South Carolina Upstate Spartans at Kentucky Wildcats
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Strack scores 22, No. 22 Kentucky starts Kenny Brooks era with 98-43 win over USC Upstate
Brooks built Virginia Tech into an NCAA Tournament regular and brought Strack, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, and Amoore, a graduate senior and All-American candidate, with him as his Wildcat roster has 11 new players.
Amoore had nine points in the first quarter, and Kentucky used runs of 11 and nine points to lead 26-11 after one quarter. A 15-point run helped boost the Wildcats' lead to 47-18 at the half.
Teonni Key, Amelia Hassett and freshman Clara Silva all had 14 points. Key and Hassett each had nine rebounds, while Silva went 6-for-6 and had six blocks.
The Wildcats shot 52% (35 of 67) and held the Spartans to 29% shooting. USC Upstate had 18 turnovers and was outscored 34-0 on points off turnovers.
Rebekah Gordon and AC Markham led USC Update with eight points.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 43 - 98 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 43 - 98 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Lexi Blue made Jumper. | 43 - 98 |
| 4th 0:03 | |
Lexi Blue Offensive Rebound. | 43 - 96 |
| 4th 0:10 |  |
Cali Levine Block. | 43 - 96 |
Statistics
 UPST |
UK |
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|---|---|---|
| 17-58 | FG | 35-67 |
| 29.3 | Field Goal % | 52.2 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 20.0 | Three Point % | 29.6 |
| 6-13 | FT | 20-25 |
| 46.2 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Assists | 26 |
| 1 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 34 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 55 |
Game Information
Location: Lexington, KY
Attendance: 4,007 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Longwood | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Charleston Southern | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| High Point | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Presbyterian | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Radford | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| UNC Asheville | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Winthrop | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Auburn | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Florida | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Georgia | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| LSU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Oklahoma | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| South Carolina | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Vanderbilt | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Mississippi State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Texas | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Arkansas | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Ole Miss | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Missouri | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |