No. 10 Kentucky women beat Alabama 73-48

By foxsports
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Evelyn Akhator scored a career-high 21 points and No. 10 Kentucky beat Alabama 73-48 on Thursday night.

Coming off a 66-61 loss to Auburn to open Southeastern Conference play Sunday, the Wildcats (12-1, 1-1) bounced back to remain undefeated at home at 9-0.

Akhator did most of her scoring in the second half with 13 points. Alexis Jennings added 12 points, and Janee Thompson, Makayla Epps and Maci Morris each had 10.

Morris didn't score in the first half, but connected on a pair of 3-pointers and had 10 points to fuel Kentucky's offense in the third quarter.

Karyla Middlebrook led Alabama (12-3, 1-1) with 12 points, and Hannah Cook added 10.