Box score from Kentucky women’s basketball’s nerve-racking NCAA tourney win over Liberty

The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team played Liberty University in Memorial Coliseum in Lexington on Friday afternoon. The Spokane Regional 4 No. 4-seed Wildcats defeated the No. 13-seed Flames 79-78 in the opening game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament for both teams.

Next up for Kentucky is an NCAA Tournament round-of-32 matchup with Kansas State or Fairfield on Sunday in Memorial Coliseum.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Friday’s game:

Points: Georgia Amoore, 34

Rebounds: Clara Strack, 10

Assists: Georgia Amoore, 8

Steals: Georgia Amoore, Clara Strack, 2

Blocks: Amelia Hassett, 3

Turnovers: Georgia Amoore, Dazia Lawrence, 2

Minutes: Georgia Amoore, 40

Three-pointers made: Georgia Amoore 6-10, Dazia Lawrence 3-9, Amelia Hassett 2-7, Clara Strack 1-1

View a complete statistics report from the game.

View the live NCAA Tournament bracket.

View UK’s 2024-25 schedule and results.

Next game

Kentucky vs. Kansas State

When: 2 p.m. Sunday

Where: Memorial Coliseum

TV: ESPN

Records: Kentucky 23-7, Kansas State 27-7

Series: Kentucky leads 1-0

Last meeting: Kentucky beat Kansas State 60-49 on Dec. 3, 2020, at Manhattan, Kansas

This story was originally published March 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM.