2025 Boys’ Sweet 16 basketball: Day 2 wrap-up from Rupp Arena

The 2025 UK Healthcare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16 state tournament continued with four first-round games Thursday in Rupp Arena.

Four more quarterfinal games are on tap for Friday. Who will punch their tickets to Saturday’s semifinals?

Follow along live Friday as Jared Peck of the Lexington Herald-Leader provides live updates from courtside along with freelance writer Josh Moore.

Scroll down below to read their updates on X/Twitter.

Thursday’s first-round games

Game 5: North Laurel 54, Breathitt County 53 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 6: Montgomery County 98, Lawrence County 72 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 7: Great Crossing 69, Daviess County 37 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 8: Cooper 50, Henderson County 35 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Friday’s quarterfinal games

Game 9: Bowling Green (28-6) vs. Ashland Blazer (24-7), 11 a.m. | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.

Game 10: South Oldham (30-5) vs. Jeffersontown (27-6), 1:30 p.m. | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.

Game 11: North Laurel (23-10) vs. Montgomery County (22-10), 6 p.m. | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.

Game 12: Great Crossing (32-4) vs. Cooper (24-5), 8:30 p.m. | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.

Wednesday’s first-round games

Game 1: Bowling Green 52, Adair County 51 (OT) | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 2: Jeffersontown 64, St. Xavier 59 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 3: South Oldham 67, Danville Christian 44 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 4: Ashland Blazer 81, Calloway County 64 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

More Sweet 16

BRACKET: View the full tournament schedule

ROSTERS: KHSAA rosters for all 16 teams

STATISTICS: KHSAA statistics for all 16 teams

LIVE UPDATES ON X/TWITTER FROM THE SWEET 16.

This story was originally published March 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM.