Kentucky Wildcats vs Iowa State Cyclones
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 3rd ROUND AT LOUISVILLE KY
71
23-11
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
ISU | 27 | 44 | 71 |
UK | 38 | 49 | 87 |
87
34-2
Iowa State Cyclones
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 4 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | 23 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 27 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | 15 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | 6-19 | 1-10 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 6 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
71 | 25-61 | 3-22 | 18-25 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 17 | |
41% | 14% | 72% |
Kentucky Wildcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 40 | 15 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 33 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 33 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 36 | 24 | 10-14 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | 16 | 5-8 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 3 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | 19 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
87 | 31-56 | 10-20 | 15-22 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 19 | |
55% | 50% | 68% |
Game Information
Louisville, KY
Referee:Jamie Luckie
Referee:Sean Corbin
Referee:Gerry Pollard
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
| Southeastern 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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