Game Thread : Lady Vols at Kentucky,,Sunday 2pm,,SEC Network

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  1. Horston and Jackson combine for 45 points
  2. Walker/Benton/Scherr held to under 40 pts
  3. We will have another 3-party (20 attempts 8 makes)
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From: HOOPS CENTRAL
Tennessee (20-10, 12-3 SEC) travels to Memorial Coliseum in Lexington to close out the regular season on Sunday with a 2:02 p.m. ET contest vs. Kentucky (10-17, 2-13 SEC). The matchup will mark the final basketball game in the historic venue before it undergoes major renovations during the offseason.
The Lady Vols enter the afternoon assured of a third-place finish in league play for the fourth consecutive season. They have earned a No. 3 seed and double bye into the quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C., and are slated to play at approximately 8:15 p.m. ET on Friday against the winner of Thursday's game between the No. 6 seed vs. the victor of the No. 11/14 match-up. UT has won its most league games in a campaign since going 15-1 and claiming the SEC regular season crown in 2014-15.
The Wildcats are tied with Texas A&M in 13th place entering Sunday's action and would currently get the No. 14 seed and play the No. 11 seed on Wednesday.
This will mark the 74th meeting between these programs, with UT holding a 57-16 series advantage, including 21-10 vs. UK in contests played in Lexington.
UT has won four of its past six games and 16 of its past 21, with the only losses during that span coming at No. 3 Stanford (77-70), vs. No. 4 UConn (84-67), at No. 5 LSU (76-68), at 19-8 Mississippi State (91-90 2OT) and vs. No. 1/1 South Carolina (73-60).
On Thursday evening, the Lady Vols led top-ranked South Carolina 19-10 entering the second quarter, but the Gamecocks outscored UT 49-22 during the middle two frames and held on for a 73-60 victory in Knoxville.
The Wildcats, meanwhile, dropped a 74-67 decision on the road at Texas A&M Thursday night, with the Aggies winning the rebounding and points in the paint statistical categories by 46-29 and 38-24 counts, respectively. UK comes into Sunday's tilt having dropped its last six games and eight of its last nine.

Broadcast Information
  • Sunday's game will be televised by SEC Network, with Sam Gore (PxP) and LVFL Tamika Catchings (Analyst) on the call.
Two Of UT's Best Ever At Scoring 20+
  • Jordan Horston (15) and Rickea Jackson (13) rank No. 8 and No. 11 in career 20-point games at Tennessee.
  • The top seven are Chamique Holdsclaw (83), Bridgette Gordon (58), Candace Parker (48), Tamika Catchings (27), Rennia Davis (23), Diamond DeShields (21), Meighan Simmons (20). Shelia Collins and Tanya Haave are tied at ninth with 14 each.
  • Jackson's 13 this season rank as the 11th best single-season total in school history.
  • Only Chamique Holdsclaw (28, 24, 20), Candace Parker (21, 17), Bridgette Gordon (20, 18), Shelia Collins (14) and Tanya Haave (14) have produced more in a year.
  • Jackson has the ninth-highest winning percentage all-time among Lady Vols in games in which she's scored 20, with Tennessee 11-2 (.846) in those contests.
Jordan Is A Doubly Good Guard
  • Jordan Horston has produced 20 career double-doubles, recording the most of any pure guard in Lady Vol history. She has seven of those in 2022-23.
  • Only four other UT guards have had five or more double-doubles in a career, including Shelia Collins (15), Diamond DeShields (7), Semeka Randall (7) and Tasha Butts (6).
Doing The Dirty Work
Looking Back At The South Carolina Game
  • The Lady Vols led by as many as 10 points in the first quarter, but No. 1 South Carolina bounced back and staved off a second-half rally to earn a 73-60 victory Thursday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.
  • Senior Rickea Jackson was the top scorer for Tennessee (20-10, 12-3 SEC) with 21 points and five rebounds. Fellow senior Jordan Horston turned in a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and sophomore Karoline Striplin also had a double-digit outing with 11 points on the night.
  • Unbeaten South Carolina (28-0, 15-0 SEC), which won its 34th straight contest, was led by Zia Cooke with 19 points. Brea Beal posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Kierra Fletcher and Aliyah Boston had 15 and 11 points, respectively.
First Quarter Lockdown
  • Tennessee held South Carolina to just 10 first-quarter points, the fewest points USC has posted in any quarter this season.
  • Prior to the game vs. Tennessee, the Gamecocks had been held under 15 points in just 16 of 108 quarters played this season, with the fewest being 11 against Ole Miss on Feb. 19.
Striplin Sniping
  • Karoline Striplin drained a career-best three treys against South Carolina en route to 11 points.
  • Previously, she had never hit more than one three in a game.
  • The performance marks her third double-digit outing of the season and second during SEC play.
Big Game Jordy
  • Jordan Horston carded her seventh double-double of the season, tallying 14 points and 11 rebounds against USC.
  • Four of those seven double-doubles have come against ranked opponents, and she is averaging 19.5 ppg. and 9.2 rpg. against top-25 teams.
Count On 'Kea
  • With 21 points against South Carolina, Rickea Jackson logged her fifth straight game with 20+ points, 13th of the season and the 10th in SEC play.
  • She also notched her 26th double-digit effort of 2022-23, the 14th time against an SEC opponent.
UT/UK Notes
  • Tennessee is 21-10 vs. Kentucky in Lexington and 10-2 at neutral sites. The Lady Vols are 9-2 in postseason tournament games.
  • The Lady Vols are 20-8 all-time at Memorial Coliseum and 1-2 in Rupp Arena (RA).
  • UT is seeking its first win in Lexington since 2017 and first victory at Memorial since 2015.
  • The Lady Vols own a 26-4 mark against UK in games played in Knoxville.
  • UT is 3-1 in overtime games vs. Kentucky, including 3-0 in Lexington and 0-1 in Knoxville, with the last OT contest coming in 1994.
  • Tennessee has faced only one other team as many times as the Wildcats – Vanderbilt in 88 meetings.
  • Kellie Harper is 2-4 all-time vs. Kentucky, but she is 2-2 head-to-head vs. Kyra Elzy.
A Look At The Wildcats
  • UK is led in scoring by Robyn Benton (16.6), Jada Walker (12.6) and Maddie Scherr (10.7).
  • The Wildcats have three players with 22 three-pointers or more.
  • Kentucky forces 20.4 turnovers per contest.
Kentucky's Last Game
  • Robyn Benton scored 21 points, but Kentucky lost to Texas A&M, 74-67, on Thursday night at Reed Arena.
  • Kentucky (10-17, 2-13 SEC) got 18 points, six rebounds and two assists from Maddie Scherr, and 10 points and seven rebounds from Ajae Petty.
  • Benton (4-8) and Scherr (3-7) were 7 of 15 on 3FGs.
 
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From: HOOPS CENTRAL
Tennessee (20-10, 12-3 SEC) travels to Memorial Coliseum in Lexington to close out the regular season on Sunday with a 2:02 p.m. ET contest vs. Kentucky (10-17, 2-13 SEC). The matchup will mark the final basketball game in the historic venue before it undergoes major renovations during the offseason.
The Lady Vols enter the afternoon assured of a third-place finish in league play for the fourth consecutive season. They have earned a No. 3 seed and double bye into the quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C., and are slated to play at approximately 8:15 p.m. ET on Friday against the winner of Thursday's game between the No. 6 seed vs. the victor of the No. 11/14 match-up. UT has won its most league games in a campaign since going 15-1 and claiming the SEC regular season crown in 2014-15.
The Wildcats are tied with Texas A&M in 13th place entering Sunday's action and would currently get the No. 14 seed and play the No. 11 seed on Wednesday.
This will mark the 74th meeting between these programs, with UT holding a 57-16 series advantage, including 21-10 vs. UK in contests played in Lexington.
UT has won four of its past six games and 16 of its past 21, with the only losses during that span coming at No. 3 Stanford (77-70), vs. No. 4 UConn (84-67), at No. 5 LSU (76-68), at 19-8 Mississippi State (91-90 2OT) and vs. No. 1/1 South Carolina (73-60).
On Thursday evening, the Lady Vols led top-ranked South Carolina 19-10 entering the second quarter, but the Gamecocks outscored UT 49-22 during the middle two frames and held on for a 73-60 victory in Knoxville.
The Wildcats, meanwhile, dropped a 74-67 decision on the road at Texas A&M Thursday night, with the Aggies winning the rebounding and points in the paint statistical categories by 46-29 and 38-24 counts, respectively. UK comes into Sunday's tilt having dropped its last six games and eight of its last nine.

