NASHVILLE — The Kentucky women's basketball team has continued their win streak into the postseason, nabbing their seventh straight victory in a SEC Tournament bout against Mississippi Stat.
No. 7 seed Kentucky beat the No. 10-seed Bulldogs 83-67 on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. The Wildcats (16-11) advanced to the quarterfinals, where they will face No. 2 seed LSU on Friday night.
Mississippi State's defense did a good job keeping Kentucky superstar Rhyne Howard in check for most of the first quarter.
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Howard, who has more than 2,000 career points, was able to get into a groove early in the second quarter.