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
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Andrew Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper.
- Aaron Harrison made Jumper.
- Juwan Staten made Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper.
- Daxter Miles Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trey Lyles made Jumper.
- Gary Browne missed Layup.
- Aaron Harrison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Harrison.
- Juwan Staten missed Jumper.
- Daxter Miles Jr. missed Layup.
- Aaron Harrison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Lyles.
- Juwan Staten missed Jumper.
- Andrew Harrison made Layup.
- Jevon Carter missed Jumper.
- Jonathan Holton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Devin Booker made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Harrison.
- Devin Williams missed Layup.
- Tyler Ulis missed Free Throw.
- Aaron Harrison made Free Throw.
- Aaron Harrison made Free Throw.
- Marcus Lee made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
- Juwan Staten missed Jumper.
- Devin Williams missed Jumper.
- Juwan Staten made Jumper.
- Andrew Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jonathan Holton made Layup.
- Aaron Harrison made Jumper.
- Jonathan Holton made Free Throw.
- Jonathan Holton missed Free Throw.
- Juwan Staten missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trey Lyles made Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
- Tarik Phillip missed Three Point Jumper.
- Willie Cauley-Stein missed Jumper.
- Devin Williams missed Jumper.
- Trey Lyles made Layup.
- Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
- Jevon Carter made Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Staten.
- Andrew Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
- Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
- Devin Booker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Willie Cauley-Stein.
- Devin Williams made Free Throw.
- Devin Williams made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison missed Jumper.
- Jonathan Holton missed Free Throw.
- Devin Williams missed Layup.
- Jonathan Holton missed Layup.
- Devin Booker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Lyles.
- Jonathan Holton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Devin Williams missed Free Throw.
- Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
- Trey Lyles missed Free Throw.
- Juwan Staten made Free Throw.
- Juwan Staten made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Devin Williams made Free Throw.
- Devin Williams made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- BillyDee Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Lee missed Layup.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Gary Browne missed Layup.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- BillyDee Williams missed Layup.
- Dakari Johnson made Jumper.
- BillyDee Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Juwan Staten made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by BillyDee Williams.
- Willie Cauley-Stein made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Harrison.
- Elijah Macon missed Jumper.
- Devin Williams missed Free Throw.
- Devin Williams made Free Throw.
- Tyler Ulis missed Jumper.
- Devin Williams missed Jumper.
- Devin Booker made Jumper.
- Juwan Staten missed Jumper.
- Elijah Macon missed Jumper.
- Aaron Harrison missed Layup.
- Dakari Johnson made Layup.
- Jevon Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Elijah Macon missed Layup.
- Devin Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Devin Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Juwan Staten missed Jumper.
- Dakari Johnson made Free Throw.
- Dakari Johnson made Free Throw.
- Devin Williams missed Layup.
- Dakari Johnson made Free Throw.
- Dakari Johnson made Free Throw.
- Devin Williams missed Jumper.
- Andrew Harrison missed Free Throw.
- Elijah Macon missed Jumper.
- Gary Browne missed Layup.
- Willie Cauley-Stein made Dunk. Assisted by Devin Booker.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper.
- Jevon Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jevon Carter made Layup.
- Tarik Phillip made Layup. Assisted by Jonathan Holton.
- Jevon Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Willie Cauley-Stein made Free Throw.
- Willie Cauley-Stein made Free Throw.
- Juwan Staten made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devin Williams.
- Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
- Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
- Juwan Staten missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
- Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
- Daxter Miles Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Daxter Miles Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Jevon Carter made Layup. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Tarik Phillip missed Jumper.
- Devin Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
- Dakari Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Harrison.
- Devin Williams missed Free Throw.
- Devin Booker made Layup. Assisted by Willie Cauley-Stein.
- Jevon Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Juwan Staten missed Jumper.
- Jonathan Holton made Layup.
- Willie Cauley-Stein missed Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Free Throw.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Layup.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Jonathan Holton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Devin Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Willie Cauley-Stein missed Free Throw.
- Willie Cauley-Stein missed Free Throw.
- Daxter Miles Jr. missed Layup.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Dakari Johnson made Jumper.
- Juwan Staten made Layup.
- Tyler Ulis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Willie Cauley-Stein made Layup.
- Devin Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
- Dakari Johnson missed Jumper.
