Kentucky Wildcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - SWEET 16
39
25-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 21 | 39 | |
UK | 44 | 34 | 78 |
78
37-0
West Virginia Mountaineers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 21 | 9 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 33 | 14 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
39 | 13-54 | 2-15 | 11-19 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 29 | |
24% | 13% | 58% |
Kentucky Wildcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 29 | 14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | 13 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 9-10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | 12 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | 12 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 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 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
78 | 24-50 | 4-15 | 26-32 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 21 | |
48% | 27% | 81% |
Game Information
Cleveland, OH
Referee:Bryan Kersey
Referee:Jeff Clark
Referee:John Gaffney
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 14-2 | - | 27-2 |
| Houston | 12-4 | 2 | 24-5 |
| Texas Tech | 12-4 | 2 | 22-7 |
| Iowa State | 11-5 | 3 | 24-5 |
| Kansas | 11-5 | 3 | 21-8 |
| UCF | 9-7 | 5 | 20-8 |
| TCU | 9-7 | 5 | 19-10 |
| BYU | 8-8 | 6 | 20-9 |
| West Virginia | 8-8 | 6 | 17-12 |
| Cincinnati | 8-8 | 6 | 16-13 |
| Colorado | 6-10 | 8 | 16-13 |
| Arizona State | 6-10 | 8 | 15-14 |
| Oklahoma State | 5-11 | 9 | 17-12 |
| Baylor | 5-11 | 9 | 15-14 |
| Kansas State | 2-14 | 12 | 11-18 |
| Utah | 2-14 | 12 | 10-19 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 14-2 | - | 23-6 |
| Alabama | 12-4 | 2 | 22-7 |
| Arkansas | 11-5 | 3 | 21-8 |
| Missouri | 10-6 | 4 | 20-9 |
| Tennessee | 10-6 | 4 | 20-9 |
| Kentucky | 10-6 | 4 | 19-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 9-7 | 5 | 22-7 |
| Texas A&M | 9-7 | 5 | 19-10 |
| Texas | 9-7 | 5 | 18-11 |
| Georgia | 8-8 | 6 | 20-9 |
| Auburn | 6-10 | 8 | 15-14 |
| Oklahoma | 5-11 | 9 | 15-14 |
| Mississippi State | 5-11 | 9 | 13-16 |
| Ole Miss | 4-12 | 10 | 12-17 |
| LSU | 3-13 | 11 | 15-14 |
| South Carolina | 3-13 | 11 | 12-17 |
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