Robyn Benton isn’t from Kentucky, but she calls it home.
In Kentucky’s season-ending 80-71 loss against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament on Friday, Benton went down swinging. The 5-foot-9 guard led Kentucky with 20 points while shooting 8-21 from the field. Benton, otherwise known as Primetime, scored 11 points in the fourth quarter alone, refusing to surrender.
The performance was impressive but expected for anybody familiar with Benton’s game. The former Auburn transfer believed her team could win until the final buzzer sounded.
“We came really close, and in my mind, I’m pretty sure everybody else’s mind, we were thinking ‘win’.