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No. 20 Kentucky Overpowers No. 21 Louisville 72-62 With Third-Quarter Surge

A 13-0 swing in the third quarter exposed Louisville's thin scoring beyond its top two options.

Overview

  • Kentucky erased a 44-39 deficit with a 13-0 run en route to a 20-6 third quarter that decided the rivalry game.
  • Tonie Morgan led with 19 points and seven assists as the Wildcats shot 52.5% from the field.
  • Teonni Key added 17 points with four blocks, and Clara Strack posted 17 points and 10 rebounds, with Jordan Obi scoring 10.
  • Louisville went scoreless for more than seven minutes in the third, missing 14 straight shots, while the rest of the roster aside from Tajianna Roberts and Laura Ziegler shot 9-for-30.
  • The road win at the KFC Yum! Center moved Kentucky to 7-0 and dropped Louisville to 4-2.