- Gary Browne missed Free Throw.
- Gary Browne made Free Throw.
- Tyler Ulis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Lee made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
- Dominique Hawkins missed Dunk.
- Trey Lyles missed Layup.
- Gary Browne missed Jumper.
- Trey Lyles made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
- Gary Browne missed Jumper.
- Dominique Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyler Ulis missed Layup.
- Tarik Phillip made Free Throw.
- Tarik Phillip made Free Throw.
- Derek Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | WVU | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Jump Ball won by Kentucky | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:48 | Foul on Devin Williams. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:45 | Foul on Karl-Anthony Towns. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:45 | Karl-Anthony Towns Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:16 | Gary Browne Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:10 | Andrew Harrison missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:10 | Willie Cauley-Stein Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:07 | Foul on Jonathan Holton. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:00 | Daxter Miles Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:46 | Foul on Devin Williams. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:46 | Devin Williams Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:33 | Aaron Harrison made Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:17 | Juwan Staten made Jumper. | 2 | 2 | |
| 17:48 | Foul on Gary Browne. | 2 | 2 | |
| 17:42 | Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper. | 2 | 2 | |
| 17:42 | Jonathan Holton Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 | |
| 17:34 | Daxter Miles Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 2 | |
| 17:34 | Andrew Harrison Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 | |
| 17:15 | Trey Lyles made Jumper. | 2 | 4 | |
| 16:44 | Gary Browne missed Layup. | 2 | 4 | |
| 16:44 | Trey Lyles Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 4 | |
| 16:36 | Aaron Harrison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Harrison. | 2 | 7 | |
| 16:33 | West Virginia Timeout | 2 | 7 | |
| 16:26 | Jevon Carter Turnover. | 2 | 7 | |
| 16:20 | Foul on Brandon Watkins. | 2 | 7 | |
| 16:11 | Foul on Aaron Harrison. | 2 | 7 | |
| 16:11 | Aaron Harrison Turnover. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:46 | Juwan Staten missed Jumper. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:46 | Willie Cauley-Stein Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:35 | Dakari Johnson Turnover. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:35 | Official TV Timeout | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:27 | Daxter Miles Jr. missed Layup. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:27 | Trey Lyles Block. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:27 | Willie Cauley-Stein Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:08 | Aaron Harrison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Lyles. | 2 | 10 | |
| 14:26 | Juwan Staten missed Jumper. | 2 | 10 | |
| 14:26 | Andrew Harrison Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 10 | |
| 14:15 | Andrew Harrison made Layup. | 2 | 12 | |
| 14:01 | Jevon Carter missed Jumper. | 2 | 12 | |
| 14:01 | Elijah Macon Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 12 | |
| 13:58 | Jump Ball won by West Virginia | 2 | 12 | |
| 13:53 | Jonathan Holton missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 12 | |
| 13:53 | Kentucky Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 12 | |
| 13:50 | Foul on Jaysean Paige. | 2 | 12 | |
| 13:44 | Devin Booker made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Harrison. | 2 | 14 | |
| 13:39 | West Virginia Timeout | 2 | 14 | |
| 13:23 | Devin Williams missed Layup. | 2 | 14 | |
