FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas women's basketball (11-12, 0-8 SEC) hung with No. 18 Kentucky (18-5, 5-4 SEC) for nearly three full quarters, but the Wildcats scored 51 points over the final 14 minutes to pick up a 93-73 win over the Razorbacks.
Kentucky center Clara Strack finished with a career high 33 points and 15 rebounds while Arkansas junior Emily Robinson scored a season high 20 points on 7-11 shooting from the field.
First Quarter - 17-17
- Kentucky won the tip but missed a layup on its first possession. The Hogs came up empty on their first possession.
- Emily Robinson hit a three-pointer for Arkansas' first points of the game.
- Taleyah Jones followed up with her first three of the game and the Razorbacks led for the first time at 6-5.
- The Hogs hit three threes in the first four minutes.
- Arkansas suffered a three-minute scoring drought and the Wildcats got up 15-11 with under two minutes left.
- Bonnie Deas picked up two fouls in the first and sat for the rest of the half.
- For the second straight game, Arkansas was tied at the end of the first quarter.
- Robinson led all scorers with seven points.
- Arkansas trailed 24-31 with two minutes left in the half.
- Kentucky closed the quarter on a 9-2 run thanks to being in the bonus for the last four minutes of the half.
- The Wildcats outscored Arkansas 17-11 for its lowest scoring quarter of the game.
- Deas returned and opened the half with a three, her first points of the game.
- The Hogs tied the game at 40-40 after Taleyah Jones hit two free throws following a lengthy review for a flagrant one on Kentucky's Clara Strack.
- Robinson hit her second three with under five minutes in the quarter and Arkansas led 44-41.
- Kentucky was scoreless from the field for over three minutes midway through the third quarter.
- The Wildcats jumped out to a nine-point lead thanks to free throws and a three from Asia Boone to make it 55-46 with two minutes left in the quarter.
- Arkansas finished the quarter scoreless from the field in the final three minutes and one for its last seven.
- The Hogs entered the fourth with four players with three or more fouls: Ware, Chlarson, Deas and Lawrence.
- Kentucky opened the quarter with a pair of threes and an and-1 from Strack to make it 69-53 early. The Wildcats continued their run, up to 16-2, and led 79-53 with six minutes left.
- Mayberry ended the run with a three.
- Deas had her best quarter with 12 points and was 3-4 from beyond the arc. All 18 of her points came in the second half.
- Kentucky dominated on the boards, 51-24, and scored 18 points off offensive rebounds.
- Arkansas scored an SEC play-high 73 points.
- Jones finished with 19 points, her 17th game in double figures this season.
The Hogs will host Missouri (15-9, 2-7 SEC) on Thursday, Feb. 5 inside Bud Walton Arena.
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