Bluegrass romp: Kentucky blows out Abilene 79-44 at NCAAs
With PJ Washington watching from the bench in a cast, second-seeded Kentucky romped to a 79-44 victory over NCAA Tournament newcomer Abilene Christian on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Abilene Christian Wildcats
44
Kentucky Wildcats
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACU | 13 | 31 | 44 |
| UK | 39 | 40 | 79 |
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | @ Colorado Buffaloes | L 59-94 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 44-79
Damien Daniels made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 43-79
Foul on Jonny David.
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PersonalFoul 0:55 43-79
Foul on EJ Montgomery.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 43-79
Jemarl Baker Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 43-78
Jemarl Baker Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:32 43-77
Foul on Payten Ricks.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 43-77
Nick Richards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 43-76
Foul on Hayden Farquhar.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 43-76
Foul on Jaren Lewis.
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LayUpShot 2:32 43-76
Jaylen Franklin made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:51 41-76
Nick Richards made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:51 41-75
Nick Richards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:51 41-74
Foul on Payten Ricks.
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PersonalFoul 3:05 41-74
Foul on Reid Travis.
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LayUpShot 3:05 41-74
Jaylen Franklin made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:28 39-74
Tyler Herro made Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:15 39-72
Keldon Johnson made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:46 39-70
Payten Ricks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hayden Farquhar.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:10 36-70
Payten Ricks made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:10 35-70
Payten Ricks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:10 34-70
Foul on Jemarl Baker Jr..
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JumpShot 5:36 34-70
Reid Travis made Jumper.
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DunkShot 6:23 34-68
Nick Richards made Dunk. Assisted by Jemarl Baker Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:44 34-66
Hayden Farquhar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Franklin.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:53 31-66
Nick Richards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:53 31-65
Foul on Kolton Kohl.
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LayUpShot 6:53 31-65
Nick Richards made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:49 31-63
Foul on EJ Montgomery.
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PersonalFoul 8:44 31-63
Foul on Ashton Hagans.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:59 31-63
Ashton Hagans made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:59 31-62
Ashton Hagans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:59 31-61
Foul on Damien Daniels.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:10 31-61
Jemarl Baker Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashton Hagans.
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PersonalFoul 9:35 31-58
Foul on EJ Montgomery.
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PersonalFoul 9:38 31-58
Foul on Keldon Johnson.
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TipShot 10:31 31-58
Keldon Johnson made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 10:59 31-56
Jaren Lewis made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:23 29-56
Keldon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Immanuel Quickley.
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JumpShot 11:49 29-53
Jaren Lewis made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:06 27-53
Jemarl Baker Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:06 27-52
Jemarl Baker Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:06 27-51
Foul on Clay Gayman.
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JumpShot 12:21 27-51
Jaren Lewis made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:07 25-51
Keldon Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:07 25-50
Foul on Joe Pleasant.
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LayUpShot 13:07 25-50
Keldon Johnson made Layup.
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JumpShot 13:48 25-48
Payten Ricks made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:41 23-48
Jaren Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Joe Pleasant.
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JumpShot 15:26 21-48
Keldon Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Herro.
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LayUpShot 15:45 21-46
Payten Ricks made Layup. Assisted by Jaylen Franklin.
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PersonalFoul 16:02 19-46
Foul on Damien Daniels.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:17 19-46
Keldon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reid Travis.
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PersonalFoul 16:47 19-43
Foul on Ashton Hagans.
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LayUpShot 16:59 19-43
Reid Travis made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:32 19-41
Jaren Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:32 18-41
Foul on EJ Montgomery.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:23 18-41
Jaylen Franklin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaren Lewis.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:48 15-41
Reid Travis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:48 15-40
Reid Travis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:48 15-39
Foul on Damien Daniels.
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End Game 0:00 44-79
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 44-79
Damien Daniels made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:16 43-79
Abilene Christian Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 43-79
Damien Daniels missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 43-79
Foul on Jonny David.
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Steal 0:23 43-79
Damien Daniels Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:23 43-79
Immanuel Quickley Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:38 43-79
EJ Montgomery Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:38 43-79
Jaylen Franklin missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:55 43-79
EJ Montgomery Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:55 43-79
Foul on EJ Montgomery.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:18 43-79
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:18 43-79
Hayden Farquhar missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 43-79
Jemarl Baker Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 43-78
Jemarl Baker Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:32 43-77
Foul on Payten Ricks.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:56 43-77
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 43-77
Nick Richards missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 43-77
Nick Richards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 43-76
Foul on Hayden Farquhar.
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Offensive Rebound 1:56 43-76
Nick Richards Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 43-76
EJ Montgomery missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 43-76
Foul on Jaren Lewis.
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Offensive Rebound 2:01 43-76
EJ Montgomery Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:01 43-76
Keldon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:32 43-76
Jaylen Franklin made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:51 41-76
Nick Richards made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:51 41-75
Nick Richards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:51 41-74
Foul on Payten Ricks.
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Defensive Rebound 3:05 41-74
EJ Montgomery Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:05 41-74
Jaylen Franklin missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:05 41-74
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:05 41-74
Foul on Reid Travis.
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LayUpShot 3:05 41-74
Jaylen Franklin made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:28 39-74
Tyler Herro made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:48 39-72
Immanuel Quickley Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:48 39-72
Trey Lenox missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:15 39-72
Keldon Johnson made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:46 39-70
Payten Ricks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hayden Farquhar.
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Defensive Rebound 4:53 36-70
Jaren Lewis Defensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 299 events.
Team Stats
ACU
UK
17-53
FG
30-56
32
Field Goal %
54
5-23
3PT
4-14
22
Three Point %
29
5-10
FT
15-19
50
Free Throw %
79
17
Rebounds
44
3
Offensive Rebounds
14
14
Defensive Rebounds
30
9
Assists
10
9
Steals
5
3
Blocks
1
10
Turnovers
12
1
Team Turnovers
0
10
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
16
Fouls
18
0
Largest Lead
36
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