Kentucky women bounced from NCAA Tournament with 80-79 OT loss to Kansas State
Updated: 4:21 PM EDT Mar 23, 2025
The Kentucky women’s basketball team have been bounced out of the NCAA tournament after an 80-79 overtime loss to the Kansas State Wildcats.The two Wildcats squads went against each other Sunday afternoon at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington.It was neck-and-neck throughout much of the game and certainly in the fourth quarter with each team exchanging blows.No. 4 seed Kentucky finally took a five-point lead over No. 5 seed Kansas State just before the two-minute mark in regulation. Then, Kansas State took a one-point lead before Georgia Amoore responded by pulling up for a deep three and burying it with 33 seconds on the clock, giving Kentucky a 69-67 lead.Kansas State tied it up again and sent it to overtime after Kentucky failed to get a good shot up with eight seconds left.In overtime, it was more of the same with each team trading shots until Kansas State made a three to go up one point.Kentucky had last possession, and Amoore was able to get two good three-point shot attempts off, but neither fell. Ultimately Kansas State walked off with the one-point margin of victory. What’s nextKansas State will travel to play in the Spokane, Washington region.They will take on the winner of the University of Southern California Trojans and Mississippi State Bulldogs.The Kentucky women’s team finishes its first season under new head coach Kenny Brooks with a 23-8 overall record.NCAA women’s tournament: Updates
LEXINGTON, Ky. —The Kentucky women’s basketball team have been bounced out of the NCAA tournament after an 80-79 overtime loss to the Kansas State Wildcats.
The two Wildcats squads went against each other Sunday afternoon at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington.
It was neck-and-neck throughout much of the game and certainly in the fourth quarter with each team exchanging blows.
No. 4 seed Kentucky finally took a five-point lead over No. 5 seed Kansas State just before the two-minute mark in regulation.
Then, Kansas State took a one-point lead before Georgia Amoore responded by pulling up for a deep three and burying it with 33 seconds on the clock, giving Kentucky a 69-67 lead.
Kansas State tied it up again and sent it to overtime after Kentucky failed to get a good shot up with eight seconds left.
In overtime, it was more of the same with each team trading shots until Kansas State made a three to go up one point.
Kentucky had last possession, and Amoore was able to get two good three-point shot attempts off, but neither fell.
Ultimately Kansas State walked off with the one-point margin of victory.
What’s next
Kansas State will travel to play in the Spokane, Washington region.
They will take on the winner of the University of Southern California Trojans and Mississippi State Bulldogs.
The Kentucky women’s team finishes its first season under new head coach Kenny Brooks with a 23-8 overall record.
NCAA women’s tournament: Updates
