Game Thread: #11 Lady Vols at #15 Kentucky. Thursday, Feb. 27, 7pm ET, SECN.

[Orange.]

Site:
Memorial Coliseum
Lexington KY.

TV: SECN
Radio: Lady Vol Network
Audio-stream: UTSports.com and SiriusXM Satellite Radio (Ch. 81).

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Our 21-6 Lady Vols invade the chumps to the north in a border-rivalry matchup with SEC and NCAA Tournament implications and a chance to extend our win streak to 5 straight.

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Always jealous of the Lady Vols and the state of Tennessee, KY will feature a 21-5 (10-4 SEC) squad eager to bring an end to the LV’s hot streak.

On Sunday, the Wildcats led LSU 38-22 in the first half, before being outscored 23-6 in the third quarter. The fourth quarter featured 4 lead changes and LSU needed a wide open 3-pointer with 50 seconds left to put the game away.

Georgia Amoore led Kentucky with 16 points on a cold shooting night overall, hitting only 6 of 22, including 3 of 15 from beyond the arc. KY also suffered foul trouble. Starters Dazia Lawrence and Clara Strack picked up third fouls early in the third quarter. Teonni Key was limited to just three minutes in the first half after two quick fouls.

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ESPN likes the LVs in this one.

 

[madtownvol]

This game should be the last real test of the regular season. (GA at home should not be a threat).

Ky, via Brooks, has add VATech transfers Georgia Amoore and 6-foot-5 center Clara Strack.

With Amoore, they should be able to manage our press and Strack puts pressure on the interior defense in ways that have caused problems this season.

I think the odds on this game are much closer, particularly with KY having the home crowd, than the ESPN odds

Brook's VA Tech really took it to CKC's Marshall in last year's NCAA tournament. I don't think she will forget that...

 

[MAD]

 

[knoxvol52]

Let's roll the Kitties....

 

[dtnvol]

This game should be the last real test of the regular season. (GA at home should not be a threat).

Ky, via Brooks, has add VATech transfers Georgia Amoore and 6-foot-5 center Clara Strack.

With Amoore, they should be able to manage our press and Strack puts pressure on the interior defense in ways that have caused problems this season.

I think the odds on this game are much closer, particularly with KY having the home crowd, than the ESPN odds

Brook's VA Tech really took it to CKC's Marshall in last year's NCAA tournament. I don't think she will forget that...

Let's Go!! LVFL

 

[BruisedOrange]

Another opportunity to figure out how to beat a team on the road, and this time a team with bigs. Useful to go into tourney time with that kind of scalp on our belt.

I hate going into Lexington with the thought of "hope Blue is not hitting from three this game." If they are, that inside-outside game will be near unstoppable without a ton of turnovers.

Against KY, our best hope for offensive rebounds would probably come from shooting threes. Their bigs are gonna have rebounding position on short shots, plus blocking shots inside. But CKC wants to develop the aggressive side of this team. So don't tell Kim, but I'm hoping we see an orange deluge from Treyville.

 

[KrazyVolFan]

Hit the boards and run them up and down the court. I believe they really only go 7 deep. I may be wrong about that but Ole Miss had them wore out. Points in the paint are gonna be tough. Getting Strack and Key in foul trouble will help with that

 

[lvocd]

Y'all, the closer we get to Thursday the more nervous I am. I know the Lady Vols are not intimidated by large crowds, but it may be slightly discombobulating to be in a smaller sold-out arena without a heckuva lot of orange to be seen.

As for players, I'm concerned UK will start out like Arkansas did with Higginbottom and send Amoore flying down the lane to try to draw multiple early fouls on our bigs so it makes them have to play timid on Strack and Key. And, of course, also that UK will get hot from three land.

We have just GOT to have strong focus and a good shooting night, hopefully from the start, to plant early seeds of doubt in the minds of the Cats. I don't think we can let this one come down to the wire. Tennessee needs to bust their butts to have at least a 12-14-point lead going into the final four minutes, I think, 'cause Kentucky needs the win as much as Tennessee does. And they have home-court advantage.

Hope I can make it to Thursday.

 

[Voltopia]

*sniff sniff* What's that smell? Oh, it's a team with more or less a seven man rotation whose bench only averages 8.8 points per game (second to last in NCAA Division 1). Their five starters average 32-33 minutes per game and make up 89% of the team scoring. Three good 3 point shooters but UT has a better overall 3 point shooting percentage. Interestingly, Kentucky doesn't turn it over much (around 12.5 per game) and they don't force turnovers that often either (around 13 per game). Almost dead even on turnover margin.

In other words - Tennessee, if ever there was a team for you to run down and wear out, well, here it is. Let's see if you can do it. Going to have to outrun or outscore them on their own court, probably.