No. 11 Kentucky rallies past No. 13 Indiana, 72-68

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 11th-ranked Kentucky girls’s basketball workforce rallied from a double-digit deficit within the fourth quarter to beat No. 13 Indiana 72-68 on Sunday at Memorial Coliseum. Kentucky outscored Indiana 28-14 within the remaining 10 minutes of the sport.

Rhyne Howard led all scorers with 22 factors within the contest, however Kentucky received large efforts from three different gamers as nicely. Dre’una Edwards had 14 factors and 10 rebounds, Chasity Patterson had 13 factors and 7 rebounds, whereas Robyn Benton got here off the bench to attain 12 factors, together with 9 essential factors within the fourth quarter.

Patterson received the scoring began within the first quarter for the Cats with a driving basket within the lane, making it 2-Zero. After Indiana took a Four-2 lead, Patterson hit a 3 from the highest of the important thing, giving UK a 5-Four benefit. The Hoosiers would reply with a 3 from Jaelynn Penn to seize a 7-5 lead, however Kentucky scored the following 5, all by Howard, to guide 10-7 with 5:56 left within the first interval.

Indiana would reply with a 14-2 run, together with 12 in a row, to take a 21-12 lead with after 10 minutes of play. Kentucky didn’t rating over the past three:35 of the primary interval, lacking three pictures and committing two turnovers in that span.

The Hoosiers scored first within the second interval earlier than Kentucky received a basket from Patterson to finish the scoring drought at 5:27, making it 24-14. However Indiana scored the following 4 to guide 28-14, forcing a Kentucky timeout.

Kentucky received a 3 from Edwards to chop the result in 11, 28-17. The Cats would ultimately get again inside 10 when Howard drilled a right-wing three to make it 32-23 with three:57 left within the half. However Indiana scored the final 4 factors of the half to take a 36-23 lead into the break. Indiana had 11 second-chance factors within the first 20 minutes and the Hoosiers hit 42.9 % of their pictures. In the meantime, Kentucky hit simply 32.1 % from the ground within the first half.

The Cats scored the primary 4 factors of the third interval on two free throws by Blair Inexperienced and a Howard basket, chopping the Indiana result in 36-27. However Indiana answered with 4 straight of its personal to construct the lead again to 13.

Kentucky would proceed to attempt to chip away on the lead, getting inside 9 on two events however every time, Indiana had a response. The Cats would ultimately get inside eight, 45-37, on a 3 by Howard however once more Indiana countered, this time with 4 in a row, to guide 49-37.

The Cats would assemble a 7-1 run, together with a nook three by Tatyana Wyatt and a runner by Benton, to get inside six, 50-44, with 50 seconds left within the third interval. However Indiana received two late baskets to make it 54-44 after three quarters.

Within the fourth quarter, each groups struggled to attain early earlier than Edwards banked in a three-pointer from the left facet to get the Cats inside seven, 54-47. However Indiana received three of its personal, on a Grace Berger basket and free throw, to guide once more by 10, 57-47.

However Kentucky then surged with a 13-2 run, keyed by seven factors from Benton and 4 from Edwards, to go from down 10 to up one, 60-59, with 2:51 to play. Indiana would take the lead again on a pair of Berger free throws 20 seconds later.

Kentucky took the lead again when Edwards hit a pair of free throws with 1:22 to play. And after a defensive cease, Howard hit a runner to offer the Cats a 64-61 lead with 59 seconds to play.

The Cats received one other cease on Indiana’s subsequent possession and Howard discovered a sprinting Benton for a breakaway layup, extending the UK result in 66-61 with 37 seconds to play.

Indiana wouldn’t go away quietly as Berger drove to the basket, scored and was fouled by Benton with 29.Four seconds remaining. Berger added the free throw to chop the result in 66-64.

Howard was fouled with 25.9 seconds to play and she or he hit each charity tosses to offer UK a 68-64 benefit. However Berger drove to the basket and scored once more, this time with 15 seconds left, to chop the result in 68-66.

KeKe McKinney was then fouled with 14 seconds to play and the senior hit each of her free throws to offer UK a 70-66 lead. However Berger scored for Indiana once more, this time on putback of her personal miss, to chop the result in 70-68 with 6.1 seconds remaining.

Kentucky known as a timeout to advance the ball into the entrance court docket and the Cats received the ball in to Patterson, who was fouled with Four.2 seconds to play. The senior rolled within the first strive after which drilled the second to offer the Cats a 72-68 lead.

Indiana had one remaining possession however failed to attain.

Kentucky returns to motion on Wednesday, internet hosting Marshall at Memorial Coliseum. Tipoff is about for 7 p.m. ET and the sport might be seen on SEC Community Plus.