Box score from Kentucky basketball’s 76-57 NCAA Tournament-opening win over Troy
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Game day: Kentucky 76, Troy 57
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Friday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Troy at the NCAA Tournament in Milwaukee.
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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played Troy University in the NCAA Tournament round of 64 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Friday night. The No. 3-seeded Wildcats defeated the No. 14-seeded Trojans 76-57.
Next up for Kentucky is the NCAA Tournament round of 32, for which the Wildcats will remain in Milwaukee and play either Illinois or Xavier on Sunday.
Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Friday’s game:
Points: Otega Oweh, 20
Rebounds: Amari Williams, 13
Assists: Otega Oweh, 6
Steals: Brandon Garrison, Otega Oweh, 2
Blocks: Andrew Carr, 3
Turnovers: Otega Oweh, 3
Minutes: Koby Brea, 34
Three-pointers made: Koby Brea 3-6, Andrew Carr 2-3, Collin Chandler 2-4, Otega Oweh 1-2, Trent Noah 1-2, Brandon Garrison 1-3
View a complete statistics report from the game.
View UK’s 2024-25 schedule and results.
View the live NCAA Tournament bracket.
Next game
Kentucky vs. Illinois or Xavier
What: NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional round-of-32 game
When: TBA
Where: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee
TV: TBA
Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1
Records: Kentucky 23-11, Illinois 21-12, Xavier 22-11
Series: Kentucky leads Illinois 11-4; Kentucky leads Xavier 37-2
Last meetings: Kentucky beat Illinois 54-51 on March 24, 1984, in the NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional finals in Lexington; Kentucky beat Xavier 115-77 on Nov. 30, 1968, in Lexington
This story was originally published March 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM.
