No. 7 Kentucky leads big before holding off Harvard 79-70
Kevin Knox had 20 points, Hamidou Diallo added 19 and No. 7 Kentucky's 13-0 run midway through the second half provided a cushion that held off Harvard 79-70 on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Harvard Crimson
70
Kentucky Wildcats
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARV | 37 | 33 | 70 |
| UK | 42 | 37 | 79 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Chicago Maroons | W 63-47 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs MIT Engineers | W 73-45 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 70-79
Seth Towns made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 67-79
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 67-78
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 67-77
Foul on Reed Farley.
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JumpShot 1:08 67-77
Rio Haskett made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 65-77
Seth Towns made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 64-77
Seth Towns made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:32 63-77
Foul on PJ Washington.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 63-77
Nick Richards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 63-76
Foul on Chris Lewis.
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JumpShot 2:33 63-76
Wenyen Gabriel made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:52 63-74
Seth Towns made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:52 62-74
Foul on PJ Washington.
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PersonalFoul 3:16 62-74
Foul on PJ Washington.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:41 62-74
Reed Farley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Lewis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:27 59-74
Robert Baker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rio Haskett.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:53 56-74
Danilo Djuricic made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:53 55-74
Danilo Djuricic made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:53 54-74
Foul on Quade Green.
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LayUpShot 7:07 54-74
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:57 54-72
Seth Towns made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:19 52-72
Nick Richards made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:19 52-71
Nick Richards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:19 52-70
Foul on Seth Towns.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:49 52-70
Hamidou Diallo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:49 52-69
Foul on Danilo Djuricic.
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JumpShot 8:49 52-69
Hamidou Diallo made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:17 52-67
Kevin Knox made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:40 52-65
Hamidou Diallo made Layup. Assisted by Quade Green.
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PersonalFoul 10:00 52-63
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:02 52-63
Sacha Killeya-Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:02 52-62
Foul on Seth Towns.
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PersonalFoul 10:32 52-62
Foul on Quade Green.
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LayUpShot 10:38 52-62
Sacha Killeya-Jones made Layup. Assisted by Quade Green.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:01 52-60
Hamidou Diallo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:01 52-59
Foul on Corey Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:24 52-59
Chris Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:24 50-59
Foul on Nick Richards.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:24 51-59
Chris Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:35 50-59
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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PersonalFoul 11:42 50-59
Foul on Corey Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:16 50-59
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:16 50-58
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:16 50-57
Foul on Reed Farley.
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PersonalFoul 12:24 50-57
Foul on Reed Farley.
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DunkShot 12:54 50-57
Nick Richards made Dunk. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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PersonalFoul 12:59 50-55
Foul on Seth Towns.
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LayUpShot 13:43 50-55
Henry Welsh made Layup. Assisted by Seth Towns.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:27 48-55
Seth Towns made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Johnson.
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JumpShot 14:42 45-55
PJ Washington made Jumper. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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LayUpShot 15:13 45-53
Sacha Killeya-Jones made Layup. Assisted by PJ Washington.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:47 45-51
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:47 45-50
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:47 45-49
Foul on Henry Welsh.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:47 45-49
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 15:47 44-49
Technical Foul on Kentucky.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:03 44-49
Bryce Aiken made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:03 43-49
Foul on Kevin Knox.
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LayUpShot 16:21 43-49
Justin Bassey made Layup.
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LayUpShot 16:44 41-49
Nick Richards made Layup. Assisted by Quade Green.
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End Game 0:00 70-79
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 70-79
Seth Towns made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:28 67-79
Seth Towns Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:28 67-79
Danilo Djuricic Block.
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JumpShot 0:28 67-79
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:44 67-79
Quade Green Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:44 67-79
Corey Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 67-79
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 67-78
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 67-77
Foul on Reed Farley.
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JumpShot 1:08 67-77
Rio Haskett made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:22 65-77
Danilo Djuricic Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:22 65-77
Danilo Djuricic Block.
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LayUpShot 1:22 65-77
Quade Green missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 65-77
Seth Towns made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 64-77
Seth Towns made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:32 63-77
Foul on PJ Washington.
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Defensive Rebound 1:45 63-77
Danilo Djuricic Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 63-77
Nick Richards missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 63-77
Nick Richards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 63-76
Foul on Chris Lewis.
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Defensive Rebound 2:10 63-76
Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:10 63-76
Nick Richards Block.
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LayUpShot 2:10 63-76
Bryce Aiken missed Layup.
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JumpShot 2:33 63-76
Wenyen Gabriel made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:52 63-74
Seth Towns made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:52 62-74
Harvard Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:52 62-74
Seth Towns missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:52 62-74
Foul on PJ Washington.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:16 62-74
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:16 62-74
PJ Washington Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 3:16 62-74
Foul on PJ Washington.
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Defensive Rebound 3:39 62-74
Kevin Knox Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:39 62-74
Seth Towns missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:59 62-74
Bryce Aiken Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:59 62-74
Quade Green missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:20 62-74
Quade Green Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:20 62-74
Reed Farley missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:26 62-74
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:41 62-74
Reed Farley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Lewis.
Showing the last 40 of 351 events.
Team Stats
HARV
UK
23-62
FG
26-56
37
Field Goal %
46
12-28
3PT
2-14
43
Three Point %
14
12-17
FT
25-30
71
Free Throw %
83
36
Rebounds
37
12
Offensive Rebounds
8
24
Defensive Rebounds
29
13
Assists
13
4
Steals
9
3
Blocks
9
15
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
2
0
Total Technical Fouls
2
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
20
Points in Paint
44
21
Fouls
15
0
Largest Lead
20
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