Kentucky Wildcats vs Providence Friars
Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round
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21-12
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
PROV | 31 | 22 | 53 |
UK | 38 | 23 | 61 |
61
22-11
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Ed Croswell made Layup. Assisted by Jared Bynum.
- Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper.
- Bryce Hopkins missed Jumper.
- Cason Wallace missed Free Throw.
- Cason Wallace made Free Throw.
- Cason Wallace missed Jumper.
- Jared Bynum missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jacob Toppin missed Jumper.
- Jacob Toppin made Layup. Assisted by Oscar Tshiebwe.
- Devin Carter made Dunk.
- Cason Wallace missed Three Point Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves missed Three Point Jumper.
- Chris Livingston missed Jumper.
- Oscar Tshiebwe missed Layup.
- Devin Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Noah Locke missed Three Point Jumper.
- Devin Carter made Dunk. Assisted by Jared Bynum.
- Jacob Toppin made Jumper.
- Noah Locke missed Jumper.
- Cason Wallace made Free Throw.
- Cason Wallace missed Free Throw.
- Oscar Tshiebwe made Jumper.
- Bryce Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Devin Carter missed Jumper.
- Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bryce Hopkins made Layup.
- Bryce Hopkins made Free Throw.
- Jacob Toppin made Jumper.
- Clifton Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ed Croswell made Layup.
- Jacob Toppin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cason Wallace missed Jumper.
- Noah Locke made Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cason Wallace.
- Devin Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Hopkins.
- Chris Livingston made Jumper.
- Devin Carter missed Jumper.
- Bryce Hopkins made Layup.
- Chris Livingston made Jumper.
- Clifton Moore missed Free Throw.
- Clifton Moore made Free Throw.
- Jacob Toppin made Jumper.
- Jared Bynum missed Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Toppin.
- Devin Carter made Jumper.
- Oscar Tshiebwe made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Toppin.
- Noah Locke missed Jumper.
- Noah Locke missed Three Point Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves missed Three Point Jumper.
- Oscar Tshiebwe missed Layup.
- Jacob Toppin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Devin Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Oscar Tshiebwe made Jumper. Assisted by Cason Wallace.
- Ed Croswell made Layup. Assisted by Alyn Breed.
- Corey Floyd Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Devin Carter.
- Cason Wallace missed Jumper.
- Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves made Jumper. Assisted by Cason Wallace.
- Bryce Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jacob Toppin missed Jumper.
- Bryce Hopkins missed Jumper.
- Clifton Moore missed Jumper.
- Jacob Toppin made Layup.
- Clifton Moore missed Jumper.
- Jacob Toppin missed Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cason Wallace.
- Bryce Hopkins missed Dunk.
- Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Fredrick.
- Jared Bynum made Three Point Jumper.
- Jacob Toppin made Jumper.
- Jared Bynum made Three Point Jumper.
- Ed Croswell missed Jumper.
- Jacob Toppin missed Jumper.
- Jared Bynum missed Three Point Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
- Bryce Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jacob Toppin missed Jumper.
- Devin Carter missed Free Throw.
- Devin Carter made Free Throw.
- Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper.
- Noah Locke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devin Carter.
- Cason Wallace made Jumper.
- Noah Locke missed Jumper.
- Cason Wallace made Jumper.
- Devin Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cason Wallace missed Jumper.
- Ed Croswell made Layup. Assisted by Noah Locke.
- Chris Livingston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Devin Carter missed Jumper.
- Cason Wallace made Free Throw.
- Ed Croswell missed Layup.
- Bryce Hopkins missed Jumper.
- Chris Livingston missed Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cason Wallace.
- Jared Bynum missed Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
- Chris Livingston missed Jumper.
- Bryce Hopkins missed Free Throw.
- Bryce Hopkins made Free Throw.
- Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
- Devin Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
- CJ Fredrick missed Three Point Jumper.
- CJ Fredrick missed Three Point Jumper.
- Devin Carter missed Jumper.
- Jacob Toppin missed Jumper.
- Corey Floyd Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Cason Wallace missed Jumper.
- Noah Locke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Bynum.
- Noah Locke missed Three Point Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves made Jumper.
- Bryce Hopkins made Free Throw.
- Bryce Hopkins missed Free Throw.
- Antonio Reeves made Jumper.
- Ed Croswell made Dunk. Assisted by Jared Bynum.
- Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
- Ed Croswell made Dunk. Assisted by Bryce Hopkins.
- Cason Wallace missed Jumper.
- Oscar Tshiebwe made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Devin Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cason Wallace missed Jumper.
- Chris Livingston missed Jumper.
- Chris Livingston made Layup. Assisted by Oscar Tshiebwe.
- Devin Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cason Wallace missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jared Bynum missed Jumper.
- Antonio Reeves missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ed Croswell made Layup. Assisted by Devin Carter.
- Jacob Toppin made Free Throw.
- Jacob Toppin made Free Throw.
- Noah Locke missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jared Bynum missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jacob Toppin made Free Throw.
- Jacob Toppin made Free Throw.
- Jared Bynum made Jumper.
- Jared Bynum made Free Throw.
- Antonio Reeves made Free Throw.
- Antonio Reeves missed Free Throw.
- Noah Locke missed Jumper.
- Jacob Toppin made Free Throw.
- Jacob Toppin made Free Throw.
- Ed Croswell made Layup. Assisted by Jared Bynum.
- Jared Bynum missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | PROV | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Jump Ball won by Kentucky | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:40 | Ed Croswell made Layup. Assisted by Jared Bynum. | 2 | 0 | |
| 19:19 | Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper. | 2 | 0 | |
| 19:19 | Ed Croswell Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 | |
| 18:56 | Bryce Hopkins missed Jumper. | 2 | 0 | |
| 18:56 | Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 | |
| 18:35 | Foul on Ed Croswell. | 2 | 0 | |
| 18:35 | Cason Wallace missed Free Throw. | 2 | 0 | |
| 18:35 | Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound. | 2 | 0 | |
| 18:35 | Cason Wallace made Free Throw. | 2 | 1 | |
| 18:19 | Noah Locke Turnover. | 2 | 1 | |
| 18:19 | Cason Wallace Steal. | 2 | 1 | |
| 17:54 | Cason Wallace missed Jumper. | 2 | 1 | |
| 17:54 | Ed Croswell Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 1 | |
| 17:45 | Jared Bynum missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 1 | |
| 17:45 | Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 1 | |
| 17:25 | Jacob Toppin missed Jumper. | 2 | 1 | |
| 17:25 | Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 1 | |
| 17:19 | Jacob Toppin made Layup. Assisted by Oscar Tshiebwe. | 2 | 3 | |
| 16:56 | Ed Croswell Turnover. | 2 | 3 | |
| 16:46 | Cason Wallace Turnover. | 2 | 3 | |
| 16:46 | Devin Carter Steal. | 2 | 3 | |
| 16:41 | Devin Carter made Dunk. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:27 | Cason Wallace missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:27 | Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:21 | Antonio Reeves missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:21 | Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:13 | Chris Livingston missed Jumper. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:13 | Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:06 | Oscar Tshiebwe missed Layup. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16:06 | Providence Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 3 | |
| 15:52 | Devin Carter missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 3 | |
| 15:52 | Jared Bynum Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 3 | |
| 15:42 | Noah Locke missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 3 | |
| 15:42 | Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 3 | |
| 15:25 | Antonio Reeves Turnover. | 4 | 3 | |
| 15:25 | Jared Bynum Steal. | 4 | 3 | |
| 15:21 | Devin Carter made Dunk. Assisted by Jared Bynum. | 6 | 3 | |
| 14:57 | Jacob Toppin made Jumper. | 6 | 5 | |
| 14:37 | Noah Locke missed Jumper. | 6 | 5 | |
| 14:37 | Cason Wallace Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 5 | |
| 14:24 | Foul on Jared Bynum. | 6 | 5 | |