Broadcast Information
  • Sunday's game will be televised by SEC Network, with Sam Gore (PxP) and LVFL Tamika Catchings (Analyst) on the call.
Two Of UT's Best Ever At Scoring 20+
  • Jordan Horston (15) and Rickea Jackson (13) rank No. 8 and No. 11 in career 20-point games at Tennessee.
  • The top seven are Chamique Holdsclaw (83), Bridgette Gordon (58), Candace Parker (48), Tamika Catchings (27), Rennia Davis (23), Diamond DeShields (21), Meighan Simmons (20). Shelia Collins and Tanya Haave are tied at ninth with 14 each.
  • Jackson's 13 this season rank as the 11th best single-season total in school history.
  • Only Chamique Holdsclaw (28, 24, 20), Candace Parker (21, 17), Bridgette Gordon (20, 18), Shelia Collins (14) and Tanya Haave (14) have produced more in a year.
  • Jackson has the ninth-highest winning percentage all-time among Lady Vols in games in which she's scored 20, with Tennessee 11-2 (.846) in those contests.
Jordan Is A Doubly Good Guard
  • Jordan Horston has produced 20 career double-doubles, recording the most of any pure guard in Lady Vol history. She has seven of those in 2022-23.
  • Only four other UT guards have had five or more double-doubles in a career, including Shelia Collins (15), Diamond DeShields (7), Semeka Randall (7) and Tasha Butts (6).
Doing The Dirty Work
Looking Back At The South Carolina Game
  • The Lady Vols led by as many as 10 points in the first quarter, but No. 1 South Carolina bounced back and staved off a second-half rally to earn a 73-60 victory Thursday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.
  • Senior Rickea Jackson was the top scorer for Tennessee (20-10, 12-3 SEC) with 21 points and five rebounds. Fellow senior Jordan Horston turned in a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and sophomore Karoline Striplin also had a double-digit outing with 11 points on the night.
  • Unbeaten South Carolina (28-0, 15-0 SEC), which won its 34th straight contest, was led by Zia Cooke with 19 points. Brea Beal posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Kierra Fletcher and Aliyah Boston had 15 and 11 points, respectively.
First Quarter Lockdown
  • Tennessee held South Carolina to just 10 first-quarter points, the fewest points USC has posted in any quarter this season.
  • Prior to the game vs. Tennessee, the Gamecocks had been held under 15 points in just 16 of 108 quarters played this season, with the fewest being 11 against Ole Miss on Feb. 19.
Striplin Sniping
  • Karoline Striplin drained a career-best three treys against South Carolina en route to 11 points.
  • Previously, she had never hit more than one three in a game.
  • The performance marks her third double-digit outing of the season and second during SEC play.
Big Game Jordy
  • Jordan Horston carded her seventh double-double of the season, tallying 14 points and 11 rebounds against USC.
  • Four of those seven double-doubles have come against ranked opponents, and she is averaging 19.5 ppg. and 9.2 rpg. against top-25 teams.
Count On 'Kea
  • With 21 points against South Carolina, Rickea Jackson logged her fifth straight game with 20+ points, 13th of the season and the 10th in SEC play.
  • She also notched her 26th double-digit effort of 2022-23, the 14th time against an SEC opponent.
UT/UK Notes
  • Tennessee is 21-10 vs. Kentucky in Lexington and 10-2 at neutral sites. The Lady Vols are 9-2 in postseason tournament games.
  • The Lady Vols are 20-8 all-time at Memorial Coliseum and 1-2 in Rupp Arena (RA).
  • UT is seeking its first win in Lexington since 2017 and first victory at Memorial since 2015.
  • The Lady Vols own a 26-4 mark against UK in games played in Knoxville.
  • UT is 3-1 in overtime games vs. Kentucky, including 3-0 in Lexington and 0-1 in Knoxville, with the last OT contest coming in 1994.
  • Tennessee has faced only one other team as many times as the Wildcats – Vanderbilt in 88 meetings.
  • Kellie Harper is 2-4 all-time vs. Kentucky, but she is 2-2 head-to-head vs. Kyra Elzy.
A Look At The Wildcats
  • UK is led in scoring by Robyn Benton (16.6), Jada Walker (12.6) and Maddie Scherr (10.7).
  • The Wildcats have three players with 22 three-pointers or more.
  • Kentucky forces 20.4 turnovers per contest.
Kentucky's Last Game
  • Robyn Benton scored 21 points, but Kentucky lost to Texas A&M, 74-67, on Thursday night at Reed Arena.
  • Kentucky (10-17, 2-13 SEC) got 18 points, six rebounds and two assists from Maddie Scherr, and 10 points and seven rebounds from Ajae Petty.
  • Benton (4-8) and Scherr (3-7) were 7 of 15 on 3FGs.
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Thanks for this ! You may wanna change the thread title 😃
 
