Kentucky Wildcats vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - ELITE 8
66
32-6
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 35 | 66 | |
UK | 31 | 37 | 68 |
68
38-0
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Trey Lyles made Dunk. Assisted by Karl-Anthony Towns.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper.
- Aaron Harrison missed Jumper.
- Demetrius Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Pat Connaughton made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
- Pat Connaughton missed Layup.
- Zach Auguste made Layup.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Free Throw.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
- Zach Auguste missed Layup.
- Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Pat Connaughton.
- Devin Booker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
- Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
- Devin Booker missed Jumper.
- Marcus Lee made Dunk.
- Willie Cauley-Stein missed Jumper.
- Willie Cauley-Stein made Layup.
- Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper.
- Devin Booker made Layup. Assisted by Karl-Anthony Towns.
- Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
- Jerian Grant made Jumper. Assisted by V.J. Beachem.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
- Steve Vasturia missed Layup.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Tyler Ulis missed Jumper.
- Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Steve Vasturia.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
- Aaron Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper.
- Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper.
- Pat Connaughton missed Layup.
- Zach Auguste made Dunk.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
- Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
- Jerian Grant missed Layup.
- Aaron Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Pat Connaughton missed Jumper.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Jerian Grant made Layup.
- Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant made Jumper.
- Bonzie Colson missed Layup.
- Tyler Ulis missed Layup.
- Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Harrison made Free Throw.
- Aaron Harrison missed Free Throw.
- Bonzie Colson made Layup. Assisted by Steve Vasturia.
- Trey Lyles made Layup.
- Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
- Pat Connaughton missed Jumper.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Aaron Harrison missed Layup.
- Willie Cauley-Stein made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Harrison.
- Jerian Grant missed Layup.
- Bonzie Colson made Layup.
- Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison missed Jumper.
- Trey Lyles made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper.
- Zach Auguste made Dunk. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
- Devin Booker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl-Anthony Towns.
- Steve Vasturia missed Three Point Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Layup.
- Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
- Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Layup.
- Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Pat Connaughton.
- Andrew Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
- Zach Auguste made Dunk.
- Devin Booker made Jumper.
- Steve Vasturia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
- Devin Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Pat Connaughton made Dunk.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Auguste missed Layup.
- Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper.
- Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
- Aaron Harrison missed Jumper.
- Willie Cauley-Stein missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bonzie Colson missed Jumper.
- Willie Cauley-Stein made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Harrison.
- Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
- Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
- Dakari Johnson missed Free Throw.
- Dakari Johnson missed Free Throw.
- Trey Lyles made Layup.
- Trey Lyles missed Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant missed Jumper.
- Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
- Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Andrew Harrison missed Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Demetrius Jackson made Layup.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Layup.
- Steve Vasturia made Layup.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper.
- Jerian Grant missed Layup.
- Zach Auguste missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Zach Auguste made Layup.
- Steve Vasturia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
- Tyler Ulis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl-Anthony Towns.
- Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
- Zach Auguste missed Free Throw.
- Aaron Harrison made Dunk.
- Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant missed Free Throw.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Layup.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
- Pat Connaughton made Free Throw.
- Pat Connaughton missed Free Throw.
- Aaron Harrison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
- Jerian Grant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pat Connaughton.
- Jerian Grant missed Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Layup.
- Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | ND | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Jump Ball won by Kentucky | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:51 | Trey Lyles made Dunk. Assisted by Karl-Anthony Towns. | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:23 | Jerian Grant Turnover. | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:08 | Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:08 | Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:50 | Pat Connaughton Turnover. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:50 | Andrew Harrison Steal. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:27 | Aaron Harrison missed Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:27 | Zach Auguste Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:23 | Foul on Karl-Anthony Towns. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:56 | Demetrius Jackson missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:56 | Pat Connaughton Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:49 | Pat Connaughton Turnover. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:49 | Trey Lyles Steal. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:47 | Trey Lyles Turnover. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:47 | Jerian Grant Steal. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:44 | Pat Connaughton made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant. | 2 | 2 | |
| 17:05 | Kentucky Turnover. | 2 | 2 | |
| 16:40 | Pat Connaughton missed Layup. | 2 | 2 | |
| 16:40 | Karl-Anthony Towns Block. | 2 | 2 | |
| 16:40 | Zach Auguste Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 | |
| 16:37 | Zach Auguste made Layup. | 4 | 2 | |
| 16:23 | Foul on Steve Vasturia. | 4 | 2 | |
| 16:23 | Karl-Anthony Towns missed Free Throw. | 4 | 2 | |
| 16:23 | Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound. | 4 | 2 | |
| 16:23 | Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:07 | Zach Auguste missed Layup. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:07 | Dakari Johnson Block. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:07 | Marcus Lee Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:00 | Trey Lyles Turnover. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:00 | Steve Vasturia Steal. | 4 | 3 | |
| 15:53 | Official TV Timeout | 4 | 3 | |
| 15:43 | Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Pat Connaughton. | 6 | 3 | |
| 15:21 | Devin Booker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Ulis. | 6 | 6 | |
| 15:00 | Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant. | 8 | 6 | |
| 14:29 | Devin Booker missed Jumper. | 8 | 6 | |
| 14:29 | Marcus Lee Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 6 | |
| 14:29 | Marcus Lee made Dunk. | 8 | 8 | |
| 13:59 | Demetrius Jackson Turnover. | 8 | 8 | |
| 13:33 | Willie Cauley-Stein missed Jumper. | 8 | 8 | |
| 13:33 | Willie Cauley-Stein Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 8 | |
| 13:27 | Willie Cauley-Stein made Layup. | 8 | 10 | |
| 12:54 | Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant. | 11 | 10 | |
| 12:25 | Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper. | 11 | 10 | |
| 12:25 | Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 10 | |
| 12:16 | V.J. Beachem Turnover. | 11 | 10 | |
| 12:16 | Karl-Anthony Towns Steal. | 11 | 10 | |
| 12:11 | Devin Booker made Layup. Assisted by Karl-Anthony Towns. | 11 | 12 | |
| 11:48 | Demetrius Jackson missed Layup. | 11 | 12 | |
| 11:48 | Devin Booker Block. | 11 | 12 | |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 12 | |
| 11:48 | Official TV Timeout | 11 | 12 | |
| 11:47 | Jerian Grant made Jumper. Assisted by V.J. Beachem. | 13 | 12 | |
