Iowa State Cyclones vs Kentucky Wildcats
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 2nd Round
63
22-14
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UK | 30 | 33 | 63 |
ISU | 31 | 51 | 82 |
82
29-7
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Blake Buchanan makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Tamin Lipsey assists)
- Otega Oweh makes 1-foot dunk
- Nate Heise misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Otega Oweh misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Collin Chandler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malachi Moreno assists)
- Tamin Lipsey misses 16-foot jumper
- Blake Buchanan misses 7-foot jumper
- Denzel Aberdeen makes layup
- Milan Momcilovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamarion Batemon misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Collin Chandler makes 22-foot three point jumper
- Killyan Toure misses 11-foot jumper
- Nate Heise makes 0-foot tip in layup
- Tamin Lipsey makes driving layup (Blake Buchanan assists)
- Denzel Aberdeen makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamarion Batemon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tamin Lipsey misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Mouhamed Dioubate misses driving layup
- Denzel Aberdeen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)
- Jamarion Batemon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nate Heise misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Garrison misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Mouhamed Dioubate makes 0-foot tip in layup
- Blake Buchanan misses free throw 1 of 2
- Blake Buchanan makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tamin Lipsey makes driving layup (Killyan Toure assists)
- Collin Chandler misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Mouhamed Dioubate makes 0-foot dunk
- Milan Momcilovic makes free throw 1 of 3
- Milan Momcilovic makes free throw 2 of 3
- Milan Momcilovic misses free throw 3 of 3
- Tamin Lipsey misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 2 of 2
- Collin Chandler misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 2 of 2
- Killyan Toure makes layup
- Jasper Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Milan Momcilovic makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot
- Milan Momcilovic misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Milan Momcilovic misses 32-foot three point jumper
- Denzel Aberdeen misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 2 of 2
- Denzel Aberdeen makes driving layup
- Denzel Aberdeen misses free throw 1 of 1
- Jamarion Batemon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Otega Oweh misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Killyan Toure misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Denzel Aberdeen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Blake Buchanan misses layup
- Denzel Aberdeen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tamin Lipsey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Otega Oweh makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Milan Momcilovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tamin Lipsey assists)
- Andrija Jelavic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamarion Batemon misses layup
- Kam Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Tamin Lipsey misses 8-foot floating jump shot
- Jamarion Batemon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Otega Oweh misses driving layup
- Milan Momcilovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tamin Lipsey misses layup
- Malachi Moreno makes free throw 1 of 2
- Malachi Moreno makes free throw 2 of 2
- Milan Momcilovic misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot
- Milan Momcilovic makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Nate Heise misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nate Heise makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dominick Nelson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dominick Nelson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nate Heise makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tamin Lipsey assists)
- Tamin Lipsey makes 22-foot three point jumper
- Otega Oweh makes driving layup
- Killyan Toure misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Denzel Aberdeen misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Milan Momcilovic makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Nate Heise assists)
- Otega Oweh misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Nate Heise misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Blake Buchanan misses dunk
- Andrija Jelavic makes layup (Kam Williams assists)
- Tamin Lipsey makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Denzel Aberdeen misses driving layup
- Malachi Moreno makes free throw 1 of 2
- Malachi Moreno makes free throw 2 of 2
- Milan Momcilovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Milan Momcilovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Malachi Moreno misses free throw 1 of 2
- Malachi Moreno misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tamin Lipsey makes driving layup
- Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kam Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamarion Batemon misses driving layup
- Dominykas Pleta misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dominykas Pleta makes free throw 2 of 2
- Blake Buchanan makes 1-foot dunk
- Otega Oweh makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Kam Williams assists)
- Tamin Lipsey misses driving layup
- Blake Buchanan misses tip in layup
- Otega Oweh misses driving layup
- Killyan Toure makes driving layup
- Denzel Aberdeen misses 18-foot jumper
- Tamin Lipsey makes layup
- Nate Heise makes layup
- Nate Heise misses free throw 1 of 1
- Brandon Garrison misses free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Garrison makes free throw 2 of 2
- Killyan Toure makes driving layup
- Killyan Toure makes layup (Blake Buchanan assists)
- Milan Momcilovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tamin Lipsey assists)
- Otega Oweh makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Nate Heise makes driving layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)
- Denzel Aberdeen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Otega Oweh makes 0-foot dunk
- Tamin Lipsey makes 10-foot step back jumpshot (Milan Momcilovic assists)
- Collin Chandler misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Milan Momcilovic misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Blake Buchanan makes free throw 1 of 2
- Blake Buchanan makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nate Heise makes driving layup
- Otega Oweh makes layup (Jasper Johnson assists)
- Jamarion Batemon makes 32-foot three point jumper
- Jasper Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Killyan Toure misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Denzel Aberdeen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jasper Johnson assists)
- Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jasper Johnson makes 31-foot three point jumper (Denzel Aberdeen assists)
- Otega Oweh makes 1-foot dunk
- Killyan Toure makes layup
- Otega Oweh misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Blake Buchanan makes 1-foot dunk
- Kam Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kam Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tamin Lipsey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nate Heise assists)
- Denzel Aberdeen makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Killyan Toure misses 11-foot floating jump shot
- Denzel Aberdeen misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Milan Momcilovic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Tamin Lipsey assists)
- Otega Oweh makes free throw 1 of 2
- Otega Oweh misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tamin Lipsey misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Blake Buchanan misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Otega Oweh misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: ISU, 70.6
Win %: ISU, 70.6
Win %: ISU, 71.6
Win %: ISU, 71.6
Win %: ISU, 69.6
Win %: ISU, 69.6
Win %: ISU, 73.7
Win %: ISU, 73.7
Win %: ISU, 71.6
Win %: ISU, 71.6
Win %: ISU, 69.9
Win %: ISU, 69.9
Win %: ISU, 69.4
Win %: ISU, 69.4
Win %: ISU, 70.9
Win %: ISU, 70.9
Win %: ISU, 71.4
Win %: ISU, 71.4
Win %: ISU, 69.2
Win %: ISU, 69.2
Win %: ISU, 69.2
Win %: ISU, 69.2
Win %: ISU, 71.4
Win %: ISU, 71.4
Win %: ISU, 69.2
Win %: ISU, 69.2
Win %: ISU, 63.6
Win %: ISU, 63.6
Win %: ISU, 61.9
Win %: ISU, 61.9
Win %: ISU, 63.4
Win %: ISU, 63.4
Win %: ISU, 61.8
Win %: ISU, 61.8
Win %: ISU, 61.3
Win %: ISU, 61.3
Win %: ISU, 57.8
Win %: ISU, 57.8
Win %: ISU, 57.7
Win %: ISU, 57.7
Win %: ISU, 57.7
Win %: ISU, 57.7
Win %: ISU, 57.7
Win %: ISU, 57.7
Win %: ISU, 57.7
Win %: ISU, 57.7
Win %: ISU, 55.3
Win %: ISU, 55.3
Win %: ISU, 54.5
Win %: ISU, 54.5
UK vs ISU Videos
Blake Buchanan throws it down for Iowa State
- 0:20
Jamarion Batemon splashes it from deep for Kentucky
- 0:21
Tamin Lipsey drills it from deep for Iowa State
- 0:18
Game Information
St. Louis, MO
Referee:Kipp Kissinger
Referee:Tony Chiazza
Referee:Todd Austin
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| 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 |
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
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