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Mathies' 27 Leads UK Hoops Past Arkansas

A'dia Mathies scored 27 points and Victoria Dunlap added 22 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 20 Kentucky beat Arkansas 71-57 on Sunday for its seventh straight win. Dunlap scored 20 of her points in the second half as Kentucky (20-3, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) broke a 33-33 halftime tie. The Wildcats moved within a half-game of idle Tennessee for the conference lead. Lyndsay Harris scored 20 points and Charity Ford added 10 to lead Arkansas (9-14, 1-9). The Razorbacks led 8-0 and Harris hit four 3-pointers in the first half to help Arkansas stay close with the Wildcats.[IMAGE1]

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