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FINAL
Dec 16, 2017

Box Score

12T
VT473986
UK415293

Game Recap

Knox, Diallo lead No. 8 Kentucky past Virginia Tech 93-86. vin Knox scored 21 points, Hamidou Diallo added 20, including a big 3-pointer with 50 seconds remaining, and No. 8 Kentucky outlasted Virginia Tech 93-86 on Saturday for its most significant victory this season.

Player Stats

Virginia Tech Hokies logoVIRGINIA TECHMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Kerry Blackshear Jr.227-111-23-452004518
4Nickeil Alexander-Walker263-60-10-04200426
5Justin Robinson386-132-55-659103419
13Ahmed Hill347-105-71-110002220
10Justin Bibbs385-102-60-011112212
15Chris Clarke313-40-13-611410249
1Tyrie Jackson10-00-00-00000010
11Devin Wilson101-10-00-02000222
TOTAL-32-5558.2%10-2245.5%12-1770.6%291831192286
Kentucky Wildcats logoKENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25P.J. Washington334-101-22-455112111
4Nick Richards223-50-02-46103128
5Kevin Knox II357-152-55-654102221
22Shai Gilgeous-Alexander213-51-12-20120039
3Hamidou Diallo347-164-72-452303220
32Wenyen Gabriel213-51-20-09010237
1Sacha Killeya-Jones70-00-00-01000020
0Quade Green276-122-53-415001117
TOTAL-33-6848.5%11-2250.0%16-2466.7%321884111693

