South Carolina Upstate Spartans at Kentucky Wildcats
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Tonie Morgan ties program record with 16 assists and No. 23 Kentucky women rout USC Upstate 90-30
Morgan found Amelia Hassett for a 3-pointer with 1:34 left in the fourth quarter to tie Patty Jo Hedges’ record from 1982 and cap the scoring for a 60-point victory.
USC Upstate's 30 points were the fewest allowed by Kentucky since 2015 when Jackson State finished with 24.
Hassett finished with a team-high 20 points and Asia Boone scored 12 points off the bench for Kentucky (4-0), which has scored 75-plus points in each of its first four games this season. Jordan Obi also scored 12 and Teonni Key added 10. Strack, who was coming off a career-high 27 points in here homecoming game at Buffalo, went 8 of 12 from the field.
Cassie Gallagher was the only starter for South Carolina Upstate (1-3) to score and she finished with a team-high seven points.
USC Upstate scored 11 points in the first quarter before being held to single digits in each frame after that.
Kentucky outscored USC Upstate 21-4 in the second quarter to build a 46-15 lead at halftime. Strack secured a double-double in the first half with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Hassett added 10 points.
Kentucky also used two 10-0 runs in the third quarter to go ahead 71-22 as USC Upstate scored just seven points.
Kentucky plays at Marshall on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 30 - 90 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 30 - 90 |
| 4th 0:19 |  |
Kaelyn Carroll Defensive Rebound. | 30 - 90 |
| 4th 0:23 |  |
Zoe Richardson missed Three Point Jumper. | 30 - 90 |
| 4th 0:43 | |
Zoe Richardson Defensive Rebound. | 30 - 90 |
Statistics
 UPST |
UK |
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|---|---|---|
| 11-52 | FG | 32-67 |
| 21 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 14-40 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 4-4 | FT | 12-14 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 5 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 12 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 62 |
Game Information
Location: Lexington, KY
Attendance: 4,060 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 12-2 | - | 23-4 |
| Longwood | 9-4 | 2.5 | 18-8 |
| Radford | 9-4 | 2.5 | 17-11 |
| Gardner-Webb | 8-5 | 3.5 | 11-16 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-7 | 5.5 | 8-18 |
| Winthrop | 6-8 | 6 | 13-15 |
| UNC Asheville | 5-9 | 7 | 10-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 4-9 | 7.5 | 9-18 |
| Presbyterian | 1-12 | 10.5 | 3-23 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 12-1 | - | 26-2 |
| Texas | 10-3 | 2 | 25-3 |
| Vanderbilt | 10-3 | 2 | 24-3 |
| LSU | 9-4 | 3 | 23-4 |
| Oklahoma | 8-5 | 4 | 20-6 |
| Ole Miss | 8-5 | 4 | 21-7 |
| Tennessee | 8-5 | 4 | 16-9 |
| Kentucky | 7-6 | 5 | 20-7 |
| Alabama | 6-7 | 6 | 20-7 |
| Georgia | 6-7 | 6 | 20-7 |
| Mississippi State | 5-8 | 7 | 18-9 |
| Florida | 4-9 | 8 | 16-12 |
| Missouri | 4-9 | 8 | 16-12 |
| Texas A&M | 4-9 | 8 | 11-11 |
| Auburn | 3-10 | 9 | 14-13 |
| Arkansas | 0-13 | 12 | 11-17 |