LEXINGTON, Ky. — The No. 20 Wildcats (6-0, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) stayed undefeated to start the 2025-26 season Tuesday night, beating Purdue (2-2, 0-0 Big Ten) 76-35.

Junior center Clara Strack had 17 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks while graduate student guard Jordan Obi also scored 17 points and senior guard Tonie Morgan and senior forward Amelia Hassett added 11.

The Wildcats — who went into the game averaging 10.0 blocks per game to rank No. 1 nationally — finished with 10 blocks. Kentucky led the country in blocks last season at 7.0 per game.

Senior forward Teonni Key hit a jumper 15 seconds into the game before Strack followed with a bucket and a 3-pointer to make it 7-0 a little over a minute later, and the Wildcats never trailed. Junior guard Asia Boone hit a 3 that m

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