Kentucky Wildcats vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - ELITE 8
66
32-6
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 35 | 66 | |
UK | 31 | 37 | 68 |
68
38-0
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Trey Lyles made Dunk. Assisted by Karl-Anthony Towns.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper.
- Aaron Harrison missed Jumper.
- Demetrius Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Pat Connaughton made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
- Pat Connaughton missed Layup.
- Zach Auguste made Layup.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Free Throw.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
- Zach Auguste missed Layup.
- Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Pat Connaughton.
- Devin Booker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
- Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
- Devin Booker missed Jumper.
- Marcus Lee made Dunk.
- Willie Cauley-Stein missed Jumper.
- Willie Cauley-Stein made Layup.
- Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper.
- Devin Booker made Layup. Assisted by Karl-Anthony Towns.
- Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
- Jerian Grant made Jumper. Assisted by V.J. Beachem.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
- Steve Vasturia missed Layup.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Tyler Ulis missed Jumper.
- Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Steve Vasturia.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
- Aaron Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper.
- Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Jumper.
- Pat Connaughton missed Layup.
- Zach Auguste made Dunk.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
- Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
- Jerian Grant missed Layup.
- Aaron Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Pat Connaughton missed Jumper.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Jerian Grant made Layup.
- Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant made Jumper.
- Bonzie Colson missed Layup.
- Tyler Ulis missed Layup.
- Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Harrison made Free Throw.
- Aaron Harrison missed Free Throw.
- Bonzie Colson made Layup. Assisted by Steve Vasturia.
- Trey Lyles made Layup.
- Trey Lyles made Free Throw.
- Pat Connaughton missed Jumper.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Aaron Harrison missed Layup.
- Willie Cauley-Stein made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Harrison.
- Jerian Grant missed Layup.
- Bonzie Colson made Layup.
- Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison missed Jumper.
- Trey Lyles made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper.
- Zach Auguste made Dunk. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
- Devin Booker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl-Anthony Towns.
- Steve Vasturia missed Three Point Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Layup.
- Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
- Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Layup.
- Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Pat Connaughton.
- Andrew Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
- Zach Auguste made Dunk.
- Devin Booker made Jumper.
- Steve Vasturia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
- Devin Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Pat Connaughton made Dunk.
- Trey Lyles missed Jumper.
- Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Auguste missed Layup.
- Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper.
- Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
- Aaron Harrison missed Jumper.
- Willie Cauley-Stein missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bonzie Colson missed Jumper.
- Willie Cauley-Stein made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Harrison.
- Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
- Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
- Dakari Johnson missed Free Throw.
- Dakari Johnson missed Free Throw.
- Trey Lyles made Layup.
- Trey Lyles missed Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant missed Jumper.
- Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
- Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Andrew Harrison missed Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Demetrius Jackson made Layup.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Layup.
- Steve Vasturia made Layup.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Jumper.
- Jerian Grant missed Layup.
- Zach Auguste missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Zach Auguste made Layup.
- Steve Vasturia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
- Tyler Ulis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl-Anthony Towns.
- Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
- Zach Auguste missed Free Throw.
- Aaron Harrison made Dunk.
- Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant missed Free Throw.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Layup.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Free Throw.
- Pat Connaughton made Free Throw.
- Pat Connaughton missed Free Throw.
- Aaron Harrison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Ulis.
- Jerian Grant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pat Connaughton.
- Jerian Grant missed Jumper.
- Karl-Anthony Towns made Layup.
- Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Andrew Harrison made Free Throw.
- Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS

Game Information
Cleveland, OH
Referee:Chris Rastatter
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:David Hall
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern 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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