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01/11 17:20 CST Morgan helps Kentucky rally from 13-point deficit to beat
Oklahoma 63-57
Morgan helps Kentucky rally from 13-point deficit to beat Oklahoma 63-57
By KEITH TAYLOR
Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) --- Tonie Morgan scored 21 points to lead No. 6 Kentucky to
a 63-57 win over fifth-ranked Oklahoma on Sunday.
The Wildcats (15-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) rallied from a 13-point
deficit in the second quarter for their second win over a top 10 opponent in
two weeks. Kentucky opened conference play with an 80-78 win over 12th-ranked
LSU on Jan. 1 in Baton Rouge. The Tigers were ranked No. 5 at the time.
Clara Strack followed Morgan with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Strack had three
of Kentucky eight blocks in the contest. Jordan Obi added 11 points for the
Wildcats. Morgan, the SEC Player of the Week, has scored 50 points in the past
three games for the Wildcats. She connected on a nifty four-point play after
banking in a 3-pointer in the second quarter
Coming off a 64-51 loss at Alabama, the Wildcats forced 18 turnovers and held
the Sooners scoreless in the final four minutes and scored the final six points
of the contest. Oklahoma built a 13-point lead at 24-11 with 7:17 remaining in
the first half, but rallied and tied the score at 34-34 the half.
The Wildcats were without senior Teonni Key, the team's third leading scorer
(11 points per game). Key is recovering from an elbow injury she suffered in a
74-52 win over Missouri on Jan. 4.
Aaliyah Chavez led Oklahoma (14-3, 2-2) with 18 points, followed by Raegan
Beers with 14 and Payton Verhulst with 13. Beers was plagued by foul trouble
and logged just 23 minutes and sat out most of the second half.
Up next
Oklahoma: hosts No. 12 LSU on Sunday.
Kentucky: hosts Florida on Thursday.
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