No. 5 Kentucky rebounds with 88-67 win over Eastern Kentucky
Alex Poythress had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 16 and No. 5 Kentucky pulled away from Eastern Kentucky 88-67 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
67
Kentucky Wildcats
88
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | 36 | 31 | 67 |
| UK | 50 | 38 | 88 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | L 71-85 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Midway Eagles | W 106-68 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Kentucky Christian Knights | W 105-54 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:08 67-88
Tyler Ulis made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 1:48 67-85
Alex Poythress made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
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JumpShot 2:07 67-83
Greg King made Jumper. Assisted by JaVontae Hawkins.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 65-83
Foul on Isaiah Briscoe.
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DunkShot 2:59 65-83
Alex Poythress made Dunk. Assisted by Isaiah Briscoe.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:40 65-81
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:40 65-80
Foul on Ja'Mill Powell.
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DunkShot 4:14 65-80
Alex Poythress made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
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PersonalFoul 4:29 65-78
Foul on JaVontae Hawkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:37 65-78
Jamal Murray made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:43 65-75
Jamal Murray made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:06 65-73
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:06 64-73
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:06 63-73
Foul on Isaiah Briscoe.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:50 63-73
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:50 63-72
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:50 63-71
Foul on JaVontae Hawkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:11 63-71
Isaac McGlone made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg King.
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JumpShot 7:29 60-71
Marcus Lee made Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Murray.
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LayUpShot 8:19 60-69
JaVontae Hawkins made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:03 58-69
Foul on Alex Poythress.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:44 58-69
JaVontae Hawkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:44 57-69
Foul on Skal Labissiere.
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LayUpShot 9:44 57-69
JaVontae Hawkins made Layup.
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TipShot 10:14 55-69
Paul Jackson made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 10:34 53-69
Skal Labissiere made Layup. Assisted by Derek Willis.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:23 53-67
Skal Labissiere made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:23 53-66
Skal Labissiere made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:23 53-65
Foul on Greg King.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:41 53-65
K.J. Bluford made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 12:08 50-65
Isaiah Briscoe made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:18 50-63
Foul on Charles Matthews.
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LayUpShot 12:44 50-63
Isaiah Briscoe made Layup.
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LayUpShot 13:05 50-61
JaVontae Hawkins made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:12 48-61
Foul on Jaylen Babb-Harrison.
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PersonalFoul 14:14 48-61
Foul on Jamal Murray.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:23 48-61
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:23 48-60
Foul on Nick Mayo.
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LayUpShot 14:23 48-60
Alex Poythress made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:43 48-58
Foul on Jarelle Reischel.
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TipShot 16:04 48-58
Marcus Lee made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 16:26 48-56
Foul on Alex Poythress.
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LayUpShot 16:26 48-56
JaVontae Hawkins made Layup.
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JumpShot 16:45 46-56
Tyler Ulis made Jumper.
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JumpShot 17:23 46-54
Jamal Murray made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 17:30 46-52
Foul on Paul Jackson.
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LayUpShot 17:48 46-52
Nick Mayo made Layup. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
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PersonalFoul 17:52 44-52
Foul on JaVontae Hawkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:20 44-52
Nick Mayo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:49 41-52
Jarelle Reischel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaVontae Hawkins.
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LayUpShot 19:14 38-52
Paul Jackson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 19:38 36-52
Alex Poythress made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 19:49 36-50
Foul on Skal Labissiere.
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JumpShot 0:07 36-50
Ja'Mill Powell made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 34-50
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 33-50
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:57 32-50
Foul on Jamal Murray.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 32-50
Dominique Hawkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 32-49
Dominique Hawkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 32-48
Foul on Jarelle Reischel.
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End Game 0:00 67-88
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:21 67-88
Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:21 67-88
JaVontae Hawkins missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:27 67-88
Isaac McGlone Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:27 67-88
Marcus Lee Block.
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LayUpShot 0:27 67-88
Jarelle Reischel missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:33 67-88
Jarelle Reischel Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:33 67-88
JaVontae Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:43 67-88
JaVontae Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:43 67-88
Jamal Murray missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:53 67-88
Jarelle Reischel Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:08 67-88
Tyler Ulis made Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:15 67-85
Jamal Murray Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:15 67-85
Alex Poythress missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:37 67-85
Alex Poythress Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:37 67-85
Marcus Lee Block.
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LayUpShot 1:37 67-85
Paul Jackson missed Layup.
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DunkShot 1:48 67-85
Alex Poythress made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
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JumpShot 2:07 67-83
Greg King made Jumper. Assisted by JaVontae Hawkins.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:21 65-83
Eastern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:21 65-83
Isaiah Briscoe missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:46 65-83
Alex Poythress Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 65-83
Paul Jackson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 65-83
Foul on Isaiah Briscoe.
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DunkShot 2:59 65-83
Alex Poythress made Dunk. Assisted by Isaiah Briscoe.
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Defensive Rebound 3:23 65-81
Alex Poythress Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:23 65-81
Ja'Mill Powell missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:40 65-81
Jarelle Reischel Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:40 65-81
Tyler Ulis missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:40 65-81
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:40 65-80
Foul on Ja'Mill Powell.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:55 65-80
Official TV Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 3:58 65-80
Marcus Lee Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:58 65-80
Paul Jackson missed Layup.
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DunkShot 4:14 65-80
Alex Poythress made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
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Offensive Rebound 4:29 65-78
Marcus Lee Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:29 65-78
Isaiah Briscoe missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:29 65-78
Foul on JaVontae Hawkins.
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Steal 4:32 65-78
Isaiah Briscoe Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:32 65-78
JaVontae Hawkins Turnover.
Showing the last 40 of 347 events.
Team Stats
EKU
UK
26-65
FG
35-64
40
Field Goal %
55
5-18
3PT
4-19
28
Three Point %
21
10-14
FT
14-20
71
Free Throw %
70
25
Rebounds
50
11
Offensive Rebounds
18
14
Defensive Rebounds
32
11
Assists
18
7
Steals
3
1
Blocks
9
13
Turnovers
17
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
17
1
Technical Fouls
1
1
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
19
Fouls
17
0
Largest Lead
21
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