Kentucky Wildcats vs East Tennessee State Buccaneers
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGION - 1st ROUND AT NEW ORLEANS
71
20-15
100
33-2
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 26 | 11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 30 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 4-8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | 15 | 4-14 | 2-8 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 6-10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
71 | 23-64 | 4-17 | 21-37 | 40 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 23 | |
36% | 24% | 57% |
Kentucky Wildcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 31 | 22 | 9-10 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | 17 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 4-6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 31 | 29 | 9-11 | 8-9 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 14 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
100 | 31-60 | 15-33 | 23-34 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 24 | |
52% | 45% | 68% |
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 7-2 | - | 15-7 |
| Wofford | 7-2 | - | 15-7 |
| Mercer | 7-3 | 0.5 | 15-8 |
| Furman | 6-3 | 1 | 15-7 |
| The Citadel | 5-5 | 2.5 | 8-15 |
| Western Carolina | 4-5 | 3 | 8-12 |
| UNC Greensboro | 4-6 | 3.5 | 8-15 |
| Samford | 3-6 | 4 | 10-12 |
| Chattanooga | 3-6 | 4 | 9-13 |
| VMI | 1-9 | 6.5 | 6-17 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 7-1 | - | 17-4 |
| Florida | 6-2 | 1 | 15-6 |
| Vanderbilt | 6-3 | 1.5 | 19-3 |
| Arkansas | 6-3 | 1.5 | 16-6 |
| Kentucky | 6-3 | 1.5 | 15-7 |
| Tennessee | 5-3 | 2 | 15-6 |
| Alabama | 4-3 | 2.5 | 14-6 |
| Missouri | 5-4 | 2.5 | 15-7 |
| Auburn | 5-4 | 2.5 | 14-8 |
| Georgia | 4-5 | 3.5 | 16-6 |
| Texas | 4-5 | 3.5 | 13-9 |
| Ole Miss | 3-5 | 4 | 11-10 |
| Mississippi State | 3-6 | 4.5 | 11-11 |
| LSU | 2-7 | 5.5 | 14-8 |
| South Carolina | 2-7 | 5.5 | 11-11 |
| Oklahoma | 1-8 | 6.5 | 11-11 |
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