| 14:24 | Official TV Timeout | 6 | 5 | |
| 14:24 | Cason Wallace made Free Throw. | 6 | 6 | |
| 14:24 | Cason Wallace missed Free Throw. | 6 | 6 | |
| 14:24 | Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 6 | |
| 14:21 | Oscar Tshiebwe made Jumper. | 6 | 8 | |
| 13:51 | Bryce Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 8 | |
| 13:51 | Clifton Moore Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 8 | |
| 13:47 | Clifton Moore Turnover. | 6 | 8 | |
| 13:47 | Cason Wallace Steal. | 6 | 8 | |
| 13:42 | Foul on Bryce Hopkins. | 6 | 8 | |
| 13:30 | Foul on Oscar Tshiebwe. | 6 | 8 | |
| 13:30 | Oscar Tshiebwe Turnover. | 6 | 8 | |
| 13:04 | Devin Carter missed Jumper. | 6 | 8 | |
| 13:04 | Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 8 | |
| 12:50 | Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper. | 6 | 8 | |
| 12:50 | Chris Livingston Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 8 | |
| 12:39 | Antonio Reeves missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 8 | |
| 12:39 | Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 8 | |
| 12:32 | Bryce Hopkins made Layup. | 8 | 8 | |
| 12:32 | Foul on CJ Fredrick. | 8 | 8 | |
| 12:32 | Bryce Hopkins made Free Throw. | 9 | 8 | |
| 12:18 | Jacob Toppin made Jumper. | 9 | 10 | |
| 11:57 | Clifton Moore missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 10 | |
| 11:57 | Ed Croswell Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 10 | |
| 11:50 | Ed Croswell made Layup. | 11 | 10 | |
| 11:41 | Jacob Toppin missed Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 10 | |
| 11:41 | Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 10 | |
| 11:38 | Foul on Ed Croswell. | 11 | 10 | |
| 11:38 | Official TV Timeout | 11 | 10 | |
| 11:25 | Cason Wallace missed Jumper. | 11 | 10 | |
| 11:25 | Noah Locke Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 10 | |
| 11:16 | Noah Locke made Jumper. | 13 | 10 | |
| 10:57 | Foul on Devin Carter. | 13 | 10 | |
| 10:46 | Antonio Reeves missed Jumper. | 13 | 10 | |
| 10:46 | Cason Wallace Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 10 | |
| 10:41 | Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cason Wallace. | 13 | 13 | |
| 10:26 | Devin Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Hopkins. | 16 | 13 | |
| 10:09 | Chris Livingston made Jumper. | 16 | 15 | |
| 9:51 | Devin Carter missed Jumper. | 16 | 15 | |
| 9:51 | Chris Livingston Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 15 | |
| 9:43 | Antonio Reeves Turnover. | 16 | 15 | |
| 9:30 | Bryce Hopkins made Layup. | 18 | 15 | |
| 9:08 | Chris Livingston made Jumper. | 18 | 17 | |
| 8:40 | Foul on Daimion Collins. | 18 | 17 | |
| 8:40 | Clifton Moore missed Free Throw. | 18 | 17 | |
| 8:40 | Providence Deadball Team Rebound. | 18 | 17 | |
| 8:40 | Clifton Moore made Free Throw. | 19 | 17 | |
| 8:12 | Jacob Toppin made Jumper. | 19 | 19 | |
| 7:41 | Jared Bynum missed Jumper. | 19 | 19 | |
| 7:41 | Chris Livingston Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 19 | |
| 7:34 | Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Toppin. | 19 | 22 | |
| 7:05 | Devin Carter made Jumper. | 21 | 22 | |
| 6:55 | Oscar Tshiebwe made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Toppin. | 21 | 24 | |
| 6:32 | Noah Locke missed Jumper. | 21 | 24 | |
| 6:32 | Clifton Moore Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 24 | |
| 6:24 | Noah Locke missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 24 | |
| 6:24 | Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 24 | |
| 6:14 | Antonio Reeves missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 24 | |
| 6:14 | Kentucky Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 24 | |
| 6:14 | Official TV Timeout | 21 | 24 | |
| 5:59 | Oscar Tshiebwe missed Layup. | 21 | 24 | |
| 5:59 | Jacob Toppin Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 24 | |
| 5:51 | Jacob Toppin missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 24 | |
