LIVE BLOG: Kentucky WBB vs. No. 18 Louisville

Kentucky 46, Louisville 42, End 3Q

It looks cleaner, but Kentucky’s offense is still stagnant. The ‘Cats trail by four. 10 minutes to go.

Georgia Amoore leads all scorers with 15 points and adds six assists. Not a single Cardinal has made it to double-digits yet.

Former UK recruiting prospect drains THREE three-pointers in a row

Yep, former Kenny Brooks prospect Imari Berry drained three three-points to give the Cards a seven point lead. Thank goodness for Georgia Amoore.

Kentucky 42 | Louisville 46 | :30 3Q

KENTUCKY TAKES THE LEAD!

Late in the third, Kentucky takes the lead after a Georgia Amoore THREE and a reverse layup by Amelia Hassett. The ‘Cats haven’t lead since the end of the first quarter. Jeff Walz calls a timeout.

Stat breakdown:
Amoore – 12 points, six assists, a block, and a steal
Key – 11 points, five rebounds, three blocks, and an assist
Lawrence – seven points, one rebound, two assists
Strack – six points, seven rebounds, two assists, and a block
Hassett – two points, seven rebounds, and an assist

Kentucky 38 | Louisville 36 | 3:38 3Q

Louisville’s defense is ELITE

The ‘Cats can’t seem to get any kind of consistent offensive production. They had a chance to take the lead after being down two early in the third. Now? Kentucky is down four.

Kentucky 32 | Louisville 36 | 5:42 3Q

Kentucky 27, Louisville 30, Halftime

After an unfortunate five-point Cardinal lead, the ‘Cats closed the gap and trail by three. Time to reconvene and iron out some mistakes. AKA the 12 turnovers…

Georgia Amoore leads all scorers with nine. Teonni Key adds eight. Louisville’s Ja’Leah Williams leads the Cardinals with eight.

Kentucky’s stats looking… not great.

So far, the ‘Cats have committed five fouls, and added NINE turnovers. Unfortunately, the Cardinals are capitalizing off Kentucky’s mistakes.

Kentucky 16 | Louisville 21 | 7:30 2Q

Kenny Brooks calls timeout one minute into second

Louisville took the lead, make that six lead changes so far. Brooks called a timeout at the nine minute mark after some scrappy defense, likely to calm his team down. Kentucky trails by one.

Kentucky 16 | Louisville 17 | 9:00 2Q

Kentucky 16, Louisville 15 – End 1Q

At the end of the first, Kentucky leads by one. So far, two Wildcats have four points: Clara Strack and Teonni Key. Dazia Lawrence adds two and Georgia Amoore leads with six.

Three lead changes already… Kentucky in front

This is going to be a very close game, especially with three lead changes so far in the first quarter.

Kentucky 14 | Louisville 13 | 1:42 1Q

You can TELL this is a heated rivalry.

Midway through the first, the ‘Cats are on a roll. Teonni Key and Clara Strack lead Kentucky with four points a piece, and Georgia Amoore has two. Louisville head coach Jeff Walz is already frustrated at the lack of fouls called. Kenny Brooks is calm, cool, and collected. We’re barely five minutes in, folks.

Kentucky 10 | Louisville 9 | 4:59 1Q

Kentucky Wildcats’ Starting Lineup

#3 – Georgia Amoore (11.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 8.3 APG)
#7 – Teonni Key (9.7 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 2.3 APG)
#10 – Dazia Lawrence (12.7 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 1.7 APG)
#13 – Clara Strack(17.7 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 5.0 APG)
#32 – Amelia Hassett (8.0 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 1.7 APG)

Louisville Cardinals’ Starting Lineup

#2 – Nyla Harris (10.3 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.3 APG)
#4 – Mackenly Randolph (3.7 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 APG)
#12 – Ja’Leah Williams (8.0 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 4.7 APG)
#22 – Tajianna Roberts (15.0 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 1.7 APG)
#44 – Olivia Cochran (12.3 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.0 APG)

The stands are filling up quickly!

The line outside of Memorial… an hour and a half before tipoff

How to Watch/Listen:

– Tipoff: 6 p.m. EST
– TV: SEC Network+ (Noah Frary, Bria Goss)
– Radio: 98.5 FM ICONS, Talk Radio 1080 (Darren Headrick)
– Live Stats: StatBroadcast