| 11:35 | Foul on Bonzie Colson. | 13 | 12 | |
| 11:35 | Andrew Harrison made Free Throw. | 13 | 13 | |
| 11:35 | Andrew Harrison made Free Throw. | 13 | 14 | |
| 11:09 | Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson. | 15 | 14 | |
| 10:46 | Andrew Harrison Turnover. | 15 | 14 | |
| 10:28 | Steve Vasturia missed Layup. | 15 | 14 | |
| 10:28 | Karl-Anthony Towns Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 14 | |
| 10:08 | Trey Lyles missed Jumper. | 15 | 14 | |
| 10:08 | Karl-Anthony Towns Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 14 | |
| 10:01 | Tyler Ulis missed Jumper. | 15 | 14 | |
| 10:01 | Steve Vasturia Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 14 | |
| 9:52 | Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Steve Vasturia. | 17 | 14 | |
| 9:34 | Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper. | 17 | 16 | |
| 9:34 | Foul on Zach Auguste. | 17 | 16 | |
| 9:34 | Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw. | 17 | 17 | |
| 9:18 | Demetrius Jackson Turnover. | 17 | 17 | |
| 9:18 | Karl-Anthony Towns Steal. | 17 | 17 | |
| 9:11 | Aaron Harrison missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 17 | |
| 9:11 | Andrew Harrison Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 17 | |
| 9:02 | Trey Lyles missed Jumper. | 17 | 17 | |
| 9:02 | Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 17 | |
| 8:41 | Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 17 | |
| 8:41 | Aaron Harrison Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 17 | |
| 8:29 | Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper. | 17 | 19 | |
| 8:09 | Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 19 | |
| 8:09 | Andrew Harrison Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 19 | |
| 7:52 | Trey Lyles missed Jumper. | 17 | 19 | |
| 7:52 | Trey Lyles Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 19 | |
| 7:46 | Kentucky Timeout | 17 | 19 | |
| 7:42 | Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper. | 17 | 19 | |
| 7:42 | Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 19 | |
| 7:06 | Pat Connaughton missed Layup. | 17 | 19 | |
| 7:06 | Zach Auguste Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 19 | |
| 7:06 | Zach Auguste made Dunk. | 19 | 19 | |
| 6:33 | Foul on Zach Auguste. | 19 | 19 | |
| 6:33 | Official TV Timeout | 19 | 19 | |
| 6:33 | Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw. | 19 | 20 | |
| 6:33 | Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw. | 19 | 21 | |
| 6:15 | Demetrius Jackson missed Layup. | 19 | 21 | |
| 6:15 | Dakari Johnson Block. | 19 | 21 | |
| 6:15 | Pat Connaughton Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 21 | |
| 6:10 | Jump Ball won by Notre Dame | 19 | 21 | |
| 6:06 | Jerian Grant missed Layup. | 19 | 21 | |
| 6:06 | Dakari Johnson Block. | 19 | 21 | |
| 6:06 | Dakari Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 21 | |
| 6:01 | Aaron Harrison missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 21 | |
| 6:01 | Steve Vasturia Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 21 | |
| 5:30 | Pat Connaughton missed Jumper. | 19 | 21 | |
| 5:30 | Dakari Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 21 | |
| 5:13 | Trey Lyles missed Jumper. | 19 | 21 | |
| 5:13 | Bonzie Colson Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 21 | |
| 5:05 | Jerian Grant made Layup. | 21 | 21 | |
| 5:05 | Foul on Andrew Harrison. | 21 | 21 | |
| 5:05 | Jerian Grant made Free Throw. | 22 | 21 | |
| 4:45 | Foul on Karl-Anthony Towns. | 22 | 21 | |
| 4:45 | Karl-Anthony Towns Turnover. | 22 | 21 | |
| 4:29 | Jerian Grant made Jumper. | 24 | 21 | |
| 4:02 | Trey Lyles Turnover. | 24 | 21 | |
| 4:02 | Pat Connaughton Steal. | 24 | 21 | |
