NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Kentucky Wildcats 70
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Missouri Tigers 75
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Match Report

No. 18 Missouri holds off second-half surge to beat Kentucky

— Dru Smith scored a season-high 26 points, Xavier Pinson added 14 and No. 18 Missouri withstood a second-half charge to beat Kentucky 75-70 on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

UK MIZ
26-55
FG
24-61
47
Field Goal %
39
9-20
3PT
9-21
45
Three Point %
43
9-16
FT
18-26
56
Free Throw %
69
39
Rebounds
37
6
Offensive Rebounds
10
33
Defensive Rebounds
27
13
Assists
13
7
Steals
8
9
Blocks
3
17
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
12
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
24
Fouls
16
0
Largest Lead
13

Top Performers

UK

  • Isaiah Jackson F MIN 34 · PTS 8 · FG 3-6
  • Davion Mintz G MIN 33 · PTS 18 · FG 6-12
  • Lance Ware F MIN 29 · PTS 8 · FG 3-4
  • Devin Askew G MIN 31 · PTS 7 · FG 2-8

MIZ

  • Dru Smith G MIN 38 · PTS 26 · FG 6-11
  • Mitchell Smith F MIN 29 · PTS 5 · FG 1-7
  • Xavier Pinson G MIN 31 · PTS 14 · FG 5-14
  • Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. F MIN 29 · PTS 8 · FG 3-8

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 70-75

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  2. PersonalFoul 0:32 70-74

    Foul on Lance Ware.

    4433152 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 1:01 70-74

    Foul on Brandon Boston Jr..

    4432162 2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 1:19 70-74

    Davion Mintz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Jackson.

    4065766 2nd Half
  5. DunkShot 1:51 67-74

    Isaiah Jackson made Dunk.

    4432170 2nd Half
  6. MadeFreeThrow 2:05 65-74

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 2:05 65-73

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 2:05 65-72

    Foul on Devin Askew.

    4702467 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 2:48 65-72

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 2:48 65-71

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 2:48 65-70

    Foul on Isaiah Jackson.

    4432170 2nd Half
  12. JumpShot 3:30 65-70

    Mark Smith made Jumper.

    4277939 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 4:04 65-68

    Foul on Dru Smith.

    4066993 2nd Half
  14. PersonalFoul 4:26 65-68

    Foul on Davion Mintz.

    4065766 2nd Half
  15. LayUpShot 4:56 65-68

    Davion Mintz made Layup.

    4065766 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 5:32 63-68

    Jeremiah Tilmon made Free Throw.

    4278105 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 5:32 63-67

    Foul on Olivier Sarr.

    4278046 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 5:52 63-67

    Olivier Sarr made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Mintz.

    4278046 2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 6:00 60-67

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 6:00 60-66

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  21. PersonalFoul 6:00 60-65

    Foul on Brandon Boston Jr..

    4432162 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 6:28 60-65

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 6:28 60-64

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 6:28 60-63

    Foul on Brandon Boston Jr..

    4432162 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 6:45 60-63

    Olivier Sarr made Jumper.

    4278046 2nd Half
  26. DunkShot 7:27 58-63

    Isaiah Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Olivier Sarr.

    4432170 2nd Half
  27. JumpShot 7:45 56-63

    Mark Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Pinson.

    4277939 2nd Half
  28. JumpShot 7:58 56-60

    Brandon Boston Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Mintz.

    4432162 2nd Half
  29. LayUpShot 8:24 53-60

    Keion Brooks Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Boston Jr..

    4431689 2nd Half
  30. MadeFreeThrow 9:12 51-60

    Xavier Pinson made Free Throw.

    4396953 2nd Half
  31. PersonalFoul 9:12 51-58

    Foul on Devin Askew.

    4702467 2nd Half
  32. MadeFreeThrow 9:12 51-59

    Xavier Pinson made Free Throw.

    4396953 2nd Half
  33. Technical Foul 9:12 51-58

    Technical Foul on Devin Askew.

    4702467 2nd Half
  34. LayUpShot 9:40 51-58

    Javon Pickett made Layup. Assisted by Dru Smith.

    4396954 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 10:11 51-56

    Xavier Pinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitchell Smith.

    4396953 2nd Half
  36. JumpShot 10:36 51-53

    Davion Mintz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devin Askew.

    4065766 2nd Half
  37. JumpShot 11:09 48-53

    Davion Mintz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Jackson.

    4065766 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 11:28 45-53

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  39. MadeFreeThrow 11:28 45-52

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 11:28 45-51

    Foul on Olivier Sarr.

    4278046 2nd Half
  41. JumpShot 11:44 45-51

    Dru Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Pinson.

    4066993 2nd Half
  42. DunkShot 12:13 45-49

    Jeremiah Tilmon made Dunk. Assisted by Xavier Pinson.

    4278105 2nd Half
  43. MadeFreeThrow 12:38 45-47

    Devin Askew made Free Throw.

    4702467 2nd Half
  44. MadeFreeThrow 12:38 44-47

    Devin Askew made Free Throw.

    4702467 2nd Half
  45. PersonalFoul 12:38 43-47

    Foul on Xavier Pinson.

