Kentucky Wildcats vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 2nd ROUND AT LOUISVILLE KY
66
16-19
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
WKU | 26 | 40 | 66 |
UK | 45 | 36 | 81 |
81
33-2
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 32 | 13 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | 21 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 36 | 12 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
66 | 25-63 | 6-15 | 10-16 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 19 | |
40% | 40% | 63% |
Kentucky Wildcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 36 | 16 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 35 | 22 | 9-13 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 32 | 12 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | 16 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
81 | 30-54 | 3-10 | 18-25 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 14 | |
56% | 30% | 72% |
Game Information
Louisville, KY

Referee:Gerry Pollard
Referee:Edwin Edsall
Referee:Jerry Heater

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 3-0 | - | 11-3 |
| Middle Tennessee | 3-0 | - | 9-5 |
| Missouri State | 3-0 | - | 9-5 |
| Florida International | 2-1 | 1 | 9-5 |
| Western Kentucky | 2-1 | 1 | 9-5 |
| Jacksonville State | 2-1 | 1 | 7-7 |
| New Mexico State | 1-2 | 2 | 8-5 |
| Louisiana Tech | 1-2 | 2 | 8-6 |
| Delaware | 1-2 | 2 | 5-9 |
| Kennesaw State | 0-3 | 3 | 8-6 |
| Sam Houston | 0-3 | 3 | 8-6 |
| UTEP | 0-3 | 3 | 4-10 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 2-0 | - | 12-3 |
| Vanderbilt | 1-0 | 0.5 | 14-0 |
| Alabama | 1-0 | 0.5 | 11-3 |
| Arkansas | 1-0 | 0.5 | 11-3 |
| Missouri | 1-0 | 0.5 | 11-3 |
| Oklahoma | 1-0 | 0.5 | 11-3 |
| Mississippi State | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-5 |
| Georgia | 1-1 | 1 | 13-2 |
| Tennessee | 1-1 | 1 | 11-4 |
| Florida | 1-1 | 1 | 10-5 |
| South Carolina | 1-1 | 1 | 10-5 |
| Kentucky | 0-1 | 1.5 | 9-5 |
| Ole Miss | 0-1 | 1.5 | 8-6 |
| LSU | 0-2 | 2 | 12-3 |
| Auburn | 0-2 | 2 | 9-6 |
| Texas | 0-2 | 2 | 9-6 |
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