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FINAL
Dec 18, 2021

Game Recap

No. 21 Kentucky dominates Tar Heels wire-to-wire, wins 98-69. Kentucky coach John Calipari gave a simple message to Sahvir Wheeler before the Wildcats’ showdown with North Carolina, both individually and in front of the team: “Lead us.”.

Box Score

12T
UNC294069
UK405898
North Carolina Tar Heels logoNORTH CAROLINAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
13Dawson Garcia222-60-12-35000136
5Armando Bacot318-130-06-9102012422
1Leaky Black271-40-20-01100002
4RJ Davis293-80-34-613102110
2Caleb Love272-80-24-42000428
22Justin McKoy70-00-02-22111012
45Brady Manek163-61-30-00010007
11D'Marco Dunn102-40-10-00010004
3Dontrez Styles70-00-02-22001002
0Anthony Harris162-30-02-21100226
24Kerwin Walton80-10-10-00100100
TOTAL23-5343.4%1-137.7%22-2878.6%24943121369
Kentucky Wildcats logoKENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3TyTy Washington Jr.204-91-30-04420119
12Keion Brooks Jr.185-100-00-030000210
34Oscar Tshiebwe227-120-02-3121002416
2Sahvir Wheeler3212-150-02-238402326
31Kellan Grady316-85-71-261001118
4Daimion Collins50-30-00-01011210
14Brennan Canada10-00-00-00000000
0Jacob Toppin202-40-03-45300007
23Bryce Hopkins92-31-10-02010025
55Lance Ware130-10-01-24101141
25Kareem Watkins10-00-00-00000000
20Zan Payne10-00-00-00000010
10Davion Mintz271-71-43-41200026
TOTAL39-7254.2%8-1553.3%12-1770.6%41208292198

