No. 21 Kentucky rallies late, holds off Texas A&M 74-73
PJ Washington made a steal that led to Kevin Knox's go-ahead layup with 2:28 left, then added four points down the stretch to help No. 21 Kentucky rally past Texas A&M 74-73 on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Texas A&M Aggies
73
Kentucky Wildcats
74
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA&M | 35 | 38 | 73 |
| UK | 37 | 37 | 74 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs Northern Kentucky Norse | W 104-67 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs Alabama State Hornets | W 97-66 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:04 73-74
Foul on JJ Caldwell.
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LayUpShot 0:07 73-74
Robert Williams made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 71-74
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 71-73
Foul on Tonny Trocha-Morelos.
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DunkShot 0:34 71-73
Robert Williams made Dunk. Assisted by JJ Caldwell.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 69-73
PJ Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 69-72
Foul on Tonny Trocha-Morelos.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 69-72
JJ Caldwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 68-72
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 68-72
Admon Gilder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 67-72
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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LayUpShot 1:00 67-72
PJ Washington made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 67-70
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 67-70
PJ Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 67-69
Foul on Robert Williams.
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LayUpShot 2:25 67-69
Kevin Knox made Layup. Assisted by PJ Washington.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:44 67-67
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:44 67-66
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:44 67-65
Foul on DJ Hogg.
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JumpShot 2:57 67-65
DJ Hogg made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 65-65
Sacha Killeya-Jones made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 65-64
Sacha Killeya-Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:16 65-63
Foul on Tyler Davis.
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JumpShot 3:37 65-63
Tyler Davis made Jumper. Assisted by JJ Caldwell.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:57 63-63
Hamidou Diallo made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:57 63-62
Hamidou Diallo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:57 63-61
Foul on Admon Gilder.
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TipShot 4:44 63-61
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 4:56 63-59
Foul on Savion Flagg.
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PersonalFoul 5:07 63-59
Foul on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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PersonalFoul 5:26 63-59
Foul on Admon Gilder.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:44 63-59
Robert Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:44 62-59
Robert Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:44 61-59
Foul on PJ Washington.
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LayUpShot 6:04 61-59
Kevin Knox made Layup. Assisted by PJ Washington.
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PersonalFoul 6:37 61-57
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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JumpShot 7:03 61-57
Savion Flagg made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 7:19 59-57
Hamidou Diallo made Layup. Assisted by PJ Washington.
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LayUpShot 8:18 59-55
PJ Washington made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:44 59-53
DJ Hogg made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:00 57-53
Foul on Robert Williams.
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PersonalFoul 9:11 57-53
Foul on TJ Starks.
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JumpShot 9:21 57-53
Robert Williams made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:55 55-53
TJ Starks made Layup.
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DunkShot 11:08 53-53
PJ Washington made Dunk. Assisted by Hamidou Diallo.
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LayUpShot 11:30 53-51
Tyler Davis made Layup.
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JumpShot 11:53 51-51
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 12:16 51-49
Robert Williams made Layup. Assisted by JJ Caldwell.
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DunkShot 12:37 49-49
Hamidou Diallo made Dunk. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:37 49-47
Admon Gilder made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DJ Hogg.
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LayUpShot 13:52 46-47
Hamidou Diallo made Layup.
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DunkShot 14:08 46-45
Robert Williams made Dunk. Assisted by JJ Caldwell.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:23 44-45
Hamidou Diallo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:23 44-44
Foul on Tyler Davis.
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DunkShot 15:40 44-44
Hamidou Diallo made Dunk. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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JumpShot 16:12 44-42
Hamidou Diallo made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:41 44-40
Hamidou Diallo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:41 44-39
Foul on DJ Hogg.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:31 44-39
Admon Gilder made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tonny Trocha-Morelos.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:01 41-39
Tonny Trocha-Morelos made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 73-74
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 73-74
Robert Williams Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 73-74
PJ Washington missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:04 73-74
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 73-74
PJ Washington missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 73-74
Foul on JJ Caldwell.
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LayUpShot 0:07 73-74
Robert Williams made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:09 71-74
Robert Williams Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:09 71-74
Admon Gilder missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 71-74
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:16 71-73
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 71-73
Kevin Knox missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 71-73
Foul on Tonny Trocha-Morelos.
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 71-73
Kevin Knox Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:23 71-73
DJ Hogg missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 0:29 71-73
DJ Hogg Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:29 71-73
Kevin Knox Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:32 71-73
Texas A&M Timeout
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DunkShot 0:34 71-73
Robert Williams made Dunk. Assisted by JJ Caldwell.
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Defensive Rebound 0:37 69-73
DJ Hogg Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 69-73
PJ Washington missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 69-73
PJ Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 69-72
Foul on Tonny Trocha-Morelos.
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Defensive Rebound 0:38 69-72
PJ Washington Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 69-72
JJ Caldwell missed Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:38 69-72
Kentucky Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 69-72
JJ Caldwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 68-72
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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Steal 0:45 68-72
Robert Williams Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:45 68-72
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:52 68-72
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 68-72
Admon Gilder missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 68-72
Admon Gilder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 67-72
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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LayUpShot 1:00 67-72
PJ Washington made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:24 67-70
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 67-70
Robert Williams missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:24 67-70
Texas A&M Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 67-70
Robert Williams missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 67-70
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
Showing the last 40 of 321 events.
Team Stats
TA&M
UK
26-52
FG
24-43
50
Field Goal %
56
7-21
3PT
4-12
33
Three Point %
33
14-24
FT
22-34
58
Free Throw %
65
27
Rebounds
28
10
Offensive Rebounds
7
17
Defensive Rebounds
21
14
Assists
10
4
Steals
5
5
Blocks
2
12
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
1
12
Total Turnovers
12
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
25
Fouls
18
6
Largest Lead
6
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