| 13:23 | Marcus Lee Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 14 | |
| 13:05 | Foul on Tarik Phillip. | 2 | 14 | |
| 13:05 | Tyler Ulis missed Free Throw. | 2 | 14 | |
| 13:05 | Marcus Lee Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 14 | |
| 12:58 | Foul on Jevon Carter. | 2 | 14 | |
| 12:58 | Aaron Harrison made Free Throw. | 2 | 15 | |
| 12:58 | Aaron Harrison made Free Throw. | 2 | 16 | |
| 12:44 | Foul on Devin Booker. | 2 | 16 | |
| 12:44 | Tarik Phillip Turnover. | 2 | 16 | |
| 12:44 | Andrew Harrison Steal. | 2 | 16 | |
| 12:22 | Marcus Lee made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Ulis. | 2 | 18 | |
| 12:04 | Juwan Staten missed Jumper. | 2 | 18 | |
| 12:04 | Nathan Adrian Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 18 | |
| 11:56 | Devin Williams missed Jumper. | 2 | 18 | |
| 11:56 | Devin Booker Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 18 | |
| 11:50 | Foul on Devin Booker. | 2 | 18 | |
| 11:50 | Devin Booker Turnover. | 2 | 18 | |
| 11:50 | Official TV Timeout | 2 | 18 | |
| 11:19 | Juwan Staten made Jumper. | 4 | 18 | |
| 11:06 | Andrew Harrison missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 18 | |
| 11:06 | Gary Browne Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 18 | |
| 10:56 | Jonathan Holton made Layup. | 6 | 18 | |
| 10:38 | Aaron Harrison made Jumper. | 6 | 20 | |
| 10:22 | Foul on Marcus Lee. | 6 | 20 | |
| 10:22 | Jonathan Holton made Free Throw. | 7 | 20 | |
| 10:22 | Jonathan Holton missed Free Throw. | 7 | 20 | |
| 10:22 | Jonathan Holton Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 20 | |
| 10:17 | Juwan Staten missed Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 20 | |
| 10:17 | Jonathan Holton Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 20 | |
| 10:12 | Jonathan Holton Turnover. | 7 | 20 | |
| 10:12 | Willie Cauley-Stein Steal. | 7 | 20 | |
| 10:03 | Trey Lyles made Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Ulis. | 7 | 22 | |
| 9:34 | Tarik Phillip missed Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 22 | |
| 9:34 | Aaron Harrison Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 22 | |
| 9:20 | Willie Cauley-Stein missed Jumper. | 7 | 22 | |
| 9:20 | Devin Williams Block. | 7 | 22 | |
| 9:20 | Tarik Phillip Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 22 | |
| 9:10 | Devin Williams missed Jumper. | 7 | 22 | |
| 9:10 | Tyler Ulis Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 22 | |
| 8:59 | Trey Lyles made Layup. | 7 | 24 | |
| 8:59 | Foul on Tarik Phillip. | 7 | 24 | |
| 8:59 | Trey Lyles made Free Throw. | 7 | 25 | |
| 8:47 | Foul on Tyler Ulis. | 7 | 25 | |
| 8:45 | Jevon Carter made Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Staten. | 9 | 25 | |
| 8:28 | Andrew Harrison missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 25 | |
| 8:28 | Trey Lyles Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 25 | |
| 8:25 | Foul on Nathan Adrian. | 9 | 25 | |
| 8:25 | Trey Lyles made Free Throw. | 9 | 26 | |
| 8:25 | Trey Lyles made Free Throw. | 9 | 27 | |
| 8:10 | Jevon Carter Turnover. | 9 | 27 | |
| 8:10 | Andrew Harrison Steal. | 9 | 27 | |
| 7:54 | Devin Booker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Willie Cauley-Stein. | 9 | 30 | |
| 7:36 | Foul on Dakari Johnson. | 9 | 30 | |
| 7:36 | Official TV Timeout | 9 | 30 | |
| 7:36 | Devin Williams made Free Throw. | 10 | 30 | |
| 7:36 | Devin Williams made Free Throw. | 11 | 30 | |
| 7:24 | Andrew Harrison missed Jumper. | 11 | 30 | |
| 7:24 | Jonathan Holton Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 30 | |
| 7:03 | Foul on Dakari Johnson. | 11 | 30 | |
| 7:03 | Jonathan Holton missed Free Throw. | 11 | 30 | |
| 7:03 | West Virginia Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 30 | |
| 6:51 | Devin Williams missed Layup. | 11 | 30 | |
| 6:51 | Jonathan Holton Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 30 | |
| 6:49 | Jump Ball won by West Virginia | 11 | 30 | |
| 6:31 | Jonathan Holton missed Layup. | 11 | 30 | |