Play-by-Play

1st halfVTUK
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Kentucky
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (19:50) Hamidou Diallo missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (19:50) Kerry Blackshear Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (19:32) Justin Robinson missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (19:32) PJ Washington Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (19:24) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed Layup.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (19:24) Kerry Blackshear Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (19:17) Justin Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
    20
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (18:47) Nick Richards Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (18:37) Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (18:37) Nick Richards Block.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (18:37) Nick Richards Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (18:30) Hamidou Diallo Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (18:19) Justin Bibbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
    50
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:54) Hamidou Diallo missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:54) Nick Richards Offensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (17:51) Foul on Kerry Blackshear Jr..
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:50) Quade Green missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (17:50) Chris Clarke Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (17:38) Justin Robinson missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:38) Kevin Knox Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:28) PJ Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (17:28) Chris Clarke Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (17:10) Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:10) Kevin Knox Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:02) Kevin Knox Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (17:02) Justin Robinson Steal.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (16:57) Chris Clarke Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (16:57) PJ Washington Steal.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (16:52) Nick Richards made Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Knox.
    52
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (16:38) Nickeil Alexander-Walker Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (16:38) Kevin Knox Steal.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (16:36) Foul on Ahmed Hill.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (16:31) Quade Green made Layup.
    54
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (16:19) Justin Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (16:19) Nick Richards Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (16:11) Hamidou Diallo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quade Green.
    57
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (16:01) Justin Robinson Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (15:52) Kevin Knox missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (15:52) Quade Green Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (15:45) Nick Richards made Dunk. Assisted by Quade Green.
    59
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (15:27) Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (15:27) Nick Richards Block.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (15:27) Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound.
  • (15:27) Official TV Timeout
  • (15:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (15:26) Ahmed Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
    89
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (15:09) Nick Richards missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (15:09) Nickeil Alexander-Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (14:49) Justin Bibbs Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (14:37) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quade Green.
    812
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (14:11) Ahmed Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (14:11) Nickeil Alexander-Walker Offensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (13:58) Justin Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Clarke.
    1112
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (13:37) Kevin Knox made Jumper.
    1114
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (13:15) Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Layup.
    1314
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (12:57) Foul on Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (12:57) Hamidou Diallo Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (12:52) Ahmed Hill made Layup.
    1514
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (12:52) Foul on Sacha Killeya-Jones.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +1 (12:52) Ahmed Hill made Free Throw.
    1614
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (12:39) PJ Washington made Jumper.
    1616
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (12:14) Justin Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Chris Clarke.
    1816
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (11:55) PJ Washington Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (11:55) Justin Bibbs Steal.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (11:44) Justin Robinson Turnover.
  • (11:44) Official TV Timeout
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (11:18) Hamidou Diallo missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (11:18) Chris Clarke Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (11:06) Foul on Sacha Killeya-Jones.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +1 (11:06) Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
    1916
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +1 (11:06) Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
    2016
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (10:48) Kevin Knox missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (10:48) Ahmed Hill Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (10:39) Justin Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (10:39) PJ Washington Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (10:30) Hamidou Diallo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (10:30) Kevin Knox Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (10:19) Kevin Knox missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (10:19) Justin Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (10:08) Kerry Blackshear Jr. Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (10:08) Hamidou Diallo Steal.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (10:01) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Layup. Assisted by PJ Washington.
    2018
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (9:59) Chris Clarke made Layup. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
    2218
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (9:59) Foul on Nick Richards.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +1 (9:59) Chris Clarke made Free Throw.
    2318
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (9:46) Nick Richards made Layup. Assisted by Hamidou Diallo.
    2320
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (9:35) Nickeil Alexander-Walker Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (9:27) Foul on Justin Robinson.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (9:27) Hamidou Diallo missed Free Throw.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (9:27) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (9:27) Hamidou Diallo made Free Throw.
    2321
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (9:17) Wenyen Gabriel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Washington.
    2324
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (9:02) Justin Robinson made Layup.
    2524
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:54) Quade Green missed Layup.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (8:54) Devin Wilson Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (8:48) Devin Wilson Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:48) Hamidou Diallo Steal.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:48) Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:48) Hamidou Diallo Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (8:29) Justin Bibbs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:29) Wenyen Gabriel Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (8:24) Foul on Tyrie Jackson.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (8:13) Quade Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Washington.
    2527
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (8:05) Devin Wilson Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:56) Quade Green missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:56) Kevin Knox Offensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (7:50) Foul on Devin Wilson.
  • (7:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:50) Kevin Knox missed Free Throw.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:50) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (7:50) Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
    2528
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (7:43) Ahmed Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
    2828
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:29) Quade Green missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (7:29) Chris Clarke Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (7:19) Chris Clarke made Layup.
    3028
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:19) Foul on Kevin Knox.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (7:19) Chris Clarke missed Free Throw.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:19) Sacha Killeya-Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:06) Wenyen Gabriel Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (6:52) Chris Clarke made Layup.
    3228
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (6:33) Quade Green made Three Point Jumper.
    3231
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (6:13) Ahmed Hill Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:58) PJ Washington missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:58) Hamidou Diallo Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (5:50) Kevin Knox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
    3234
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (5:31) Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:31) Hamidou Diallo Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (5:22) Hamidou Diallo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Knox.
    3237
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (5:07) Virginia Tech Timeout
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (4:59) Ahmed Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
    3537
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (4:41) Quade Green missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (4:41) Justin Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (4:24) Justin Robinson missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (4:24) Nick Richards Block.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (4:24) Justin Robinson Offensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (4:10) Justin Bibbs made Jumper.
    3737
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (3:51) Quade Green made Jumper.
    3739
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (3:25) Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Layup.
    3939
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (3:09) Nick Richards missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (3:09) Kerry Blackshear Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (2:47) Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
    4239
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (2:12) Quade Green Turnover.
  • (2:12) Official TV Timeout
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (1:50) Justin Bibbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Blackshear Jr..
    4539
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (1:30) Wenyen Gabriel missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (1:30) Kerry Blackshear Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (1:09) Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Layup.
    4739
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (1:06) Kentucky Timeout
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (0:51) Hamidou Diallo missed Layup.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (0:51) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (0:49) Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (0:34) Ahmed Hill Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (0:34) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Steal.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (0:09) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Layup.
    4741
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

86Points93
32-55(58.2%)Field Goal(%)33-68(48.5%)
10-22(45.5%)3-Point(%)11-22(50%)
12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)16-24(66.7%)
30(6)Rebounds(Offensive)33(14)
18Assists18
3Steals8
1Blocks4
19Turnovers11
22(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
8Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, December 16, 2017 · 2:00 PM
Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY
attendance: 22,690 (110.7%)
tv: ESPN2
spread: UK -6
over/under: 157.5