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Her Hoop Stats: 77-66
Massey: 74-68
RealTime RPI: 84-65

I'm going 75-57. Kentucky has only won one SEC home game all year, a 23-point win over Missouri, but they can still be competitive (e.g., they were only down by 4 at halftime at home to South Carolina, and by 8 going into the 4th quarter before South Carolina's dominance took over for a 29-point win).
 
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Anybody think Izzy gets fired this year. If so think we go after Benton or any others on team
 
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No reason this game should be close, but I said the same thing about the Auburn game a week ago...
 
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Play good D for 4 quarters and this game should be ours. I'd love to see our supporting cast of Striplin, Darby, Hollingshed and Powell all score double digits so they get some confidence going into the SEC tournament. I'd also like to see Puckett and some others get considerable minutes.

Lady Vols 86
Lady Cats 59
 
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I read an article saying sisters on the Miami basketball team have a million dollar NIL deal. I think that is split 500,000 each and is probably spread out over 2 or 3 years.
My point is, if Miami can do this why can’t RK and JH get an NIL deal here that would pay them more than they would make for a year or even 2 in the WNBA? Maybe they will.
I really have mixed feelings about NIL. I think players or anyone should get paid the market value of their NIL but I don’t like the idea of players becoming mercenaries and playing at a school primarily for the NIL deal. This off season will be interesting anyway with the transfer portal and NIL.

Back to the Kentucky game. Should be one of our easiest games but hope we aren’t to overconfident.

UT-84
KENTUCKY-62
 
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Raebo said:
I read an article saying sisters on the Miami basketball team have a million dollar NIL deal. I think that is split 500,000 each and is probably spread out over 2 or 3 years.
My point is, if Miami can do this why can’t RK and JH get an NIL deal here that would pay them more than they would make for a year or even 2 in the WNBA? Maybe they will.
I really have mixed feelings about NIL. I think players or anyone should get paid the market value of their NIL but I don’t like the idea of players becoming mercenaries and playing at a school primarily for the NIL deal. This off season will be interesting anyway with the transfer portal and NIL.

Back to the Kentucky game. Should be one of our easiest games but hope we aren’t to overconfident.

UT-84
KENTUCKY-62
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Because they don’t look like the playboy twins


Quickly becoming the glaring issue with NIL in women’s sports. Supposed to be about the athletes and it’s quickly becoming about sex and marketability.


I said what I said.
 
