On Jan. 24, Kentucky lost to Georgia 72-67 at home with Teonni Key out. Fast forward to Thursday, the two teams met again in the second round of the SEC Tournament with a spot in the Quarterfinals on the line. For the Cats, a win over the Lady Bulldogs would also most likely put them one step closer to having homecourt advantage through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
Kentucky managed the win over Georgia, walking away with a 76-61 victory to move on yet again in Greenville. Now, Kenny Brooks‘ team sits at 23-9 on the year, matching their win total from his first season at the helm in Lexington.
Georgia, clearly, wanted to make it a physical basketball game early on, and to their credit, they were also crashing the board hard in doing that. Through the first 10 minutes of play, they had four offensive rebounds which led to some second chance points. However, for Kentucky, Clara Strack had 13 points with two made threes as the Cats led 20-16 heading into the second quarter.
Kentucky claims 76-61 victory over Georgia thanks to Clara Strack's career day - On3
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