No. 18 Kentucky women start hot, drop Middle Tennessee 72-55
Maci Morris led a balanced attack with 14 points and No. 18 Kentucky used a strong start to defeat Middle Tennessee 72-55 on Saturday.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
55
Kentucky Wildcats
72
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | 11 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 55 |
| UK | 20 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 72 |
Memorial Coliseum (KY) · 5,076 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | @ Memphis Tigers | L 38-47 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Saint Louis Billikens | W 91-84 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:04 55-72
Alexis Whittington made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A'Queen Hayes.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 52-72
Foul on Kameron Roach.
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JumpShot 0:21 52-72
KeKe McKinney made Jumper. Assisted by Blair Green.
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JumpShot 0:36 52-70
Alex Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Katie Collier.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 50-70
Foul on Maci Morris.
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JumpShot 1:02 50-70
Jaida Roper made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:57 50-68
Jaida Roper made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:57 50-67
Jaida Roper made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:57 50-66
Foul on Mykia Dowdell.
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PersonalFoul 3:20 50-66
Foul on Jaida Roper.
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LayUpShot 3:55 50-66
Alex Johnson made Layup. Assisted by A'Queen Hayes.
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JumpShot 4:25 48-66
A'Queen Hayes made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:49 46-66
Tatyana Wyatt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:49 46-65
Foul on Jess Louro.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:24 46-65
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:24 46-64
Taylor Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:24 46-63
Foul on Taylor Sutton.
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PersonalFoul 6:15 46-63
Foul on Jess Louro.
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LayUpShot 7:09 46-63
Taylor Murray made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:20 46-61
Alex Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:20 45-61
Foul on Maci Morris.
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JumpShot 7:20 45-61
Alex Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by A'Queen Hayes.
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JumpShot 7:49 43-61
Maci Morris made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:17 43-59
A'Queen Hayes made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:00 41-59
Foul on Alexis Whittington.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:29 41-59
KeKe McKinney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rhyne Howard.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 41-56
Tatyana Wyatt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 41-55
Foul on Jess Louro.
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LayUpShot 0:58 41-55
Alex Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Jess Louro.
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LayUpShot 1:21 39-55
Taylor Murray made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:52 39-53
A'Queen Hayes made Layup.
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TipShot 2:59 37-53
Tatyana Wyatt made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 3:43 37-51
Alex Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Jess Louro.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:26 35-51
Alexis Whittington made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 5:14 32-51
Foul on Blair Green.
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PersonalFoul 5:14 32-51
Foul on Kyla Allison.
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JumpShot 5:27 32-51
A'Queen Hayes made Jumper. Assisted by Kyla Allison.
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PersonalFoul 5:30 30-51
Foul on Ogechi Anyagaligbo.
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LayUpShot 6:24 30-51
Taylor Murray made Layup. Assisted by Maci Morris.
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LayUpShot 6:53 30-49
Jess Louro made Layup. Assisted by A'Queen Hayes.
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LayUpShot 7:11 28-49
KeKe McKinney made Layup. Assisted by Taylor Murray.
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PersonalFoul 7:16 28-47
Foul on Taylor Sutton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:31 28-47
Alexis Whittington made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Johnson.
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LayUpShot 8:15 25-47
A'Queen Hayes made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:32 23-47
Foul on Jordan Majors.
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PersonalFoul 8:56 23-47
Foul on Jess Louro.
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JumpShot 8:56 23-47
KeKe McKinney made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:20 23-45
Foul on Rhyne Howard.
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JumpShot 0:23 23-45
Jaida Roper made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 23-43
Rhyne Howard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 23-42
Rhyne Howard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 23-41
Foul on Alex Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 23-41
Maci Morris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 23-40
Foul on Anna Jones.
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LayUpShot 2:39 23-40
Maci Morris made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:03 23-38
Maci Morris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:03 23-37
Maci Morris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:03 23-36
Foul on Anna Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 23-36
Blair Green made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 23-35
Blair Green made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 55-72
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:04 55-72
Alexis Whittington made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A'Queen Hayes.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 52-72
Foul on Kameron Roach.
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JumpShot 0:21 52-72
KeKe McKinney made Jumper. Assisted by Blair Green.
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JumpShot 0:36 52-70
Alex Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Katie Collier.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 50-70
Foul on Maci Morris.
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JumpShot 1:02 50-70
Jaida Roper made Jumper.
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Steal 1:16 50-68
KeKe McKinney Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:17 50-68
Mykia Dowdell Turnover.
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Steal 1:23 50-68
Mykia Dowdell Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:24 50-68
Maci Morris Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:30 50-68
KeKe McKinney Defensive Rebound.
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TipShot 1:30 50-68
Charity Savage missed Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 1:33 50-68
Charity Savage Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:33 50-68
A'Queen Hayes missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:57 50-68
Jaida Roper made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:57 50-67
Jaida Roper made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:57 50-66
Foul on Mykia Dowdell.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:34 50-66
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:35 50-66
KeKe McKinney Block.
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JumpShot 2:35 50-66
Katie Collier missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:36 50-66
Blair Green Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:50 50-66
Taylor Murray Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:53 50-66
KeKe McKinney Block.
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JumpShot 2:53 50-66
A'Queen Hayes missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:20 50-66
Jaida Roper Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 3:20 50-66
Foul on Jaida Roper.
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RegularTimeOut 3:43 50-66
Middle Tennessee Timeout
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LayUpShot 3:55 50-66
Alex Johnson made Layup. Assisted by A'Queen Hayes.
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Defensive Rebound 4:11 48-66
Charity Savage Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:11 48-66
Tatyana Wyatt missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:25 48-66
A'Queen Hayes made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Johnson.
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Offensive Rebound 4:32 46-66
Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:32 46-66
Alexis Whittington missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:49 46-66
Charity Savage Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:49 46-66
Tatyana Wyatt missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:49 46-66
Tatyana Wyatt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:49 46-65
Foul on Jess Louro.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 4:56 46-65
Official TV Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 5:00 46-65
Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
MTSU
UK
23-51
FG
25-44
45
Field Goal %
57
3-12
3PT
6-10
25
Three Point %
60
6-9
FT
16-22
67
Free Throw %
73
27
Rebounds
25
11
Offensive Rebounds
8
16
Defensive Rebounds
17
18
Assists
14
5
Steals
8
1
Blocks
7
18
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
1
18
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
11
Points Off Turnovers
21
2
Fast Break Points
8
38
Points in Paint
18
18
Fouls
13
0
Largest Lead
24
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