LEXINGTON – January 4, 2026
The No. 11 University of Kentucky women’s basketball program, who also is eighth in the latest NET rankings, will play host to Missouri in its Southeastern Conference home opener inside Historic Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Jan. 4 at Noon ET.
This season, the women’s basketball program will be giving out four mini collectors posters that create one larger artwork. Fans can get the second of the four mini collectors posters, which Teonni Key, at the entrances this Sunday, while supplies last.
Most recently, Kentucky (14-1, 1-0 SEC) handed No. 5/5 LSU its first loss of the season, as the Wildcats defeated the Tigers, 80-78, in Baton Rouge in the conference opener on New Year’s Day.
Tonie Morgan, senior guard, scored the game-winning buzzer beater on a 3 with under a second left in the game. The Wildcats had a 17-5 deficit in the first four minutes of the game, then used a 13-0 run to take an 18-17 lead just under the two-minute mark of the first quarter.
The triumph marked UK’s highest-ranked road win in program history.
UK became just the second team in the country with a top-five win this season (also Texas). UK scored its most points in a true road game against a top-five opponent (80 points) since Dec. 18, 2011 at No. 3 Notre Dame (83).
It marked the first time since at least 2002-03 that UK had four players score at least 15 points against a top-five opponent
Tonie Morgan – who improved to first in the nation in assists (130) – became the only DI women’s player since at least 2002-03 to have at least 24 points, 12 assists and 0 turnovers against an AP Top 5 opponent. She also is the first SEC player since at least 2002-03 to have three games in a single season with at least 10 assists and 0 turnovers.
Moreover, Teonni Key became the first SEC player to have at least 17 points and 16 rebounds in a true road game against an SEC team in the AP Top 5 since 2007. Also, Asia Boone became the first UK player since at least 2002-03 to make at least five 3s in a true road game against an AP Top 5 opponent.
Sunday will mark the 19th all-time meeting between UK and UM.
Kentucky leads the all-time meetings with Missouri, 13-5, in a series that began in 1989. UK has a perfect 8-0 record over UM at home.
The Wildcats have an active three-game winning streak over the Tigers.
Saniah Tyler, Missouri senior guard, played three seasons at Kentucky, including two years under former head coach Kyra Elzy (2022-23, 2023-24) and one year under head coach Kenny Brooks (2024-25).
Big Blue Nation can watch the game on SEC Network, with Sam Gore and Charli Turner Thorne, former Arizona State head coach, on the call.
