Kentucky Wildcats vs Northern Kentucky Norse
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 1st ROUND
70
24-11
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
NKU | 24 | 46 | 70 |
UK | 38 | 41 | 79 |
79
30-5
Northern Kentucky Norse
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 21 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | 14 | 5-18 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | 4 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | 22 | 10-21 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
70 | 26-73 | 8-32 | 10-11 | 40 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 22 | |
36% | 25% | 91% |
Kentucky Wildcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 37 | 15 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 29 | 8 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 34 | 12 | 3-11 | 0-6 | 6-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | 19 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | 17 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 9 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
79 | 27-61 | 3-17 | 22-28 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 15 | |
44% | 18% | 79% |
Game Information
Indianapolis, IN
Referee:Lamar Simpson
Referee:Brian O'Connell
Referee:Raymie Styons
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Horizon League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |
| Southeastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |
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