Kentucky Wildcats vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 2nd ROUND AT LOUISVILLE KY
66
16-19
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
WKU | 26 | 40 | 66 |
UK | 45 | 36 | 81 |
81
33-2
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 32 | 13 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | 21 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 36 | 12 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
66 | 25-63 | 6-15 | 10-16 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 19 | |
40% | 40% | 63% |
Kentucky Wildcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 36 | 16 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 35 | 22 | 9-13 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 32 | 12 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | 16 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
81 | 30-54 | 3-10 | 18-25 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 14 | |
56% | 30% | 72% |
Game Information
Louisville, KY

Referee:Gerry Pollard
Referee:Edwin Edsall
Referee:Jerry Heater

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |
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