Kentucky puts West Virginia away with early run
Patrick Sparks scored 25 points and led an early 20-0 run that carried No. 7 Kentucky past No. 13 West Virginia 80-66 in the consolation game of the Guardians Classic.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kentucky Wildcats
80
West Virginia Mountaineers
66
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 33 | 47 | 80 |
| WVU | 26 | 40 | 66 |
Municipal Auditorium (MO)
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/26 | vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | W 78-77 | NCAAM |
| 11/10/26 | vs Kansas Jayhawks | L 69-89 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs James Madison Dukes | W 89-80 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs Manhattan Jaspers | W 85-57 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:41 80-69
Rajon Rondo made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:41 79-69
Rajon Rondo made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:41 78-69
Foul on Joe Herber
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:56 78-69
Rajon Rondo made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:56 77-69
Rajon Rondo made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:56 76-69
Foul on J.D. Collins
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:10 76-69
Patrick Sparks made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:10 75-69
Patrick Sparks made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:10 74-69
Foul on Joe Herber
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:28 74-69
Frank Young made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:28 74-68
Foul on Rajon Rondo
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:50 74-68
Patrick Beilein made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Young.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:12 74-65
Ravi Moss made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 2:12 73-65
Foul on Joe Herber
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DunkShot 2:40 73-65
Rekalin Sims made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Patrick Sparks.
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Foul Turnover 3:00 71-65
Foul on Patrick Beilein
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LayupShot 3:25 71-65
Mike Gansey made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Kevin Pittsnogle.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:48 71-63
Ravi Moss made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Sparks.
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LayupShot 4:06 68-63
J.D. Collins made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 4:22 68-61
Rajon Rondo made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Patrick Sparks.
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Foul Turnover 4:22 66-61
Foul on J.D. Collins
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:57 66-61
Patrick Sparks made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:13 63-61
Kevin Pittsnogle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Beilein.
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LayupShot 5:49 63-58
Bobby Perry made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Rajon Rondo.
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Foul Turnover 6:13 61-58
Foul on Ravi Moss
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Foul Turnover 6:20 61-58
Foul on Joe Herber
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LayupShot 6:22 61-58
Rekalin Sims made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Patrick Sparks.
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LayupShot 7:17 59-58
Joe Herber made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Frank Young.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:47 59-56
Ravi Moss made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Sparks.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:39 56-56
Kevin Pittsnogle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Beilein.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:20 56-53
Patrick Beilein made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Herber.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:25 56-50
Kevin Pittsnogle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Herber.
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LayupShot 10:50 56-47
Jared Carter made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 11:36 54-47
Foul on Frank Young
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LayupShot 11:47 54-47
Joe Crawford made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 13:13 52-47
Darris Nichols made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 13:13 52-46
Darris Nichols made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 13:13 52-45
Foul on Ravi Moss
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JumpShot 13:38 52-45
Sheray Thomas made Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 13:52 50-45
Foul on Bobby Perry
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LayupShot 13:55 50-45
Joe Herber made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 14:26 50-43
Sheray Thomas made Two Point Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:04 48-43
Patrick Sparks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Perry.
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JumpShot 15:28 45-43
Kevin Pittsnogle made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Herber.
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LayupShot 15:42 45-41
Rajon Rondo made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 16:22 43-41
Rajon Rondo made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Patrick Sparks.
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LayupShot 16:30 41-41
Joe Herber made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Kevin Pittsnogle.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:15 41-39
Mike Gansey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Herber.
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Foul Turnover 17:35 41-36
Foul on J.D. Collins
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LayupShot 17:41 41-36
Mike Gansey made Two Point Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:22 41-34
Patrick Sparks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rekalin Sims.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 18:33 38-34
Kevin Pittsnogle made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 18:33 38-33
Kevin Pittsnogle made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 18:33 38-32
Foul on Ravi Moss
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Foul Turnover 18:41 38-32
Foul on Frank Young
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:16 38-32
Patrick Sparks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rajon Rondo.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:28 35-32
Kevin Pittsnogle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.D. Collins.
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LayupShot 19:46 35-29
Rekalin Sims made Two Point Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:05 33-29
Frank Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.D. Collins.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:22 33-23
Jared Carter made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 80-69
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Defensive Rebound 0:10 80-69
West Virginia Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 80-69
Joe Herber missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:10 80-69
Kevin Pittsnogle Defensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 0:10 80-69
Patrick Sparks missed Two Point Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:41 80-69
Patrick Sparks Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:41 80-69
Patrick Beilein missed Three Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:41 80-69
Rajon Rondo made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:41 79-69
Rajon Rondo made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:41 78-69
Foul on Joe Herber
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Defensive Rebound 0:50 78-69
Rajon Rondo Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:50 78-69
Darris Nichols missed Two Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:56 78-69
Rajon Rondo made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:56 77-69
Rajon Rondo made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:56 76-69
Foul on J.D. Collins
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Defensive Rebound 1:02 76-69
Rajon Rondo Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:02 76-69
Kevin Pittsnogle missed Three Point Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 1:10 76-69
Official TV Timeout.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:10 76-69
Patrick Sparks made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:10 75-69
Patrick Sparks made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:10 74-69
Foul on Joe Herber
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Defensive Rebound 1:28 74-69
Rajon Rondo Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:28 74-69
Frank Young missed Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:28 74-69
Frank Young made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:28 74-68
Foul on Rajon Rondo
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Offensive Rebound 1:33 74-68
Frank Young Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:33 74-68
Kevin Pittsnogle missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 1:46 74-68
West Virginia Full Timeout.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:50 74-68
Patrick Beilein made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Young.
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Offensive Rebound 1:56 74-65
Frank Young Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:56 74-65
Patrick Beilein missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:12 74-65
Frank Young Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:12 74-65
Ravi Moss missed Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:12 74-65
Ravi Moss made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 2:12 73-65
Foul on Joe Herber
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Steal 2:14 73-65
Ravi Moss Steal.
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DunkShot 2:40 73-65
Rekalin Sims made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Patrick Sparks.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:00 71-65
Official TV Timeout.
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Foul Turnover 3:00 71-65
Foul on Patrick Beilein
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RegularTimeOut 3:16 71-65
West Virginia Full Timeout.
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Team Stats
UK
WVU
30-55
FG
24-58
55
Field Goal %
41
12-26
3PT
10-37
46
Three Point %
27
8-14
FT
8-12
57
Free Throw %
67
34
Rebounds
32
9
Offensive Rebounds
12
25
Defensive Rebounds
20
16
Assists
18
4
Steals
5
1
Blocks
1
11
Turnovers
10
1
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
12
Fouls
13
14
Largest Lead
7
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