Kentucky Wildcats vs Mississippi State Bulldogs
SEC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL AT NASHVILLE TN
23-11, 9-7 SEC
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23-11, 9-7 SEC
Final/OT
| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MSST | 35 | 29 | 10 | 74 |
UK | 31 | 33 | 11 | 75 |
32-2, 14-2 SEC
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32-2, 14-2 SEC
Mississippi State Bulldogs
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 18 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | 18 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 40 | 16 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | 20 | 8-15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | 11 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Wildcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 26 | 10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 38 | 15 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 40 | 17 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 6-9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | 18 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 17 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Information
Nashville, TN
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southeastern 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 |
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