Kentucky holds off Wichita State to reach Sweet 16
Bam Adebayo had a double-double and swatted away the final shot on Sunday as Kentucky sent Wichita State to yet another second-round heartbreak, 65-62 in the South region.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Wichita State Shockers
62
Kentucky Wildcats
65
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WICH | 24 | 38 | 62 |
| UK | 26 | 39 | 65 |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse · 18,293 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ USC Trojans | L 86-93 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | vs Cal State Northridge Matadors | W 79-67 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 62-65
Malik Monk made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 62-64
Malik Monk made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 62-63
Foul on Rashard Kelly.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:56 62-63
Landry Shamet made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 1:26 59-63
De'Aaron Fox made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:51 59-61
Zach Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rashard Kelly.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:10 56-61
Malik Monk made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 56-58
Landry Shamet made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 55-58
Landry Shamet made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 54-58
Landry Shamet made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:29 53-58
Foul on De'Aaron Fox.
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PersonalFoul 3:03 53-58
Foul on Derek Willis.
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LayUpShot 3:03 53-58
Landry Shamet made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:33 51-58
Foul on Rashard Kelly.
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DunkShot 4:09 51-58
De'Aaron Fox made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:23 51-56
De'Aaron Fox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:23 51-55
Foul on Landry Shamet.
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PersonalFoul 4:56 51-55
Foul on Derek Willis.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:13 51-55
Edrice Adebayo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:13 51-54
Foul on Zach Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:43 51-54
Landry Shamet made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markis McDuffie.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:54 48-54
Malik Monk made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:54 48-53
Malik Monk made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:54 48-52
Foul on Markis McDuffie.
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LayUpShot 6:15 48-52
Markis McDuffie made Layup.
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DunkShot 7:12 46-52
Edrice Adebayo made Dunk. Assisted by Malik Monk.
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LayUpShot 7:25 46-50
Landry Shamet made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:37 44-50
Edrice Adebayo made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:47 44-48
Foul on Shaquille Morris.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:08 44-48
Derek Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edrice Adebayo.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:31 44-45
Shaquille Morris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:31 43-45
Foul on Derek Willis.
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LayUpShot 9:08 43-45
Rashard Kelly made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:35 41-45
Derek Willis made Layup. Assisted by Malik Monk.
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PersonalFoul 10:38 41-43
Foul on Dominique Hawkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:02 41-43
De'Aaron Fox made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:02 41-42
De'Aaron Fox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:02 41-41
Foul on Landry Shamet.
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LayUpShot 12:15 41-41
Rashard Kelly made Layup. Assisted by Shaquille Morris.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:30 39-41
Derek Willis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:30 39-40
Foul on Shaquille Morris.
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JumpShot 12:57 39-40
Landry Shamet made Jumper.
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DunkShot 13:28 37-40
Edrice Adebayo made Dunk. Assisted by Malik Monk.
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LayUpShot 14:06 37-38
Isaiah Briscoe made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:56 37-36
Foul on Rauno Nurger.
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PersonalFoul 15:41 37-36
Foul on De'Aaron Fox.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:58 37-36
Derek Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Aaron Fox.
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LayUpShot 16:18 37-33
Zach Brown made Layup. Assisted by Landry Shamet.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:31 35-33
Landry Shamet made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:31 34-33
Foul on Dominique Hawkins.
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LayUpShot 16:31 34-33
Landry Shamet made Layup.
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DunkShot 16:44 32-33
Edrice Adebayo made Dunk. Assisted by Derek Willis.
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JumpShot 17:09 32-31
De'Aaron Fox made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 17:17 32-29
Foul on Markis McDuffie.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:31 32-29
Conner Frankamp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markis McDuffie.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:50 29-29
De'Aaron Fox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:50 29-28
Foul on Landry Shamet.
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JumpShot 17:58 29-28
Shaquille Morris made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:32 27-28
Zach Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille Morris.
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TipShot 19:09 24-28
Edrice Adebayo made Two Point Tip Shot.
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End Game 0:00 62-65
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 62-65
End of 2nd half
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Offensive Rebound 0:00 62-65
Wichita St Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:00 62-65
Edrice Adebayo Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:00 62-65
Landry Shamet missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 62-65
Malik Monk made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 62-64
Malik Monk made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 62-63
Foul on Rashard Kelly.
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Defensive Rebound 0:12 62-63
Derek Willis Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:12 62-63
Malik Monk Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:12 62-63
Markis McDuffie missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:38 62-63
Zach Brown Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:38 62-63
Malik Monk missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:55 62-63
Kentucky Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 0:55 62-63
Wichita St Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:56 62-63
Landry Shamet made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 1:26 59-63
De'Aaron Fox made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:51 59-61
Zach Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rashard Kelly.
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Offensive Rebound 1:56 56-61
Rashard Kelly Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:56 56-61
Landry Shamet missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:10 56-61
Malik Monk made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 56-58
Landry Shamet made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 55-58
Landry Shamet made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 54-58
Landry Shamet made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:29 53-58
Foul on De'Aaron Fox.
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Defensive Rebound 2:39 53-58
Markis McDuffie Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:39 53-58
De'Aaron Fox missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:03 53-58
Isaiah Briscoe Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:03 53-58
Landry Shamet missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:03 53-58
Foul on Derek Willis.
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LayUpShot 3:03 53-58
Landry Shamet made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:11 51-58
Shaquille Morris Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:11 51-58
Edrice Adebayo missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:33 51-58
Rashard Kelly Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 3:33 51-58
Foul on Rashard Kelly.
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Offensive Rebound 3:42 51-58
Shaquille Morris Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:42 51-58
Markis McDuffie missed Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 4:01 51-58
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 4:01 51-58
Wichita St Timeout
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DunkShot 4:09 51-58
De'Aaron Fox made Dunk.
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Team Stats
WICH
UK
24-62
FG
23-55
39
Field Goal %
42
8-24
3PT
7-18
33
Three Point %
39
6-9
FT
12-18
67
Free Throw %
67
38
Rebounds
36
14
Offensive Rebounds
10
24
Defensive Rebounds
26
12
Assists
11
2
Steals
6
5
Blocks
5
11
Turnovers
7
0
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
28
Points in Paint
24
14
Fouls
11
4
Largest Lead
7
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