Kentucky Wildcats vs East Tennessee State Buccaneers
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGION - 1st ROUND AT NEW ORLEANS
71
20-15
100
33-2
Game Leaders
Team Stats
36% (23-64)
Field Goal %
52% (31-60)
24% (4-17)
Three Point %
45% (15-33)
57% (21-37)
Free Throw %
68% (23-34)
14
Turnovers
14
40
Rebounds
44
1
Largest Lead
40
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Team Stats
| FG | 23-64 | 31-60 |
| Field Goal % | 36 | 52 |
| 3PT | 4-17 | 15-33 |
| Three Point % | 24 | 45 |
| FT | 21-37 | 23-34 |
| Free Throw % | 57 | 68 |
| Rebounds | 40 | 44 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 15 | 11 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 25 | 33 |
| Assists | 11 | 27 |
| Steals | 11 | 8 |
| Blocks | 1 | 11 |
| Total Turnovers | 14 | 14 |
| Points Off Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fast Break Points | 0 | 0 |
| Points in Paint | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 23 | 24 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Largest Lead | 1 | 40 |
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 11-2 | - | 19-7 |
| Wofford | 9-4 | 2 | 17-9 |
| Mercer | 8-5 | 3 | 16-10 |
| Furman | 7-6 | 4 | 16-10 |
| Samford | 7-6 | 4 | 14-12 |
| UNC Greensboro | 7-6 | 4 | 11-15 |
| The Citadel | 6-7 | 5 | 9-17 |
| Western Carolina | 5-8 | 6 | 9-15 |
| Chattanooga | 4-9 | 7 | 10-16 |
| VMI | 1-12 | 10 | 6-20 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 9-2 | - | 18-6 |
| Arkansas | 8-3 | 1 | 18-6 |
| Kentucky | 8-3 | 1 | 17-7 |
| Vanderbilt | 7-4 | 2 | 20-4 |
| Tennessee | 7-4 | 2 | 17-7 |
| Alabama | 7-4 | 2 | 17-7 |
| Missouri | 7-4 | 2 | 17-7 |
| Texas A&M | 7-4 | 2 | 17-7 |
| Texas | 6-5 | 3 | 15-9 |
| Georgia | 5-6 | 4 | 17-7 |
| Auburn | 5-6 | 4 | 14-10 |
| Ole Miss | 3-8 | 6 | 11-13 |
| Mississippi State | 3-8 | 6 | 11-13 |
| LSU | 2-9 | 7 | 14-10 |
| Oklahoma | 2-9 | 7 | 12-12 |
| South Carolina | 2-9 | 7 | 11-13 |
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