Washington lifts No. 17 Kentucky past LSU, 74-71
P.J. Washington scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, and No. 17 Kentucky held off feisty LSU 74-71 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kentucky Wildcats
74
LSU Tigers
71
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 31 | 43 | 74 |
| LSU | 36 | 35 | 71 |
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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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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 74-71
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 73-71
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 72-71
Foul on Skylar Mays.
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JumpShot 0:23 72-71
Aaron Epps made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 72-69
Wenyen Gabriel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 71-69
Foul on Brandon Sampson.
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JumpShot 0:59 71-69
Tremont Waters made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:19 71-67
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 69-67
Foul on Duop Reath.
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LayUpShot 1:40 69-67
PJ Washington made Layup.
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DunkShot 2:01 67-67
Duop Reath made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Epps.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:06 67-65
PJ Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:06 66-65
Foul on Brandon Sampson.
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LayUpShot 3:06 66-65
PJ Washington made Layup. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:33 64-65
Duop Reath made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Randy Onwuasor.
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TipShot 4:22 64-62
Aaron Epps made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 4:53 64-60
PJ Washington made Layup. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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LayUpShot 5:12 62-60
Brandon Sampson made Layup. Assisted by Tremont Waters.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:19 62-58
Wayde Sims made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:19 62-57
Wayde Sims made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:19 62-56
Foul on PJ Washington.
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LayUpShot 7:19 62-56
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:41 60-56
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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JumpShot 8:07 60-56
Tremont Waters made Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:48 60-54
Kevin Knox made Jumper. Assisted by Sacha Killeya-Jones.
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JumpShot 10:10 58-54
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:25 56-54
Tremont Waters made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:25 56-53
Tremont Waters made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:25 56-52
Foul on PJ Washington.
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PersonalFoul 11:00 56-52
Foul on PJ Washington.
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DunkShot 11:19 56-52
PJ Washington made Dunk. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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JumpShot 11:43 54-52
Duop Reath made Jumper. Assisted by Tremont Waters.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:06 54-50
Wenyen Gabriel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Washington.
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DunkShot 12:24 51-50
PJ Washington made Dunk. Assisted by Wenyen Gabriel.
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JumpShot 12:41 49-50
Aaron Epps made Jumper. Assisted by Duop Reath.
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LayUpShot 12:59 49-48
Kevin Knox made Layup. Assisted by Quade Green.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 47-48
Tremont Waters made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 47-47
Tremont Waters made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:08 47-46
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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PersonalFoul 13:13 47-46
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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LayUpShot 13:41 47-46
Wayde Sims made Layup. Assisted by Duop Reath.
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DunkShot 14:04 47-44
PJ Washington made Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Knox.
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LayUpShot 14:27 45-44
Skylar Mays made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:34 45-42
PJ Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:34 44-42
Foul on Duop Reath.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:52 44-42
Quade Green made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:52 43-42
Foul on Randy Onwuasor.
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LayUpShot 15:12 43-42
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Layup.
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LayUpShot 15:51 41-42
Kevin Knox made Layup. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:22 39-42
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:22 38-42
Foul on Aaron Epps.
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LayUpShot 16:22 38-42
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Layup.
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DunkShot 16:37 36-42
Aaron Epps made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Sampson.
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PersonalFoul 16:55 36-40
Foul on Kevin Knox.
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PersonalFoul 17:16 36-40
Foul on Duop Reath.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:22 36-40
Hamidou Diallo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sacha Killeya-Jones.
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DunkShot 18:43 33-40
Duop Reath made Dunk. Assisted by Skylar Mays.
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LayUpShot 18:56 33-38
Hamidou Diallo made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 19:26 31-38
Foul on Nick Richards.
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LayUpShot 19:39 31-38
Duop Reath made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Sampson.
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End Game 0:00 74-71
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 74-71
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 74-71
Brandon Sampson missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:01 74-71
Kentucky Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 0:06 74-71
LSU Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:06 74-71
Tremont Waters missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:16 74-71
Kentucky Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 74-71
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 73-71
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 72-71
Foul on Skylar Mays.
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ShortTimeOut 0:23 72-71
LSU Timeout
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JumpShot 0:23 72-71
Aaron Epps made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:30 72-69
Duop Reath Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:30 72-69
Aaron Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 72-69
Wenyen Gabriel made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:39 71-69
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 71-69
Wenyen Gabriel missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 71-69
Foul on Brandon Sampson.
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ShortTimeOut 0:55 71-69
LSU Timeout
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JumpShot 0:59 71-69
Tremont Waters made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:19 71-67
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:40 69-67
Wenyen Gabriel Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 69-67
PJ Washington missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 69-67
Foul on Duop Reath.
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LayUpShot 1:40 69-67
PJ Washington made Layup.
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DunkShot 2:01 67-67
Duop Reath made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Epps.
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Defensive Rebound 2:24 67-65
Duop Reath Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:24 67-65
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:47 67-65
Quade Green Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:47 67-65
Tremont Waters missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:06 67-65
PJ Washington made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:06 66-65
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:06 66-65
Foul on Brandon Sampson.
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LayUpShot 3:06 66-65
PJ Washington made Layup. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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Defensive Rebound 3:12 64-65
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:12 64-65
Skylar Mays missed Layup.
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Steal 3:17 64-65
Skylar Mays Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:17 64-65
Kevin Knox Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 3:22 64-65
Kentucky Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:33 64-65
Duop Reath made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Randy Onwuasor.
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Team Stats
UK
LSU
31-61
FG
29-65
51
Field Goal %
45
5-12
3PT
6-24
42
Three Point %
25
7-13
FT
7-9
54
Free Throw %
78
35
Rebounds
34
10
Offensive Rebounds
10
25
Defensive Rebounds
24
13
Assists
14
6
Steals
6
3
Blocks
5
14
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
1
14
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
10
Fouls
14
7
Largest Lead
7
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