Kentucky Wildcats vs Iowa State Cyclones, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Region 2nd Round
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 UK | 30 | 33 | 63 |
 ISU | 31 | 51 | 82 |
Who won: Iowa State 82-63
The Iowa State Cyclones beat the Kentucky Wildcats 82-63 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Region 2nd Round on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at Enterprise Center. The Iowa State outscored the Kentucky 51-33 in the 2nd half. Tamin Lipsey led the Iowa State in points (26). Denzel Aberdeen led the Kentucky in points (20).
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake BuchananF | 31 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Milan MomcilovicF | 36 | 20 | 6-12 | 4-9 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Killyan ToureG | 31 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Tamin LipseyG | 37 | 26 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 7-8 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nate HeiseG | 36 | 12 | 5-8 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||
| Dominykas PletaF | 9 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dominick NelsonG | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarion BatemonG | 16 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