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VolBall09 said:
Because they don’t look like the playboy twins


Quickly becoming the glaring issue with NIL in women’s sports. Supposed to be about the athletes and it’s quickly becoming about sex and marketability.


I said what I said.
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NIL in women's sports was never about the athletes and always about sex/marketability, right from the get-go. There's a reason that the sponsors were hot and heavy to sign the Cavinder Twins to NIL deals, and it wasn't because of their basketball accolades. Same with Olivia Dunne (LSU gymnastics) and Sunisa Lee (Auburn gymnastics). There may be the great player here and there that is deemed to have some marketability and get some small local deals, but the big dollars are going to the ladies who know that sex sells and are creating a brand that is gonna pay them big dollars regardless of how good they are at their sport.
 
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MrBiggles said:
Play good D for 4 quarters and this game should be ours. I'd love to see our supporting cast of Striplin, Darby, Hollingshed and Powell all score double digits so they get some confidence going into the SEC tournament. I'd also like to see Puckett and some others get considerable minutes.

Lady Vols 86
Lady Cats 59
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Sara needs minutes for sure. And a good game. Coach Kellie, let her play through her mustajes!
 
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Hard to measure how many turnovers or bad decisions this team will make. If they make enough of them could be a close game. So knowing it could go either way hard to predict how the game will go. Kentucky has only two SEC wins so you can't lose this game it would be more of a season killer than we've already experienced.
 
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Raebo said:
I read an article saying sisters on the Miami basketball team have a million dollar NIL deal. I think that is split 500,000 each and is probably spread out over 2 or 3 years.
My point is, if Miami can do this why can’t RK and JH get an NIL deal here that would pay them more than they would make for a year or even 2 in the WNBA? Maybe they will.
I really have mixed feelings about NIL. I think players or anyone should get paid the market value of their NIL but I don’t like the idea of players becoming mercenaries and playing at a school primarily for the NIL deal. This off season will be interesting anyway with the transfer portal and NIL.

Back to the Kentucky game. Should be one of our easiest games but hope we aren’t to overconfident.

UT-84
KENTUCKY-62
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The twins initial NIL deals at Fresno St. were based on the millions following the on social media. Companies want their deals with those that can have the greatest reach. Companies aren’t too concerned about being the best player but most followers. Players like Paige Bueckers are the best of both worlds.
 
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Raebo said:
I read an article saying sisters on the Miami basketball team have a million dollar NIL deal. I think that is split 500,000 each and is probably spread out over 2 or 3 years.
My point is, if Miami can do this why can’t RK and JH get an NIL deal here that would pay them more than they would make for a year or even 2 in the WNBA? Maybe they will.
I really have mixed feelings about NIL. I think players or anyone should get paid the market value of their NIL but I don’t like the idea of players becoming mercenaries and playing at a school primarily for the NIL deal. This off season will be interesting anyway with the transfer portal and NIL.

Back to the Kentucky game. Should be one of our easiest games but hope we aren’t to overconfident.

UT-84
KENTUCKY-62
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They had a big time booster that facilitated that deal and caused some problems for the team. Miami is on probation for a year with some recruiting restrictions and fines
 
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Darth_Vol said:
No reason this game should be close, but I said the same thing about the Auburn game a week ago...
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Raebo said:
I read an article saying sisters on the Miami basketball team have a million dollar NIL deal. I think that is split 500,000 each and is probably spread out over 2 or 3 years.
My point is, if Miami can do this why can’t RK and JH get an NIL deal here that would pay them more than they would make for a year or even 2 in the WNBA? Maybe they will.
I really have mixed feelings about NIL. I think players or anyone should get paid the market value of their NIL but I don’t like the idea of players becoming mercenaries and playing at a school primarily for the NIL deal. This off season will be interesting anyway with the transfer portal and NIL.

Back to the Kentucky game. Should be one of our easiest games but hope we aren’t to overconfident.

UT-84
KENTUCKY-62
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Didnt jackson get a new car coming to Tennessee?
 
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