Poythress scores 25, No. 9 Kentucky beats Alabama 77-61
Alex Poythress scored a career-high 25 points and had seven rebounds and No. 9 Kentucky beat Alabama 77-61 to bounce back from a loss.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kentucky Wildcats
77
Alabama Crimson Tide
61
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 38 | 39 | 77 |
| ALA | 28 | 33 | 61 |
Coleman Coliseum · 15,383 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 77-61
Lawson Schaffer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Riley Norris.
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JumpShot 0:17 77-58
Isaiah Briscoe made Jumper.
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DunkShot 0:39 75-58
Donta Hall made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 75-56
Jamal Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 74-56
Foul on Donta Hall.
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LayUpShot 0:51 74-56
Jamal Murray made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 72-56
Jamal Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 71-56
Jamal Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 70-56
Foul on Brandon Austin.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:05 70-56
Shannon Hale made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:05 70-55
Shannon Hale made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:05 70-54
Foul on Derek Willis.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 70-54
Foul on Alex Poythress.
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JumpShot 2:56 70-54
Isaiah Briscoe made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:34 68-54
Foul on Donta Hall.
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LayUpShot 4:34 68-54
Marcus Lee made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:25 66-54
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:25 65-54
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:25 64-54
Foul on Justin Coleman.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:29 64-54
Riley Norris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:29 64-53
Riley Norris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:29 64-52
Foul on Derek Willis.
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JumpShot 5:49 64-52
Alex Poythress made Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Briscoe.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:19 62-52
Arthur Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Coleman.
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PersonalFoul 6:34 62-49
Foul on Alex Poythress.
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PersonalFoul 7:15 62-49
Foul on Riley Norris.
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JumpShot 7:15 62-49
Isaiah Briscoe made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:36 60-49
Retin Obasohan made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:36 60-48
Retin Obasohan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:36 60-47
Foul on Derek Willis.
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PersonalFoul 7:50 60-47
Foul on Tyler Ulis.
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JumpShot 8:11 60-47
Jamal Murray made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:39 58-47
Riley Norris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:39 58-46
Foul on Marcus Lee.
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LayUpShot 8:39 58-46
Riley Norris made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:00 58-44
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:00 57-44
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:00 56-44
Foul on Jimmie Taylor.
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PersonalFoul 9:15 56-44
Foul on Alex Poythress.
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JumpShot 9:33 56-44
Isaiah Briscoe made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:24 54-44
Marcus Lee made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
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LayUpShot 10:50 52-44
Arthur Edwards made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:44 52-42
Foul on Marcus Lee.
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PersonalFoul 11:45 52-42
Foul on Shannon Hale.
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JumpShot 12:18 52-42
Isaiah Briscoe made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:40 50-42
Foul on Retin Obasohan.
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JumpShot 12:40 50-42
Isaiah Briscoe made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:38 48-42
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:38 47-42
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:38 46-42
Foul on Shannon Hale.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:02 46-42
Retin Obasohan made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:02 46-41
Retin Obasohan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:02 46-40
Foul on Mychal Mulder.
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TipShot 14:11 46-40
Marcus Lee made Two Point Tip Shot.
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DunkShot 14:59 44-40
Jimmie Taylor made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 15:24 44-38
Foul on Shannon Hale.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:59 44-38
Arthur Edwards made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:59 44-37
Arthur Edwards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:59 44-36
Foul on Jamal Murray.
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LayUpShot 16:31 44-36
Alex Poythress made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
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End Game 0:00 77-61
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 77-61
Lawson Schaffer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Riley Norris.
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JumpShot 0:17 77-58
Isaiah Briscoe made Jumper.
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DunkShot 0:39 75-58
Donta Hall made Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 0:46 75-56
Donta Hall Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:46 75-56
Shannon Hale missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 75-56
Jamal Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 74-56
Foul on Donta Hall.
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LayUpShot 0:51 74-56
Jamal Murray made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:56 72-56
Isaiah Briscoe Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:56 72-56
Donta Hall missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:03 72-56
Donta Hall Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:03 72-56
Shannon Hale missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:05 72-56
Alabama Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:05 72-56
Riley Norris missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 72-56
Jamal Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 71-56
Jamal Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 70-56
Foul on Brandon Austin.
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Defensive Rebound 1:30 70-56
Alex Poythress Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:36 70-56
Shannon Hale missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:41 70-56
Alex Poythress Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:05 70-56
Shannon Hale made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:05 70-55
Shannon Hale made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:05 70-54
Foul on Derek Willis.
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Defensive Rebound 2:16 70-54
Brandon Austin Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:16 70-54
Jamal Murray missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:39 70-54
Alex Poythress Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 70-54
Shannon Hale missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:39 70-54
Alabama Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 70-54
Shannon Hale missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 70-54
Foul on Alex Poythress.
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JumpShot 2:56 70-54
Isaiah Briscoe made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:09 68-54
Derek Willis Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:24 68-54
Justin Coleman missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:43 68-54
Kentucky Turnover.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:46 68-54
Official TV Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 4:16 68-54
Isaiah Briscoe Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:16 68-54
Retin Obasohan missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:34 68-54
Arthur Edwards Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:34 68-54
Marcus Lee missed Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 334 events.
Team Stats
UK
ALA
28-51
FG
18-52
55
Field Goal %
35
2-9
3PT
7-24
22
Three Point %
29
19-30
FT
18-27
63
Free Throw %
67
43
Rebounds
25
14
Offensive Rebounds
8
29
Defensive Rebounds
17
12
Assists
5
2
Steals
3
4
Blocks
7
11
Turnovers
7
1
Team Turnovers
1
11
Total Turnovers
7
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
23
Fouls
24
19
Largest Lead
0
Highlights
00:21
Alabama and Kentucky hustle in transition and exchange an pair of impressive layups
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00:14
J. Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by T. Ulis.
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00:14
R. Obasohan made Three Point Jumper.
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00:19
Jamal Murray drives from beyond the three point line, completes a three point play
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