Box score from Kentucky basketball’s season-ending NCAA Tournament loss to Tennessee
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Game day: Tennessee 78, Kentucky 65
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Friday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament at Indianapolis.
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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played the University of Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional semifinals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Friday night. The No. 3-seeded Wildcats were defeated by the No. 2-seeded Volunteers 78-65.
Kentucky’s first season under head coach Mark Pope came to an end with a 24-12 record and the Wildcats’ first appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16 since 2019. Tennessee advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight, where it will face No. 1 seed Houston or No. 4 seed Purdue on Sunday.
Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Friday’s game:
Points: Lamont Butler, 18
Rebounds: Lamont Butler, 6
Assists: Lamont Butler, Amari Williams, 3
Steals: Otega Oweh, Amari Williams, 2
Blocks: Koby Brea, Otega Oweh, 1
Turnovers: Otega Oweh, 3
Minutes: Otega Oweh, 35
Three-pointers made: Lamont Butler 4-5, Collin Chandler 1-1, Koby Brea 1-4
View a complete statistics report from the game.
View UK’s 2024-25 schedule and results.
View the live NCAA Tournament bracket.
This story was originally published March 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM.
