No. 14 Kentucky holds off rally by Mississippi State, 80-74
Jamal Murray scored 22 points to lead No. 14 Kentucky to an 80-74 victory over Mississippi State on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Mississippi State Bulldogs
74
Kentucky Wildcats
80
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSST | 31 | 43 | 74 |
| UK | 39 | 41 | 80 |
Rupp Arena · 23,897 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Jackson State Tigers | W 98-57 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Northwestern State Demons | W 82-44 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | W 106-88 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 74-80
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 74-79
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 74-78
Foul on I.J. Ready.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 74-78
I.J. Ready made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 73-78
Foul on Alex Poythress.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 73-78
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 73-77
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:34 73-76
Foul on Quinndary Weatherspoon.
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JumpShot 0:37 73-76
Fred Thomas made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 71-76
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 71-75
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 71-74
Foul on Craig Sword.
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JumpShot 1:15 71-74
I.J. Ready made Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:25 69-74
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:15 67-74
Fred Thomas made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:36 64-74
Jamal Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:36 64-73
Jamal Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:36 64-72
Foul on Malik Newman.
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LayUpShot 3:52 64-72
Gavin Ware made Layup. Assisted by I.J. Ready.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:02 62-72
Jamal Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:26 62-69
Fred Thomas made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:46 59-69
Derek Willis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:46 59-68
Derek Willis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:46 59-67
Foul on Craig Sword.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:54 59-67
Gavin Ware made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:54 58-67
Gavin Ware made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:54 57-67
Foul on Marcus Lee.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:05 57-67
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:05 57-66
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:05 57-65
Foul on Craig Sword.
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LayUpShot 6:25 57-65
Craig Sword made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:39 55-65
I.J. Ready made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:39 54-65
I.J. Ready made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:39 53-65
Foul on Tyler Ulis.
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Technical Foul 6:39 53-65
Technical Foul on Tyler Ulis.
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Technical Foul 6:39 53-65
Technical Foul on Isaiah Briscoe.
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PersonalFoul 6:39 53-65
Foul on I.J. Ready.
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PersonalFoul 6:39 53-65
Foul on Isaiah Briscoe.
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Technical Foul 6:39 53-65
Technical Foul on I.J. Ready.
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PersonalFoul 6:39 53-65
Foul on Craig Sword.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:12 53-65
Craig Sword made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:12 52-65
Foul on Skal Labissiere.
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LayUpShot 7:12 52-65
Craig Sword made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:30 50-65
Malik Newman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:30 49-65
Malik Newman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:30 48-65
Foul on Isaiah Briscoe.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:46 48-65
Jamal Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Briscoe.
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PersonalFoul 8:55 48-62
Foul on Marcus Lee.
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DunkShot 8:55 48-62
Gavin Ware made Dunk. Assisted by Malik Newman.
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LayUpShot 9:09 46-62
Jamal Murray made Layup.
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JumpShot 9:39 46-60
Isaiah Briscoe made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:47 46-58
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:24 44-58
Malik Newman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:24 43-58
Malik Newman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:24 42-58
Foul on Jamal Murray.
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DunkShot 10:34 42-58
Alex Poythress made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:39 42-56
Craig Sword made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:39 41-56
Foul on Alex Poythress.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:49 41-56
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:49 41-55
Foul on Quinndary Weatherspoon.
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End Game 0:00 74-80
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:15 74-80
Alex Poythress Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:15 74-80
I.J. Ready missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 74-80
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 74-79
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 74-78
Foul on I.J. Ready.
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Defensive Rebound 0:27 74-78
Alex Poythress Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 74-78
I.J. Ready missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 74-78
I.J. Ready made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 73-78
Foul on Alex Poythress.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 73-78
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 73-77
Tyler Ulis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:34 73-76
Foul on Quinndary Weatherspoon.
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JumpShot 0:37 73-76
Fred Thomas made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 71-76
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 71-75
Alex Poythress made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 71-74
Foul on Craig Sword.
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Offensive Rebound 0:52 71-74
Alex Poythress Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:52 71-74
Tyler Ulis missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:14 71-74
Mississippi St Timeout
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JumpShot 1:15 71-74
I.J. Ready made Jumper.
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Steal 1:36 69-74
Quinndary Weatherspoon Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:36 69-74
Derek Willis Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:47 69-74
Alex Poythress Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:47 69-74
Quinndary Weatherspoon missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:56 69-74
Gavin Ware Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:56 69-74
Alex Poythress missed Layup.
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JumpShot 2:25 69-74
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 2:43 67-74
Mississippi St Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:56 67-74
Tyler Ulis Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 3:12 67-74
Mississippi St Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:15 67-74
Fred Thomas made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:36 64-74
Jamal Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:36 64-73
Jamal Murray made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:36 64-72
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:36 64-72
Foul on Malik Newman.
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LayUpShot 3:52 64-72
Gavin Ware made Layup. Assisted by I.J. Ready.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:02 62-72
Jamal Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:26 62-69
Fred Thomas made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:46 59-69
Derek Willis made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
MSST
UK
27-51
FG
28-55
53
Field Goal %
51
6-13
3PT
9-23
46
Three Point %
39
14-16
FT
15-20
88
Free Throw %
75
20
Rebounds
33
3
Offensive Rebounds
11
17
Defensive Rebounds
22
8
Assists
16
5
Steals
7
0
Blocks
4
19
Turnovers
17
0
Team Turnovers
1
19
Total Turnovers
17
1
Technical Fouls
2
1
Total Technical Fouls
2
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
20
Fouls
21
5
Largest Lead
20
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