Starks has 17 points, Texas A&M beats No. 24 Kentucky 85-74
Freshman point guard T.J. Starks scored 17 points and Texas A&M toppled No. 24 Kentucky 85-74 on Saturday night in a sold-out and raucous Reed Arena.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kentucky Wildcats
74
Texas A&M Aggies
85
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 30 | 44 | 74 |
| TA&M | 26 | 59 | 85 |
Reed Arena · 13,263 att.
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 |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 74-85
Tyler Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 74-84
Foul on Quade Green.
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JumpShot 0:30 74-84
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 72-84
TJ Starks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 72-83
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 72-83
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 71-83
Foul on Tyler Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 71-83
Tonny Trocha-Morelos made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 71-82
Tonny Trocha-Morelos made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 71-81
Foul on Kevin Knox.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 71-81
Tyler Davis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 71-80
Tyler Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 71-79
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:57 71-79
Kevin Knox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 68-79
Hamidou Diallo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 67-79
Foul on Tyler Davis.
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PersonalFoul 1:12 67-79
Foul on Jarred Vanderbilt.
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JumpShot 1:43 67-79
Hamidou Diallo made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Knox.
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LayUpShot 2:33 65-79
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:29 63-79
Robert Williams made Layup. Assisted by DJ Hogg.
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LayUpShot 3:37 63-77
Hamidou Diallo made Layup. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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LayUpShot 3:51 61-77
PJ Washington made Layup. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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LayUpShot 4:07 59-77
Admon Gilder made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:30 59-75
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Layup.
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DunkShot 5:14 57-75
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:27 55-75
Quade Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Knox.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:56 52-75
DJ Hogg made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:56 52-74
DJ Hogg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:56 52-73
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:33 52-73
TJ Starks made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:33 52-72
TJ Starks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:33 52-71
Foul on Jarred Vanderbilt.
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JumpShot 6:39 52-71
Kevin Knox made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:49 50-71
Tyler Davis made Layup. Assisted by DJ Hogg.
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PersonalFoul 6:55 50-69
Foul on TJ Starks.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:14 50-69
DJ Hogg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Starks.
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PersonalFoul 7:16 50-66
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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JumpShot 7:17 50-66
TJ Starks made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:23 50-64
Foul on Jarred Vanderbilt.
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PersonalFoul 7:29 50-64
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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JumpShot 7:44 50-64
Quade Green made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:59 48-64
TJ Starks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:59 48-63
Foul on Quade Green.
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LayUpShot 8:01 48-63
Jarred Vanderbilt made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:31 46-63
Hamidou Diallo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:31 45-63
Foul on Robert Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:54 45-63
Hamidou Diallo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Knox.
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LayUpShot 9:14 42-63
TJ Starks made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:19 42-61
Hamidou Diallo made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:02 40-61
Jarred Vanderbilt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:02 39-61
Foul on Tonny Trocha-Morelos.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:22 39-61
Tonny Trocha-Morelos made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Duane Wilson.
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DunkShot 11:00 39-58
Savion Flagg made Dunk. Assisted by Duane Wilson.
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PersonalFoul 11:04 39-56
Foul on Admon Gilder.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:24 39-56
Duane Wilson made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:46 39-53
PJ Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:46 38-53
Foul on Tonny Trocha-Morelos.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:00 38-53
Tyler Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:00 38-52
Foul on Quade Green.
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JumpShot 12:22 38-52
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 74-85
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:19 74-85
Texas A&M Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 74-85
Hamidou Diallo missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:26 74-85
Kevin Knox Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 74-85
Tyler Davis missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 74-85
Tyler Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 74-84
Foul on Quade Green.
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ShortTimeOut 0:27 74-84
Texas A&M Timeout
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JumpShot 0:30 74-84
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:36 72-84
PJ Washington Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 72-84
TJ Starks missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 72-84
TJ Starks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 72-83
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 72-83
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:38 71-83
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 71-83
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 71-83
Foul on Tyler Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 71-83
Tonny Trocha-Morelos made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 71-82
Tonny Trocha-Morelos made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 71-81
Foul on Kevin Knox.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 71-81
Tyler Davis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 71-80
Tyler Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 71-79
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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ShortTimeOut 0:54 71-79
Kentucky Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:57 71-79
Kevin Knox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:59 68-79
Tonny Trocha-Morelos Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 68-79
Hamidou Diallo made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:00 67-79
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 67-79
Hamidou Diallo missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 67-79
Foul on Tyler Davis.
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Defensive Rebound 1:12 67-79
PJ Washington Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 67-79
DJ Hogg missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:12 67-79
Foul on Jarred Vanderbilt.
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JumpShot 1:43 67-79
Hamidou Diallo made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Knox.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 1:52 65-79
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:52 65-79
TJ Starks Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:07 65-79
Robert Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:07 65-79
Hamidou Diallo missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:17 65-79
PJ Washington Defensive Rebound.
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DunkShot 2:17 65-79
DJ Hogg missed Dunk.
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Team Stats
UK
TA&M
30-66
FG
31-66
45
Field Goal %
47
6-15
3PT
9-23
40
Three Point %
39
8-17
FT
14-23
47
Free Throw %
61
43
Rebounds
40
13
Offensive Rebounds
12
30
Defensive Rebounds
28
15
Assists
16
3
Steals
5
5
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
16
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
21
Fouls
18
4
Largest Lead
23
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