No. 5 Kentucky escapes with 71-67 win over Mississippi St
PJ Washington scored 23 points, Keldon Johnson added 13 and No. 5 Kentucky held on to beat Mississippi State 71-67 on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kentucky Wildcats
71
Mississippi State Bulldogs
67
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 40 | 31 | 71 |
| MSST | 25 | 42 | 67 |
Humphrey Coliseum · 9,019 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 0:08 71-67
Ashton Hagans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 70-67
Foul on Lamar Peters.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 70-67
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:17 70-66
Foul on PJ Washington.
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JumpShot 1:17 70-66
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:29 70-64
Foul on Nick Weatherspoon.
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JumpShot 1:29 70-64
PJ Washington made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:45 68-64
Lamar Peters made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:59 68-61
Tyler Herro made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:32 65-61
Lamar Peters made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:48 65-58
PJ Washington made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:05 63-58
Robert Woodard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:05 63-57
Robert Woodard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:05 63-56
Foul on EJ Montgomery.
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PersonalFoul 4:20 63-56
Foul on Robert Woodard.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:33 63-56
Robert Woodard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:33 63-55
Foul on Reid Travis.
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LayUpShot 4:55 63-55
Nick Weatherspoon made Layup. Assisted by Quinndary Weatherspoon.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:08 63-53
Keldon Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:08 62-53
Keldon Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:08 61-53
Foul on Abdul Ado.
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PersonalFoul 5:21 61-53
Foul on PJ Washington.
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LayUpShot 5:45 61-53
Keldon Johnson made Layup.
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JumpShot 6:20 59-53
Keldon Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Ashton Hagans.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:49 57-53
Lamar Peters made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:06 57-50
Ashton Hagans made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:06 56-50
Ashton Hagans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:06 55-50
Foul on Nick Weatherspoon.
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PersonalFoul 7:25 55-50
Foul on Lamar Peters.
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LayUpShot 7:51 55-50
Ashton Hagans made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:19 53-50
PJ Washington made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Herro.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:41 51-50
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:41 51-49
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:41 51-48
Foul on Keldon Johnson.
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DunkShot 9:30 51-48
Tyson Carter made Dunk. Assisted by Lamar Peters.
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PersonalFoul 9:56 51-46
Foul on Abdul Ado.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:18 51-46
Nick Weatherspoon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:18 51-45
Foul on Ashton Hagans.
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PersonalFoul 10:33 51-45
Foul on Nick Weatherspoon.
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DunkShot 10:46 51-45
Robert Woodard made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Weatherspoon.
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PersonalFoul 11:00 51-43
Foul on PJ Washington.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:25 51-43
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:50 51-40
Tyler Herro made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:40 49-40
Robert Woodard made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:08 49-38
Foul on EJ Montgomery.
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PersonalFoul 14:41 49-38
Foul on Reggie Perry.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:54 49-38
Reggie Perry made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:54 49-37
Reggie Perry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:54 49-36
Foul on Nick Richards.
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PersonalFoul 15:10 49-36
Foul on Reid Travis.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:21 49-36
Abdul Ado made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:21 49-35
Abdul Ado made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:21 49-34
Foul on Reid Travis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:06 49-34
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Woodard.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:32 49-31
PJ Washington made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashton Hagans.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:16 46-31
Keldon Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:16 45-31
Keldon Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:16 44-31
Foul on Robert Woodard.
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PersonalFoul 17:59 44-31
Foul on Quinndary Weatherspoon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:17 44-31
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Three Point Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 71-67
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:02 71-67
Keldon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:02 71-67
Nick Weatherspoon missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 71-67
Ashton Hagans made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:08 70-67
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 70-67
Ashton Hagans missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 70-67
Foul on Lamar Peters.
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Steal 0:12 70-67
Keldon Johnson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:12 70-67
Quinndary Weatherspoon Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:21 70-67
Nick Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 70-67
Ashton Hagans missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:55 70-67
EJ Montgomery Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:55 70-67
Keldon Johnson missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 70-67
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:17 70-66
Foul on PJ Washington.
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JumpShot 1:17 70-66
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:29 70-64
Robert Woodard Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 70-64
PJ Washington missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:29 70-64
Foul on Nick Weatherspoon.
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JumpShot 1:29 70-64
PJ Washington made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:59 68-64
Reid Travis Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:59 68-64
Lamar Peters missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:10 68-64
Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:10 68-64
Tyler Herro missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:45 68-64
Lamar Peters made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:59 68-61
Tyler Herro made Three Point Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:28 65-61
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 3:28 65-61
Mississippi State Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:32 65-61
Lamar Peters made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:48 65-58
PJ Washington made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:53 63-58
PJ Washington Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:53 63-58
PJ Washington missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:05 63-58
Robert Woodard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:05 63-57
Robert Woodard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:05 63-56
Foul on EJ Montgomery.
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Defensive Rebound 4:20 63-56
Nick Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:20 63-56
PJ Washington missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:20 63-56
Foul on Robert Woodard.
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Defensive Rebound 4:33 63-56
PJ Washington Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:33 63-56
Robert Woodard missed Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 313 events.
Team Stats
UK
MSST
27-57
FG
23-53
47
Field Goal %
43
7-18
3PT
7-16
39
Three Point %
44
10-17
FT
14-18
59
Free Throw %
78
35
Rebounds
28
11
Offensive Rebounds
8
24
Defensive Rebounds
20
13
Assists
7
4
Steals
7
4
Blocks
6
9
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
9
1
Technical Fouls
1
1
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
19
18
Largest Lead
2
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