayla Epps scored 17 points, Evelyn Akhator had 14 and No. 24 Kentucky held off a late charge by Missouri for a 64-62 win on Thursday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Missouri Tigers
62
Kentucky Wildcats
64
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIZ | 15 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 62 |
| UK | 8 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 64 |
Memorial Coliseum (KY) · 4,280 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | W 106-59 | NCAAW |
| 11/6/26 | @ Little Rock Trojans | W 73-50 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Howard Bison | W 91-88 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:01 62-64
Sophie Cunningham made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 60-64
Maci Morris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 60-63
Foul on Jordan Roundtree.
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LayUpShot 0:09 60-63
Sophie Cunningham made Layup.
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JumpShot 0:25 58-63
Sierra Michaelis made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:54 56-63
Foul on Lindsey Cunningham.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 56-63
Evelyn Akhator made Free Throw.
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LayUpShot 1:07 56-62
Evelyn Akhator made Layup. Assisted by Makayla Epps.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 56-60
Foul on Cierra Porter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:15 56-60
Sierra Michaelis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sophie Cunningham.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 53-60
Sophie Cunningham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 52-60
Sophie Cunningham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:23 51-60
Foul on Evelyn Akhator.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 51-60
Foul on Maci Morris.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:41 51-60
Sierra Michaelis made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 48-60
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:53 48-59
Foul on Lindsey Cunningham.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:13 48-59
Evelyn Akhator made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:13 48-58
Foul on Lindsey Cunningham.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 48-58
Foul on Maci Morris.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:50 48-58
Sophie Cunningham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sierra Michaelis.
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PersonalFoul 5:07 45-58
Foul on Makenzie Cann.
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PersonalFoul 6:17 45-58
Foul on Evelyn Akhator.
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PersonalFoul 6:42 45-58
Foul on Cierra Porter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:28 45-58
Lindsey Cunningham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sophie Cunningham.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:01 42-58
Evelyn Akhator made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:01 42-57
Foul on Sophie Cunningham.
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JumpShot 8:02 42-57
Evelyn Akhator made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:12 42-55
Maci Morris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:12 42-54
Maci Morris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:12 42-53
Foul on Missouri.
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Technical Foul 8:12 42-53
Technical Foul on Missouri.
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PersonalFoul 8:12 42-53
Foul on Sierra Michaelis.
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TipShot 8:12 42-53
Evelyn Akhator made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 9:17 42-51
Sophie Cunningham made Layup. Assisted by Sierra Michaelis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:57 40-51
Amber Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sierra Michaelis.
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JumpShot 1:20 37-51
Makayla Epps made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:47 37-49
Sierra Michaelis made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:56 35-49
Jaida Roper made Jumper. Assisted by Makayla Epps.
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JumpShot 2:40 35-47
Makayla Epps made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:13 35-45
Sierra Michaelis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cierra Porter.
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LayUpShot 3:27 32-45
Maci Morris made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:22 32-43
Sierra Michaelis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Chavis.
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PersonalFoul 5:15 29-43
Foul on Sophie Cunningham.
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JumpShot 5:56 29-43
Sierra Michaelis made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:07 27-43
Foul on Makenzie Cann.
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LayUpShot 6:33 27-43
Makayla Epps made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:46 27-41
Evelyn Akhator made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:46 27-40
Evelyn Akhator made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:46 27-39
Foul on Cierra Porter.
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PersonalFoul 6:54 27-39
Foul on Sierra Michaelis.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:05 27-39
Cierra Porter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:05 26-39
Foul on Taylor Murray.
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LayUpShot 7:05 26-39
Cierra Porter made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:23 24-39
Foul on Evelyn Akhator.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:43 24-39
Maci Morris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alyssa Rice.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:59 24-36
Sophie Cunningham made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:31 21-36
Alyssa Rice made Jumper. Assisted by Maci Morris.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 21-34
Amber Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Chavis.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 18-34
Evelyn Akhator made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 60-64
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:01 62-64
Sophie Cunningham made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:03 60-64
Lianna Doty Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 60-64
Sierra Michaelis missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 60-64
Maci Morris made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:07 60-63
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 60-63
Maci Morris missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 60-63
Foul on Jordan Roundtree.
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RegularTimeOut 0:08 60-63
Kentucky Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:09 60-63
Sophie Cunningham made Layup.
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Steal 0:14 58-63
Sierra Michaelis Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:14 58-63
Taylor Murray Turnover.
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RegularTimeOut 0:22 58-63
Missouri Timeout
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JumpShot 0:25 58-63
Sierra Michaelis made Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:33 56-63
Maci Morris Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:35 56-63
Kentucky Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:40 56-63
Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:40 56-63
Sophie Cunningham missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:44 56-63
Sophie Cunningham Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:44 56-63
Cierra Porter missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:54 56-63
Cierra Porter Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 56-63
Evelyn Akhator missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:54 56-63
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 56-63
Evelyn Akhator missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:54 56-63
Foul on Lindsey Cunningham.
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Defensive Rebound 0:57 56-63
Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:57 56-63
Sierra Michaelis missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 56-63
Evelyn Akhator made Free Throw.
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LayUpShot 1:07 56-62
Evelyn Akhator made Layup. Assisted by Makayla Epps.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 56-60
Foul on Cierra Porter.
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ShortTimeOut 1:14 56-60
Kentucky Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:15 56-60
Sierra Michaelis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sophie Cunningham.
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Steal 1:19 53-60
Sierra Michaelis Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:20 53-60
Taylor Murray Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 53-60
Sophie Cunningham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 52-60
Sophie Cunningham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:23 51-60
Foul on Evelyn Akhator.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 51-60
Foul on Maci Morris.
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Steal 1:32 51-60
Sophie Cunningham Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:32 51-60
Makenzie Cann Turnover.
Showing the last 40 of 298 events.
Team Stats
MIZ
UK
23-57
FG
22-56
40
Field Goal %
39
11-29
3PT
9-19
38
Three Point %
47
5-7
FT
11-18
71
Free Throw %
61
37
Rebounds
30
9
Offensive Rebounds
8
28
Defensive Rebounds
22
15
Assists
14
5
Steals
3
2
Blocks
1
14
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
1
14
Total Turnovers
9
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
11
Points Off Turnovers
16
0
Fast Break Points
2
16
Points in Paint
20
19
Fouls
14
8
Largest Lead
16
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