Kentucky Wildcats vs Providence Friars
Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round
53
21-12
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
PROV | 31 | 22 | 53 |
UK | 38 | 23 | 61 |
61
22-11
Game Leaders
Team Stats
36% (21-58)
Field Goal %
37% (23-63)
21% (5-24)
Three Point %
31% (5-16)
55% (6-11)
Free Throw %
77% (10-13)
10
Turnovers
11
31
Rebounds
48
3
Largest Lead
11
Game Information
Greensboro, NC
Referee:Patrick Evans
Referee:John Gaffney
Referee:K.B. Burdett
Team Stats
| FG | 21-58 | 23-63 |
| Field Goal % | 36 | 37 |
| 3PT | 5-24 | 5-16 |
| Three Point % | 21 | 31 |
| FT | 6-11 | 10-13 |
| Free Throw % | 55 | 77 |
| Rebounds | 31 | 48 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 8 | 18 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 23 | 30 |
| Assists | 12 | 10 |
| Steals | 5 | 6 |
| Blocks | 1 | 4 |
| Total Turnovers | 10 | 11 |
| Points Off Turnovers | 11 | 7 |
| Fast Break Points | 12 | 5 |
| Points in Paint | 28 | 22 |
| Fouls | 16 | 12 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Largest Lead | 3 | 11 |
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 16-2 | - | 26-3 |
| St. John's | 15-2 | 0.5 | 22-6 |
| Villanova | 13-4 | 2.5 | 22-6 |
| Seton Hall | 9-8 | 6.5 | 19-9 |
| Creighton | 8-10 | 8 | 14-15 |
| DePaul | 7-10 | 8.5 | 15-13 |
| Providence | 6-11 | 9.5 | 13-15 |
| Butler | 6-12 | 10 | 15-14 |
| Xavier | 5-12 | 10.5 | 13-15 |
| Georgetown | 5-12 | 10.5 | 13-15 |
| Marquette | 5-12 | 10.5 | 10-18 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 13-2 | - | 22-6 |
| Alabama | 11-4 | 2 | 21-7 |
| Arkansas | 11-4 | 2 | 21-7 |
| Tennessee | 10-5 | 3 | 20-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 9-6 | 4 | 22-6 |
| Missouri | 9-6 | 4 | 19-9 |
| Texas A&M | 9-6 | 4 | 19-9 |
| Kentucky | 9-6 | 4 | 18-10 |
| Texas | 8-7 | 5 | 17-11 |
| Georgia | 7-8 | 6 | 19-9 |
| Auburn | 6-9 | 7 | 15-13 |
| Mississippi State | 5-10 | 8 | 13-15 |
| Oklahoma | 4-11 | 9 | 14-14 |
| LSU | 3-12 | 10 | 15-13 |
| South Carolina | 3-12 | 10 | 12-16 |
| Ole Miss | 3-12 | 10 | 11-17 |
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