Kentucky (20-7, 7-6 Southeastern Conference) had 22 points off of 14 Ole Miss turnovers. Meanwhile, the Rebels were only able to get eight points off of 14 UK miscues.
Ole Miss scored first, but Kentucky tied the game on two Strack free throws. Strack scored again to give UK its first lead, 4-2, but Ole Miss responded to tie the game. A Morgan layup and a Strack jumper gave the Cats a four-point lead, but Ole Miss hit a three to get within one.
Strack scored underneath and Jordan Obi scored in the lane to give UK a 12-7 lead. After two Ole Miss free throws, Morgan scored to again give the Cats a five-point lead. Ole Miss cut it to three but Boone hit a three late and Kentucky led 17-11 after one quarter.
The Rebels scored first in the second quarter but Amelia Hassett hit a three to give the Cats a 20-13 advantage. After two Ole Miss free throws, Boone hit a three from the corner and was fouled in the process. The four-point play gave Kentucky a 24-15 lead.
Obi scored on a pass from Morgan to extend the lead to 11 and force an Ole Miss timeout. Strack would score twice, and UK got threes from Boone, Hassett and Boone to complete a 19-0 run that gave Kentucky a 39-15 lead. The Rebels scored the last five points of the half, but the Cats held a commanding 39-20 lead at the break. Boone led all scorers with 13 in the first 20 minutes.
Ole Miss scored the first five points of the third quarter before Strack got the Cats on the board. The Rebels scored the next four before Strack hit two free throws to give UK a 43-29 lead. Ole Miss hit two free throws before Strack made two more to extend the lead to 45-31. Ole Miss made a free throw to cut the UK lead to 13.
Boone scored on a mid-range jumper, but the Rebels responded with a bucket on the other end. Morgan scored and Hassett hit a three to extend the UK lead to 52-34. The Rebels scored the next six before a Morgan three-point play stretched the UK lead to 55-40. Ole Miss scored just before the buzzer but Kentucky led 55-42 after three quarters.
Teonni Key made her first basket early in the fourth quarter but Ole Miss answered by scoring the next nine to cut the UK lead to 57-51 with 6:45 to play. Strack scored to stop the run, then scored six more in a row to give Kentucky a 65-51 lead. A Morgan basket extended the lead to 16 and completed a 10-0 run.
UK would lead by 19 late in the fourth quarter before settling for the 17-point victory.
Kentucky returns to action on Sunday, visiting Nashville to take on Vanderbilt. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. ET and the game can be seen on SEC Network Plus.