    4396953 2nd Half
  46. LayUpShot 12:55 43-47

    Xavier Pinson made Layup.

    4396953 2nd Half
  47. MadeFreeThrow 13:06 43-45

    Lance Ware made Free Throw.

    4433152 2nd Half
  48. PersonalFoul 13:06 42-45

    Foul on Kobe Brown.

    4431752 2nd Half
  49. LayUpShot 13:50 42-45

    Dru Smith made Layup.

    4066993 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 14:30 42-43

    Foul on Keion Brooks Jr..

    4431689 2nd Half
  51. JumpShot 14:30 42-43

    Brandon Boston Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devin Askew.

    4432162 2nd Half
  52. LayUpShot 14:50 39-43

    Lance Ware made Layup.

    4433152 2nd Half
  53. PersonalFoul 15:14 37-43

    Foul on Dru Smith.

    4066993 2nd Half
  54. MadeFreeThrow 15:31 37-43

    Mitchell Smith made Free Throw.

    4066235 2nd Half
  55. MadeFreeThrow 15:31 37-42

    Mitchell Smith made Free Throw.

    4066235 2nd Half
  56. PersonalFoul 15:31 37-41

    Foul on Lance Ware.

    4433152 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 15:52 37-41

    Isaiah Jackson made Jumper.

    4432170 2nd Half
  58. MadeFreeThrow 16:07 35-41

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  59. PersonalFoul 16:07 35-40

    Foul on Devin Askew.

    4702467 2nd Half
  60. PersonalFoul 16:58 35-40

    Foul on Brandon Boston Jr..

    4432162 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 70-75

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. Defensive Rebound 0:11 70-75

    Mitchell Smith Defensive Rebound.

    4066235 2nd Half
  3. LayUpShot 0:11 70-75

    Lance Ware missed Layup.

    4433152 2nd Half
  4. Offensive Rebound 0:12 70-75

    Lance Ware Offensive Rebound.

    4433152 2nd Half
  5. LayUpShot 0:12 70-75

    Davion Mintz missed Layup.

    4065766 2nd Half
  6. Defensive Rebound 0:32 70-75

    Isaiah Jackson Defensive Rebound.

    4432170 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 70-75

    Dru Smith missed Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 70-75

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  9. PersonalFoul 0:32 70-74

    Foul on Lance Ware.

    4433152 2nd Half
  10. Defensive Rebound 0:51 70-74

    Mitchell Smith Defensive Rebound.

    4066235 2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 0:51 70-74

    Keion Brooks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.

    4431689 2nd Half
  12. Defensive Rebound 1:01 70-74

    Isaiah Jackson Defensive Rebound.

    4432170 2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 1:01 70-74

    Jeremiah Tilmon missed Free Throw.

    4278105 2nd Half
  14. Dead Ball Rebound 1:01 70-74

    Missouri Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 1:01 70-74

    Jeremiah Tilmon missed Free Throw.

    4278105 2nd Half
  16. PersonalFoul 1:01 70-74

    Foul on Brandon Boston Jr..

    4432162 2nd Half
  17. ShortTimeOut 1:15 70-74

    Kentucky Timeout

    2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 1:19 70-74

    Davion Mintz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Jackson.

    4065766 2nd Half
  19. Defensive Rebound 1:24 67-74

    Davion Mintz Defensive Rebound.

    4065766 2nd Half
  20. JumpShot 1:24 67-74

    Mitchell Smith missed Three Point Jumper.

    4066235 2nd Half
  21. DunkShot 1:51 67-74

    Isaiah Jackson made Dunk.

    4432170 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 2:05 65-74

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 2:05 65-73

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 2:05 65-72

    Foul on Devin Askew.

    4702467 2nd Half
  25. Lost Ball Turnover 2:21 65-72

    Devin Askew Turnover.

    4702467 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 2:48 65-72

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 2:48 65-71

    Dru Smith made Free Throw.

    4066993 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 2:48 65-70

    Foul on Isaiah Jackson.

    4432170 2nd Half
  29. Steal 3:13 65-70

    Mitchell Smith Steal.

    4066235 2nd Half
  30. Lost Ball Turnover 3:13 65-70

    Davion Mintz Turnover.

    4065766 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 3:30 65-70

    Mark Smith made Jumper.

    4277939 2nd Half
  32. OfficialTVTimeOut 3:47 65-68

    Official TV Timeout

    2nd Half
  33. Lost Ball Turnover 3:47 65-68

    Keion Brooks Jr. Turnover.

    4431689 2nd Half
  34. Steal 3:47 65-68

    Isaiah Jackson Steal.

    4432170 2nd Half
  35. Lost Ball Turnover 3:47 65-68

    Parker Braun Turnover.

    4396957 2nd Half
  36. Defensive Rebound 4:04 65-68

    Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.

    4277939 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 4:04 65-68

    Isaiah Jackson missed Free Throw.

    4432170 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 4:04 65-68

    Foul on Dru Smith.

    4066993 2nd Half
  39. Defensive Rebound 4:09 65-68

    Lance Ware Defensive Rebound.

    4433152 2nd Half
  40. Block Shot 4:09 65-68

    Isaiah Jackson Block.

    4432170 2nd Half

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