| 6:31 | Willie Cauley-Stein Block. | 11 | 30 | |
| 6:31 | Trey Lyles Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 30 | |
| 6:23 | Devin Booker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Lyles. | 11 | 33 | |
| 5:46 | Jonathan Holton missed Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 33 | |
| 5:46 | Devin Williams Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 33 | |
| 5:43 | Foul on Karl-Anthony Towns. | 11 | 33 | |
| 5:43 | Devin Williams missed Free Throw. | 11 | 33 | |
| 5:43 | Willie Cauley-Stein Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 33 | |
| 5:33 | Kentucky Timeout | 11 | 33 | |
| 5:21 | Foul on Gary Browne. | 11 | 33 | |
| 5:21 | Trey Lyles made Free Throw. | 11 | 34 | |
| 5:21 | Trey Lyles missed Free Throw. | 11 | 34 | |
| 5:21 | Devin Williams Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 34 | |
| 4:58 | Foul on Tyler Ulis. | 11 | 34 | |
| 4:58 | Juwan Staten made Free Throw. | 12 | 34 | |
| 4:58 | Juwan Staten made Free Throw. | 13 | 34 | |
| 4:41 | Foul on Jaysean Paige. | 13 | 34 | |
| 4:41 | Andrew Harrison made Free Throw. | 13 | 35 | |
| 4:41 | Andrew Harrison made Free Throw. | 13 | 36 | |
| 4:23 | Foul on Andrew Harrison. | 13 | 36 | |
| 4:23 | Devin Williams made Free Throw. | 14 | 36 | |
| 4:23 | Devin Williams made Free Throw. | 15 | 36 | |
| 3:53 | Foul on Jaysean Paige. | 15 | 36 | |
| 3:53 | Official TV Timeout | 15 | 36 | |
| 3:53 | Andrew Harrison made Free Throw. | 15 | 37 | |
| 3:53 | Andrew Harrison made Free Throw. | 15 | 38 | |
| 3:41 | BillyDee Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 38 | |
| 3:41 | Aaron Harrison Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 38 | |
| 3:29 | Marcus Lee missed Layup. | 15 | 38 | |
| 3:29 | Nathan Adrian Block. | 15 | 38 | |
| 3:29 | Nathan Adrian Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 38 | |
| 3:17 | Juwan Staten Turnover. | 15 | 38 | |
| 3:17 | Andrew Harrison Steal. | 15 | 38 | |
| 3:13 | Foul on Juwan Staten. | 15 | 38 | |
| 3:13 | Andrew Harrison made Free Throw. | 15 | 39 | |
| 3:13 | Andrew Harrison made Free Throw. | 15 | 40 | |
| 2:43 | Gary Browne missed Layup. | 15 | 40 | |
| 2:43 | Trey Lyles Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 40 | |
| 2:37 | Trey Lyles missed Jumper. | 15 | 40 | |
| 2:37 | Elijah Macon Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 40 | |
| 2:16 | BillyDee Williams missed Layup. | 15 | 40 | |
| 2:16 | Willie Cauley-Stein Block. | 15 | 40 | |
| 2:16 | Kentucky Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 40 | |
| 1:55 | Dakari Johnson made Jumper. | 15 | 42 | |
| 1:35 | BillyDee Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 42 | |
| 1:35 | Trey Lyles Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 42 | |
| 1:29 | Aaron Harrison Turnover. | 15 | 42 | |
| 1:29 | Juwan Staten Steal. | 15 | 42 | |
| 1:11 | Juwan Staten made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by BillyDee Williams. | 18 | 42 | |
| 0:39 | Willie Cauley-Stein made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Harrison. | 18 | 44 | |
| 0:03 | Elijah Macon missed Jumper. | 18 | 44 | |
| 0:03 | Willie Cauley-Stein Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 44 | |
| 0:02 | Jump Ball won by Kentucky | 18 | 44 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 18 | 44 | |
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 | 10-1 | - | 23-1 |
| Houston | 10-1 | - | 22-2 |
| Kansas | 9-2 | 1 | 19-5 |
| Iowa State | 8-3 | 2 | 21-3 |
| Texas Tech | 8-3 | 2 | 18-6 |
| BYU | 6-5 | 4 | 18-6 |
| UCF | 6-5 | 4 | 17-6 |
| West Virginia | 6-5 | 4 | 15-9 |
| TCU | 5-6 | 5 | 15-9 |
| Cincinnati | 5-7 | 5.5 | 13-12 |
| Oklahoma State | 4-7 | 6 | 16-8 |
| Colorado | 4-8 | 6.5 | 14-11 |
| Arizona State | 4-8 | 6.5 | 13-12 |
| Baylor | 3-9 | 7.5 | 13-11 |
| Kansas State | 1-10 | 9 | 10-14 |
| Utah | 1-10 | 9 | 9-15 |
| 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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