UK Men's Basketball

Box score from Kentucky’s 95-75 NCAA Tournament win over Buffalo

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team improved to 26-10 by defeating Buffalo 95-75 in the NCAA Tournament’s round of 32 at Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday.

Next up for the No. 5 seed Wildcats is a Sweet 16 matchup at Philips Arena in Atlanta against either No. 16 seed UMBC or No. 9 seed Kansas State on Thursday night.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Saturday’s game:

Points: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 27

Rebounds: Wenyen Gabriel, 11

Assists: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 6

Steals: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, PJ Washington, 2

Blocks: Hamidou Diallo, 2

Turnovers: Kevin Knox, 4

Click here to view a complete statistics report from the game.

Click here to view Kentucky’s 2017-18 statistics.

Click here to view Kentucky’s 2017-18 schedule.

Click here to view scores from around the nation.

Click here to view the NCAA Tournament bracket.

This story was originally published March 17, 2018 at 7:28 PM with the headline "Box score from Kentucky’s 95-75 NCAA Tournament win over Buffalo."

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