Kentucky uses strong first quarter to cruise to 75-55 bounce back victory over Texas A&M

Kentucky has struggled mightily over the last month or so, but with Texas A&M in town on Thursday, the Cats had a chance to get their groove back against an Aggies squad that just upset No. 23 Alabama. Plus, after losing to A&M last year 61-55 in College Station, Kentucky would surely come into this matchup extra hungry to get the win.

And get the win they did, as Kentucky beat Texas A&M 75-55 to snap a two-game skid and move to 19-7 (6-6 SEC) on the year.

Tonie Morgan had five points and five assists through the first quarter of play, and her third of the night was a record-breaker. With her 214th assist of the season, Morgan set the Kentucky single season assists record, breaking the record that Georgia Amoore set a year ago. Morgan did so through five less games.

With her third assist against Texas A&M, Tonie Morgan has broken the Kentucky single season assists record that was set by Georgia Amoore a year ago.

Morgan has recorded 214 assists (and counting) through 26 games this season. Amoore had 213 in 31 games. pic.twitter.com/iLSEXU4BsO

— Phoenix Stevens (@PStevensKSR) February 12, 2026

Additionally, we saw a different starting lineup this time around. Instead of Jordan Obi starting at the two, Asia Boone did. That resulted in a lightning fast first quarter for the Cats, and by the time the period had concluded, the Cats had gotten out to a 27-5 lead.

Kentucky went flat in the second quarter, however, as A&M won the period 13-11. Kentucky’s defense didn’t fall apart or anything, but shots just weren’t going in. At the half, the Cats led 38-18, but some things needed to be cleaned up heading into the last 20 minutes of regulation.

The third quarter seemed to last as long as the entire first half because a foul was called practically every possession down the floor. A flagrant two on the Aggies didn’t stop them from (literally) trying to scratch and claw back into the game, and as a result, Kentucky just couldn’t find a ton of momentum offensively. The Cats led 58-34 through the third.

As they had done after getting off to that fast first-quarter start, Kentucky coasted their way to the win in the fourth quarter. It wasn’t pretty for three-fourths of the game, but winning is certainly more fun than losing.

Kentucky will be back in Historic Memorial Coliseum on Sunday when the Cats take on No. 14 Ole Miss (19-5, 6-3 SEC). The Rebels got the best of Kentucky a year ago down in Oxford, winning 66-57. With Kentucky’s chances of hosting in the NCAA Tournament at jeopardy, a Quad 1 win would do wonders at this point in the season. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET on SEC Network.