| 3:55 | Bonzie Colson missed Layup. | 24 | 21 | |
| 3:55 | Trey Lyles Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 21 | |
| 3:45 | Tyler Ulis missed Layup. | 24 | 21 | |
| 3:45 | Bonzie Colson Block. | 24 | 21 | |
| 3:45 | Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 21 | |
| 3:21 | Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 21 | |
| 3:21 | Aaron Harrison Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 21 | |
| 3:10 | Foul on Pat Connaughton. | 24 | 21 | |
| 3:10 | Official TV Timeout | 24 | 21 | |
| 3:10 | Aaron Harrison made Free Throw. | 24 | 22 | |
| 3:10 | Aaron Harrison missed Free Throw. | 24 | 22 | |
| 3:10 | Bonzie Colson Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 22 | |
| 2:44 | Bonzie Colson made Layup. Assisted by Steve Vasturia. | 26 | 22 | |
| 2:22 | Trey Lyles made Layup. | 26 | 24 | |
| 2:22 | Foul on Jerian Grant. | 26 | 24 | |
| 2:22 | Trey Lyles made Free Throw. | 26 | 25 | |
| 2:02 | Pat Connaughton missed Jumper. | 26 | 25 | |
| 2:02 | Willie Cauley-Stein Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 25 | |
| 1:53 | Foul on Pat Connaughton. | 26 | 25 | |
| 1:53 | Andrew Harrison made Free Throw. | 26 | 26 | |
| 1:53 | Andrew Harrison made Free Throw. | 26 | 27 | |
| 1:34 | Foul on Trey Lyles. | 26 | 27 | |
| 1:34 | Jerian Grant made Free Throw. | 27 | 27 | |
| 1:34 | Jerian Grant made Free Throw. | 28 | 27 | |
| 1:09 | Trey Lyles missed Jumper. | 28 | 27 | |
| 1:09 | Kentucky Offensive Rebound. | 28 | 27 | |
| 0:52 | Aaron Harrison missed Layup. | 28 | 27 | |
| 0:52 | Aaron Harrison Offensive Rebound. | 28 | 27 | |
| 0:48 | Willie Cauley-Stein made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Harrison. | 28 | 29 | |
| 0:31 | Jerian Grant missed Layup. | 28 | 29 | |
| 0:31 | Trey Lyles Block. | 28 | 29 | |
| 0:31 | Trey Lyles Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 29 | |
| 0:31 | Trey Lyles Turnover. | 28 | 29 | |
| 0:31 | Bonzie Colson Steal. | 28 | 29 | |
| 0:27 | Bonzie Colson made Layup. | 30 | 29 | |
| 0:27 | Foul on Andrew Harrison. | 30 | 29 | |
| 0:27 | Bonzie Colson made Free Throw. | 31 | 29 | |
| 0:03 | Andrew Harrison missed Jumper. | 31 | 29 | |
| 0:03 | Trey Lyles Offensive Rebound. | 31 | 29 | |
| 0:03 | Trey Lyles made Two Point Tip Shot. | 31 | 31 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 31 | 31 | |
Game Information
Cleveland, OH
Referee:Chris Rastatter
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:David Hall
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 10-1 | - | 21-2 |
| Clemson | 10-1 | - | 20-4 |
| Virginia | 9-2 | 1 | 20-3 |
| NC State | 9-2 | 1 | 18-6 |
| North Carolina | 7-3 | 2.5 | 19-4 |
| Miami | 7-3 | 2.5 | 18-5 |
| Louisville | 7-4 | 3 | 17-6 |
| SMU | 5-5 | 4.5 | 16-7 |
| California | 5-6 | 5 | 17-7 |
| Virginia Tech | 5-6 | 5 | 16-8 |
| Florida State | 4-6 | 5.5 | 11-12 |
| Stanford | 4-7 | 6 | 15-9 |
| Syracuse | 4-7 | 6 | 13-11 |
| Wake Forest | 2-8 | 7.5 | 11-12 |
| Boston College | 2-8 | 7.5 | 9-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-9 | 8 | 11-13 |
| Notre Dame | 2-9 | 8 | 11-13 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-9 | 8 | 9-15 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 8-2 | - | 17-6 |
| Kentucky | 8-3 | 0.5 | 17-7 |
| Arkansas | 7-3 | 1 | 17-6 |
| Texas A&M | 7-3 | 1 | 17-6 |
| Vanderbilt | 6-4 | 2 | 19-4 |
| Tennessee | 6-4 | 2 | 16-7 |
| Alabama | 6-4 | 2 | 16-7 |
| Missouri | 6-4 | 2 | 16-7 |
| Texas | 6-5 | 2.5 | 15-9 |
| Georgia | 5-5 | 3 | 17-6 |
| Auburn | 5-5 | 3 | 14-9 |
| Ole Miss | 3-7 | 5 | 11-12 |
| Mississippi State | 3-7 | 5 | 11-12 |
| LSU | 2-8 | 6 | 14-9 |
| Oklahoma | 2-9 | 6.5 | 12-12 |
| South Carolina | 2-9 | 6.5 | 11-13 |
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