After two straight away games, Kentucky Women’s Basketball finally made it back to Memorial Coliseum, and rewarded BBN with a dominating 80-61 win over Auburn. On Sunday, the ‘Cats won their eighth straight matchup and remain undefeated in Memorial Coliseum after a 19-point victory over the 9-8 (0-4 SEC) Auburn Tigers.
Auburn Tigers (9-7, 0-3 SEC) at Kentucky Wildcats (14-1, 3-0 SEC) Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Auburn is looking to break its four-game skid with a victory over No. 15 Kentucky. The Wildcats have gone 9-0 in home games.
Amoore and sophomore center Clara Strack combined for 23 of Kentucky’s 36 points before halftime. Junior forward Teonni Key, who had nine at the break, was the only other Wildcat with more than three points; graduate guard Dazia Lawrence (three points) and junior guard Saniah Tyler (one) were the only other Wildcats to get on the scoreboard.
Auburn looks to break its four-game losing streak when the Tigers play No. 15 Kentucky. The teams square off Sunday for the first time this season.
Kentucky (15-1, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) used its fast break offense to score easy buckets on several occasions on Sunday. In fact, the Cats had 18 fast break points, compared to just one for Auburn.
Auburn fought foul trouble with three starters on the bench for much of the second quarter, and Kentucky took advantage, outscoring the Tigers 20-14 to extend their lead to 36-25 at the half.
Auburn stays atop the polls after wins over Mississippi State and Georgia. The Tigers got all 62 of the first place votes in the AP Poll. The Tigers got 30 of t
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Auburn was 1 of 12 teams Palm projected to make the field, along with fellow No. 1 seed Alabama; 2 seeds Florida and Tennessee; 3 seed Kentucky; 4 seeds Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Texas A&M 6 seed Missouri; 7 seed Georgia; and 8 seeds Oklahoma and Vanderbilt.
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