Play-by-Play

1st halfuncuk
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by North Carolina
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (19:49) Caleb Love missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (19:49) Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (19:19) Keion Brooks Jr. missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (19:19) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (19:01) Leaky Black missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (19:01) Keion Brooks Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (18:51) Sahvir Wheeler missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (18:51) Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (18:45) Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (18:45) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (18:36) Foul on Oscar Tshiebwe.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (18:26) Armando Bacot made Jumper. Assisted by Leaky Black.
    20
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (18:11) Oscar Tshiebwe made Jumper.
    22
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (18:11) Foul on Armando Bacot.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (18:11) Oscar Tshiebwe made Free Throw.
    23
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (18:05) R.J. Davis Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (18:05) Sahvir Wheeler Steal.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (18:00) Sahvir Wheeler made Layup.
    25
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (17:48) Foul on R.J. Davis.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (17:48) R.J. Davis Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:37) Keion Brooks Jr. missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:37) Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:31) Oscar Tshiebwe missed Dunk.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:31) Sahvir Wheeler Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (17:21) TyTy Washington Jr. made Jumper.
    27
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (17:06) Dawson Garcia made Jumper.
    47
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (16:36) Sahvir Wheeler made Layup.
    49
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (16:18) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (16:18) TyTy Washington Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (16:09) Oscar Tshiebwe Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (15:50) Armando Bacot made Jumper.
    69
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (15:41) Sahvir Wheeler made Layup. Assisted by Kellan Grady.
    611
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (15:26) Foul on Sahvir Wheeler.
  • (15:26) Official TV Timeout
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (15:18) Armando Bacot missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (15:18) Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (15:07) Jacob Toppin missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (15:07) Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (14:57) TyTy Washington Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (14:57) Leaky Black Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (14:49) Caleb Love missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (14:49) Kellan Grady Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (14:36) TyTy Washington Jr. missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (14:36) Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (14:12) Armando Bacot missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (14:12) Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (13:59) Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (13:59) Caleb Love Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (13:49) Caleb Love missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (13:49) Kellan Grady Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (13:35) Davion Mintz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TyTy Washington Jr..
    614
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (13:12) R.J. Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (13:12) Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (12:57) Kellan Grady made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Toppin.
    617
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (12:37) Foul on Oscar Tshiebwe.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (12:30) Caleb Love missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (12:30) Sahvir Wheeler Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (12:23) Foul on Caleb Love.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (12:13) Jacob Toppin missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (12:13) Jacob Toppin Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (12:10) Foul on Dawson Garcia.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (12:10) Jacob Toppin made Free Throw.
    618
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (12:10) Jacob Toppin made Free Throw.
    619
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (11:58) Brady Manek missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (11:58) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (11:41) Davion Mintz missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (11:41) Daimion Collins Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (11:37) Sahvir Wheeler Turnover.
  • (11:36) Official TV Timeout
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (11:30) Armando Bacot made Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Harris.
    819
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (11:00) Davion Mintz missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (11:00) Davion Mintz Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (10:53) Daimion Collins missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (10:53) Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (10:34) Caleb Love Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (10:34) Bryce Hopkins Steal.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (10:25) Bryce Hopkins made Dunk. Assisted by Jacob Toppin.
    821
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (10:15) Kerwin Walton Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (10:15) Sahvir Wheeler Steal.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (10:10) Sahvir Wheeler made Layup.
    823
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (9:48) Foul on Bryce Hopkins.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (9:44) Foul on Lance Ware.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (9:44) Armando Bacot missed Free Throw.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (9:44) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (9:44) Armando Bacot made Free Throw.
    923
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (9:31) Sahvir Wheeler missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (9:31) Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (9:16) Armando Bacot made Layup. Assisted by R.J. Davis.
    1123
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (8:59) Keion Brooks Jr. made Jumper.
    1125
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (8:28) R.J. Davis missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:28) Lance Ware Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (8:16) TyTy Washington Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sahvir Wheeler.
    1128
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:02) Foul on TyTy Washington Jr..
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (8:02) Armando Bacot made Free Throw.
    1228
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (8:02) Armando Bacot made Free Throw.
    1328
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (7:36) Foul on Armando Bacot.
  • (7:36) Official TV Timeout
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (7:36) Lance Ware made Free Throw.
    1329
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:36) Lance Ware missed Free Throw.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (7:36) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (7:27) Leaky Black missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:27) Lance Ware Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:15) Kellan Grady missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:15) Lance Ware Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:07) Kellan Grady Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:50) Foul on Keion Brooks Jr..
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (6:50) Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.
    1429
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (6:50) Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.
    1529
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:36) Sahvir Wheeler missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:36) TyTy Washington Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:25) Keion Brooks Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:25) Lance Ware Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:15) TyTy Washington Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:15) TyTy Washington Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (6:08) TyTy Washington Jr. made Jumper.
    1531
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:51) Foul on Lance Ware.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (5:51) R.J. Davis made Free Throw.
    1631
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (5:51) R.J. Davis made Free Throw.
    1731
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:25) Keion Brooks Jr. missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (5:25) Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:21) Foul on Daimion Collins.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (5:21) Armando Bacot missed Free Throw.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:21) Jacob Toppin Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:16) TyTy Washington Jr. missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (5:16) Caleb Love Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (5:05) R.J. Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:05) Jacob Toppin Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (4:56) Sahvir Wheeler made Jumper.
    1733
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (4:27) Dawson Garcia Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (4:27) Sahvir Wheeler Steal.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (4:20) Sahvir Wheeler made Layup. Assisted by Davion Mintz.
    1735
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (4:18) North Carolina Timeout
  • (4:18) Official TV Timeout
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:53) Caleb Love missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:53) Dawson Garcia Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:48) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (3:48) Lance Ware Block.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:48) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (3:36) R.J. Davis made Jumper.
    1935
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:12) Foul on Dawson Garcia.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (3:12) Jacob Toppin missed Free Throw.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (3:12) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (3:12) Jacob Toppin made Free Throw.
    1936
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (2:54) Brady Manek made Jumper.
    2136
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (2:32) Foul on Caleb Love.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (2:32) Davion Mintz made Free Throw.
    2137
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (2:32) Davion Mintz made Free Throw.
    2138
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (2:14) Foul on Davion Mintz.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (2:14) Armando Bacot made Free Throw.
    2238
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (2:14) Armando Bacot made Free Throw.
    2338
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (2:03) TyTy Washington Jr. Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (2:03) Brady Manek Steal.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (1:55) Brady Manek missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (1:55) Armando Bacot Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (1:50) Armando Bacot made Layup.
    2538
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (1:22) Davion Mintz missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (1:22) Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (1:13) Armando Bacot made Layup.
    2738
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (1:00) Sahvir Wheeler made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Toppin.
    2740
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (0:37) Leaky Black made Layup. Assisted by Armando Bacot.
    2940
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (0:21) Kentucky Timeout
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (0:21) Sahvir Wheeler Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (0:21) R.J. Davis Steal.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (0:01) Brady Manek missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (0:01) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

69Points98
23-53(43.4%)Field Goal(%)39-72(54.2%)
1-13(7.7%)3-Point(%)8-15(53.3%)
22-28(78.6%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)
26(6)Rebounds(Offensive)44(17)
9Assists20
4Steals8
3Blocks2
12Turnovers9
13(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)
2Largest Lead35

Game Details

Saturday, December 18, 2021 · 4:30 PM
T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, NV
attendance: 12,117 (63.8%)
tv: CBS
spread: UK -2.5
over/under: 145.5