| 5:51 | Devin Carter Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 24 | |
| 5:33 | Devin Carter missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 24 | |
| 5:33 | Ed Croswell Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 24 | |
| 5:20 | Foul on Bryce Hopkins. | 21 | 24 | |
| 5:20 | Bryce Hopkins Turnover. | 21 | 24 | |
| 5:10 | Oscar Tshiebwe made Jumper. Assisted by Cason Wallace. | 21 | 26 | |
| 4:45 | Ed Croswell made Layup. Assisted by Alyn Breed. | 23 | 26 | |
| 4:37 | Chris Livingston Turnover. | 23 | 26 | |
| 4:37 | Devin Carter Steal. | 23 | 26 | |
| 4:30 | Corey Floyd Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Devin Carter. | 25 | 26 | |
| 4:13 | Cason Wallace missed Jumper. | 25 | 26 | |
| 4:13 | Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 26 | |
| 4:09 | Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper. | 25 | 26 | |
| 4:09 | Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 26 | |
| 4:03 | Jump Ball won by Kentucky | 25 | 26 | |
| 4:00 | Antonio Reeves made Jumper. Assisted by Cason Wallace. | 25 | 28 | |
| 3:33 | Bryce Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper. | 25 | 28 | |
| 3:33 | Chris Livingston Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 28 | |
| 3:20 | Jacob Toppin missed Jumper. | 25 | 28 | |
| 3:20 | Alyn Breed Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 28 | |
| 3:03 | Bryce Hopkins missed Jumper. | 25 | 28 | |
| 3:03 | Clifton Moore Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 28 | |
| 2:54 | Clifton Moore missed Jumper. | 25 | 28 | |
| 2:54 | Oscar Tshiebwe Block. | 25 | 28 | |
| 2:54 | Jacob Toppin Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 28 | |
| 2:42 | Jacob Toppin made Layup. | 25 | 30 | |
| 2:34 | Clifton Moore missed Jumper. | 25 | 30 | |
| 2:34 | Oscar Tshiebwe Block. | 25 | 30 | |
| 2:34 | Chris Livingston Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 30 | |
| 2:22 | Jacob Toppin missed Jumper. | 25 | 30 | |
| 2:22 | Kentucky Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 30 | |
| 2:17 | Official TV Timeout | 25 | 30 | |
| 2:14 | Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cason Wallace. | 25 | 33 | |
| 1:52 | Bryce Hopkins missed Dunk. | 25 | 33 | |
| 1:52 | Jacob Toppin Block. | 25 | 33 | |
| 1:52 | Cason Wallace Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 33 | |
| 1:42 | Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Fredrick. | 25 | 36 | |
| 1:38 | Providence Timeout | 25 | 36 | |
| 1:38 | Official TV Timeout | 25 | 36 | |
| 1:23 | Noah Locke Turnover. | 25 | 36 | |
| 1:23 | Oscar Tshiebwe Steal. | 25 | 36 | |
| 1:16 | Oscar Tshiebwe Turnover. | 25 | 36 | |
| 0:57 | Jared Bynum made Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 36 | |
| 0:42 | Kentucky Timeout | 28 | 36 | |
| 0:33 | Jacob Toppin made Jumper. | 28 | 38 | |
| 0:03 | Jared Bynum made Three Point Jumper. | 31 | 38 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 31 | 38 | |
Game Information
Greensboro, NC
Referee:Patrick Evans
Referee:John Gaffney
Referee:K.B. Burdett
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 14-1 | - | 24-2 |
| St. John's | 13-1 | 0.5 | 20-5 |
| Villanova | 11-3 | 2.5 | 20-5 |
| Seton Hall | 8-7 | 6 | 18-8 |
| Creighton | 7-8 | 7 | 13-13 |
| Xavier | 5-9 | 8.5 | 13-12 |
| DePaul | 5-9 | 8.5 | 13-12 |
| Georgetown | 5-9 | 8.5 | 13-12 |
| Butler | 4-11 | 10 | 13-13 |
| Providence | 4-11 | 10 | 11-15 |
| Marquette | 4-11 | 10 | 9-17 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 10-2 | - | 19-6 |
| Arkansas | 9-3 | 1 | 19-6 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-4 | 2 | 21-4 |
| Tennessee | 8-4 | 2 | 18-7 |
| Alabama | 8-4 | 2 | 18-7 |
| Kentucky | 8-4 | 2 | 17-8 |
| Missouri | 7-5 | 3 | 17-8 |
| Texas A&M | 7-5 | 3 | 17-8 |
| Texas | 7-5 | 3 | 16-9 |
| Georgia | 5-7 | 5 | 17-8 |
| Auburn | 5-7 | 5 | 14-11 |
| Mississippi State | 4-8 | 6 | 12-13 |
| Oklahoma | 3-9 | 7 | 13-12 |
| Ole Miss | 3-9 | 7 | 11-14 |
| LSU | 2-10 | 8 | 14-11 |
| South Carolina | 2-10 | 8 | 11-14 |
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