Santa Clara vs. Kentucky
Back to bracketTHE TOURNAMENT · 2026
FinalNo. 10 seed
Santa Clara
84
(26-8)
No. 7 seed
Kentucky
89
(21-13)
Final
Enterprise Center · St. Louis, MO
CBS
Mar 20, 2026, 12:15 PM ET
| Team | 1 | 2 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 31 | 42 | 11 | 84 |
| Kentucky | 29 | 44 | 16 | 89 |
Team stats
Santa Clara
—
Kentucky
30 / 73
Field goals
32 / 63
12 / 33
3-pointers
10 / 28
12 / 13
Free throws
15 / 21
38
Rebounds
40
12
Offensive boards
9
17
Assists
19
7
Turnovers
11
8
Steals
5
2
Blocks
11
20
Fouls
17
Santa Clara · Player box score
| Player | MIN | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Francis Chukwudebelu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KJ Cochran | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thierry Darlan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jake Ensminger Starter | 42 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Sash Gavalyugov | 32 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Allen Graves | 27 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Christian Hammond Starter | 41 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Brenton Knapper Starter | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elijah Mahi Starter | 39 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bukky Oboye Starter | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Juan Reyna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brendan Yarusso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky · Player box score
| Player | MIN | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denzel Aberdeen Starter | 38 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Collin Chandler Starter | 42 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Mouhamed Dioubate | 31 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Brandon Garrison | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Braydon Hawthorne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Walker Horn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrija Jelavic Starter | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jasper Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malachi Moreno Starter | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Trent Noah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Otega Oweh Starter | 42 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Zach Tow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kam Williams | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |