Kentucky falls to 23-6, 11-5 in the SEC while Auburn improves to 14-15,
5-11 in the SEC.
Auburn leads the series 25-12 overall and 10-5 in Auburn. The Tigers have
won five of the last six meetings in Auburn. Sunday's game marked the final
women's basketball contest at Auburn's Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum. Kentucky
owned a 5-10 mark in the building.
UK head coach Matthew Mitchell's overall record moves to 86-67, including
a 56-38 mark at UK. Mitchell's record against Auburn moves to 2-2.
Up next: Kentucky heads to the SEC Tournament as the
No. 2 seed and will receive a first-round bye. The Wildcats will play on
Friday at 2:30 p.m. EST against the winner of the to-be-determined No. 7
and No. 10 seed. The tournament will be played at the Gwinnett Center in
Duluth, Ga. The game will be televised by Fox Sports South.
Team Notes
Key run: Auburn scored six of the final eight points
of the first half to push a 21-19 lead at 1:34 to a 27-21 advantage at intermission.
The Tigers extended their lead to 34-21 thanks to a 7-0 run to start the
second stanza. Kentucky closed to within five late in the second half, but
could never grab the lead.
Kentucky finishes regular-season conference play with a school-record 11
SEC wins.
Kentucky's 23 wins in the regular-season mark the most since 1982-83.
Kentucky suffers back-to-back losses for the first time this season. The
Wildcats lost 81-65 at Tennessee on Thursday.
The setback marks Kentucky's first loss to an unranked opponent while the
Wildcats were ranked since an 86-70 loss to Delaware on Nov. 24, 2006.
The Wildcats forced Auburn into 22 turnovers. UK has forced 20 or more
turnovers in 21 of 29 games this season.
Kentucky grabbed 13 steals against the Tigers. UK has swiped 10 or more
steals in 20 games this season, including 10 league contests.
UK made six three-pointers against Auburn and has now made a three-pointer
in 216 consecutive games, dating back to the 2003-04 season.
Kentucky made (3) and attempted (5) a season-low in free throws .
Kentucky has held its opponent under 50 percent field goal shooting in
28 of 29 games this season.
Kentucky had nine players available to play at Auburn. Crystal Riley (left
foot injury), Anna Cole (right foot injury) and Lydia Watkins (flu-like symptoms)
were unavailable.
Individual Notes
Junior forward Victoria Dunlap finished with four points, five rebounds
and two steals.
Ranks in 21 st place on UK's all-time scoring list with 1,132 points.
Ranks seventh on UK's career rebounds list with 754.
Ranks third at UK with 115 career blocks.
Ranks in fifth place on UK's single-season steals list with 187 as
she has recorded at least one steal in 36 consecutive games.
Marks only the second time this season she did not reach double figures.
She scored nine points against Auburn on Jan. 24.
Freshman guard A'dia Mathies contributed 20 points to go with five rebounds,
two steals and two assists.
Has scored in double figures in 21 of 29 games, including 11 of 16
SEC contests.
Has pulled down at least four rebounds in 23 games this season.
Has scored 20 or more points in four SEC games this season.
Junior guard Amber Smith scored 17 points to go with four rebounds, four
steals, and four assists.
It marked her best scoring effort since posting 19 points at South
Carolina on Jan. 14.
Her four steals were a season high and tied her career high set against
South Carolina (1/24/08).
Has four or more rebounds in nine consecutive games and 11 SEC contests.
Has hit 24 of her last 26 free throws dating back to the Ole Miss game
(2/4/10).
Sophomore guard Rebecca Gray added eight points off the bench and hit two
three-pointers.
She has hit at least one three-pointer in 18 of 26 games played.
