Kentucky Advances To The 2nd Round Concluding A 34-Point Blowout Over Tennessee Tech
NCAA Tournament, First Round: Mar. 21, 2025 - Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, IN
#15 vs. #2
TECH | 38 | 25 | 63
KEN | 54 | 43 | 97
Starting Lineups:
Dairien Fullove, Jr. -C- Vladimir Friend, Sr.
Troy Worthington, Sr. -PF- Wilson McKee, Jr.
Marcus Blair, So. -SF- Kevis Hammond, Jr.
Kyle Sneed, Jr. -SG- Brooks Jimenez, Jr.
Bradley Moss, Fr. -PG- Aly Holmes, Fr.
#55 Vladimir Friend rejecting #51 Troy Worthington's layup attempt in the first half. Friend totaled 3 blocks on the night.
Kentucky Wildcats Top Performers:
Keithan Grundy, Sr.: 22 Points, 5 Rebounds, 6/13 FG, 10/15 FT
Kevin Holland, Fr.: 15 Points, 4 Assists, 4/8 FG, 2/3 3PT, 5/5 FT
Vladimir Friend, Sr.: 12 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3 Blocks, 4/7 FG, 4/4 FT
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Top Performers:
Kyle Sneed, Jr.: 9 Points, 3/6 FG, 1/3 3PT, 2/3 FT
Troy Worthington, Sr.: 9 Points, 12 Rebounds, 3/5 FG, 3/5 FT
Dairien Fullove, Jr.: 9 Points, 3/6 FG, 3/4 FT
Wildcats' Current Record:
23-7
Tournament Results:
East Regional:
#1 Alabama def. #16 Montana, 91-55
#8 Saint Mary's def. #9 Rhode Island, 83-76
#5 Louisville def. #12 Pacific, 97-77
#4 Gonzaga def. #13 Florida Int'l, 99-61
#6 Stanford def. #11 West Virginia, 86-82
#3 Connecticut def. #14 North Carolina A&T, 79-55
#10 Arizona def. #7 Kansas, 88-76
#2 Kentucky def. #15 Tennessee Tech, 97-63
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West Regional:
#1 Texas A&M def. #16 UTSA, 88-44
#8 Florida def. #9 Maryland, 67-60
#5 Indiana def. #12 Minnesota, 73-67
#4 North Carolina State def. #13 Harvard, 86-60
#11 Western Michigan def. #6 Iowa State, 95-83
#3 Notre Dame def. #14 Fresno State, 91-74
#7 Tennessee def. #10 Clemson, 95-68
#2 Memphis def. #15 Winthrop, 112-55
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South Regional:
#1 North Carolina def. #16 Quinnipiac, 114-61
#9 Florida State def. #8 VCU, 92-60
# 5 Saint Louis def. #12 Santa Clara, 69-67
#4 Georgia Tech def. #13 Miami (OH), 89-78
#6 UCLA def. #11 Saint Joseph's, 94-90
#3 Bradley def. #14 Southern Utah, 77-69
#10 Georgia def. #7 Xavier, 92-55
#2 Villanova def. #15 James Madison, 95-67
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Midwest Regional:
#1 Syracuse def. #16 Mississippi Valley State, 87-73
#8 Rider def. #9 Wisconsin, 76-71
#5 Marquette def. #12 Butler, 84-52
#4 Georgetown def. #13 Army, 80-58
#6 USC def. #11 Southern Illinois, 89-85
#3 Duke def. #14 Vermont, 84-52
#7 Iona def. #10 San Diego, 60-59
#2 UNLV def. #15 Davidson, 76-56