Maye hits late jumper to lift North Carolina to Final Four
Luke Maye hit a jumper with 0.3 seconds left on Sunday, and top-seeded North Carolina held off Kentucky 75-73 to earn the Tar Heels' second straight trip to the Final Four and 20th all-time.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kentucky Wildcats
73
North Carolina Tar Heels
75
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 33 | 40 | 73 |
| UNC | 38 | 37 | 75 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs James Madison Dukes | W 89-80 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs Manhattan Jaspers | W 85-57 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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JumpShot 0:03 73-75
Luke Maye made Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 73-73
Malik Monk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Briscoe.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 70-73
Foul on Malik Monk.
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LayUpShot 0:34 70-73
Justin Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Luke Maye.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:40 70-71
Malik Monk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Willis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:49 67-71
De'Aaron Fox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Briscoe.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 64-71
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 64-70
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:54 64-69
Foul on De'Aaron Fox.
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PersonalFoul 1:12 64-69
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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JumpShot 1:58 64-69
Joel Berry II made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 64-67
Luke Maye made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 64-66
Luke Maye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 64-65
Foul on Dominique Hawkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:22 64-65
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:22 64-64
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:22 64-63
Foul on De'Aaron Fox.
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JumpShot 3:53 64-63
Justin Jackson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:19 64-61
Foul on Isaiah Briscoe.
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JumpShot 4:41 64-61
Theo Pinson made Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:12 64-59
Isaac Humphries made Jumper. Assisted by De'Aaron Fox.
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LayUpShot 5:55 62-59
De'Aaron Fox made Layup.
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JumpShot 6:41 60-59
Isaac Humphries made Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Briscoe.
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LayUpShot 7:07 58-59
Isaiah Hicks made Layup. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:27 58-57
Isaac Humphries made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:27 57-57
Isaac Humphries made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:27 56-57
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
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LayUpShot 7:55 56-57
Isaac Humphries made Layup. Assisted by Edrice Adebayo.
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TipShot 8:15 54-57
Kennedy Meeks made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:25 54-55
De'Aaron Fox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:25 53-55
Foul on Nate Britt.
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LayUpShot 8:44 53-55
Isaiah Briscoe made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:00 51-55
Tony Bradley made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Hicks.
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JumpShot 9:30 51-53
Edrice Adebayo made Jumper. Assisted by De'Aaron Fox.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:16 49-53
Edrice Adebayo made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:16 48-53
Edrice Adebayo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:16 47-53
Foul on Stilman White.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:39 47-53
Luke Maye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:39 47-52
Foul on Derek Willis.
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LayUpShot 10:39 47-52
Luke Maye made Layup. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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JumpShot 10:58 47-50
De'Aaron Fox made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:28 45-50
Luke Maye made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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DunkShot 11:59 45-47
Edrice Adebayo made Dunk. Assisted by Derek Willis.
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JumpShot 12:33 43-47
Derek Willis made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:42 41-47
Luke Maye made Layup. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:18 41-45
Kennedy Meeks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:18 41-44
Foul on Isaac Humphries.
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DunkShot 14:49 41-44
Edrice Adebayo made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:47 39-44
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:47 39-43
Foul on Malik Monk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:47 39-43
Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Maye.
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PersonalFoul 16:27 39-40
Foul on Justin Jackson.
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PersonalFoul 16:38 39-40
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:17 39-40
Kennedy Meeks made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:17 39-39
Kennedy Meeks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:17 39-38
Foul on Derek Willis.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:35 39-38
Edrice Adebayo made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:35 38-38
Edrice Adebayo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:35 37-38
Foul on Kennedy Meeks.
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TipShot 18:18 37-38
Edrice Adebayo made Two Point Tip Shot.
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End Game 0:00 73-75
End of Game
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:01 73-75
Derek Willis Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:01 73-75
Kentucky Timeout
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JumpShot 0:03 73-75
Luke Maye made Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 73-73
Malik Monk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Briscoe.
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Defensive Rebound 0:15 70-73
De'Aaron Fox Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 70-73
Justin Jackson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 70-73
Foul on Malik Monk.
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ShortTimeOut 0:17 70-73
North Carolina Timeout
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Jumpball 0:17 70-73
Jump Ball won by North Carolina
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Steal 0:17 70-73
Luke Maye Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:17 70-73
Edrice Adebayo Turnover.
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LayUpShot 0:34 70-73
Justin Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Luke Maye.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:40 70-71
Malik Monk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Willis.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:47 67-71
North Carolina Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:47 67-71
Kentucky Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:49 67-71
De'Aaron Fox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Briscoe.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 64-71
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 64-70
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:54 64-69
Foul on De'Aaron Fox.
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Defensive Rebound 1:05 64-69
Theo Pinson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:05 64-69
Malik Monk missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:12 64-69
Joel Berry II Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:12 64-69
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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Steal 1:38 64-69
Joel Berry II Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:38 64-69
Malik Monk Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 1:45 64-69
Kentucky Timeout
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JumpShot 1:58 64-69
Joel Berry II made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:27 64-67
Luke Maye Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:27 64-67
Derek Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 64-67
Luke Maye made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 64-66
Luke Maye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 64-65
Foul on Dominique Hawkins.
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Offensive Rebound 2:44 64-65
Justin Jackson Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:44 64-65
Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:07 64-65
Theo Pinson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:07 64-65
De'Aaron Fox missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:22 64-65
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:22 64-64
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:22 64-63
Official TV Timeout
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Team Stats
UK
UNC
27-65
FG
27-58
42
Field Goal %
47
7-19
3PT
3-15
37
Three Point %
20
12-19
FT
18-26
63
Free Throw %
69
34
Rebounds
44
11
Offensive Rebounds
13
23
Defensive Rebounds
31
16
Assists
17
7
Steals
7
2
Blocks
9
9
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
1
9
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
26
Points in Paint
34
19
Fouls
18
5
Largest Lead
9
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