No. 2 seed Iowa State turns up the defense, shuts down No. 7 Kentucky in 82-63 NCAA tourney victory

— Tamin Lipsey knew he had to step up for Iowa State with All-America forward Joshua Jefferson sitting on the bench, his...
Mar 22, 2026, 09:02 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--UK
100%
--ISU

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Blake Buchanan makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Tamin Lipsey assists)
  • Otega Oweh makes 1-foot dunk
  • Nate Heise misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Otega Oweh misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Collin Chandler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malachi Moreno assists)
  • Tamin Lipsey misses 16-foot jumper
  • Blake Buchanan misses 7-foot jumper
  • Denzel Aberdeen makes layup
  • Milan Momcilovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamarion Batemon misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Collin Chandler makes 22-foot three point jumper
  • Killyan Toure misses 11-foot jumper
  • Nate Heise makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Tamin Lipsey makes driving layup (Blake Buchanan assists)
  • Denzel Aberdeen makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamarion Batemon misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Tamin Lipsey misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Mouhamed Dioubate misses driving layup
  • Denzel Aberdeen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)
  • Jamarion Batemon misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nate Heise misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Garrison misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Mouhamed Dioubate makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Blake Buchanan misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Blake Buchanan makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tamin Lipsey makes driving layup (Killyan Toure assists)
  • Collin Chandler misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Mouhamed Dioubate makes 0-foot dunk
  • Milan Momcilovic makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Milan Momcilovic makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Milan Momcilovic misses free throw 3 of 3
  • Tamin Lipsey misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Collin Chandler misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Killyan Toure makes layup
  • Jasper Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Milan Momcilovic makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Milan Momcilovic misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Milan Momcilovic misses 32-foot three point jumper
  • Denzel Aberdeen misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Denzel Aberdeen makes driving layup
  • Denzel Aberdeen misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jamarion Batemon misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Otega Oweh misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Killyan Toure misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Denzel Aberdeen misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Blake Buchanan misses layup
  • Denzel Aberdeen misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Tamin Lipsey misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Otega Oweh makes 23-foot three point jumper
  • Milan Momcilovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tamin Lipsey assists)
  • Andrija Jelavic misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jamarion Batemon misses layup
  • Kam Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tamin Lipsey misses 8-foot floating jump shot
  • Jamarion Batemon misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Otega Oweh misses driving layup
  • Milan Momcilovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tamin Lipsey misses layup
  • Malachi Moreno makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Malachi Moreno makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Milan Momcilovic misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Milan Momcilovic makes 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nate Heise misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nate Heise makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dominick Nelson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dominick Nelson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Nate Heise makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tamin Lipsey assists)
  • Tamin Lipsey makes 22-foot three point jumper
  • Otega Oweh makes driving layup
  • Killyan Toure misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Denzel Aberdeen misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Milan Momcilovic makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Nate Heise assists)
  • Otega Oweh misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nate Heise misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Blake Buchanan misses dunk
  • Andrija Jelavic makes layup (Kam Williams assists)
  • Tamin Lipsey makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Denzel Aberdeen misses driving layup
  • Malachi Moreno makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Malachi Moreno makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Milan Momcilovic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Milan Momcilovic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Malachi Moreno misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Malachi Moreno misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Tamin Lipsey makes driving layup
  • Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kam Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamarion Batemon misses driving layup
  • Dominykas Pleta misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Dominykas Pleta makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Blake Buchanan makes 1-foot dunk
  • Otega Oweh makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Kam Williams assists)
  • Tamin Lipsey misses driving layup
  • Blake Buchanan misses tip in layup
  • Otega Oweh misses driving layup
  • Killyan Toure makes driving layup
  • Denzel Aberdeen misses 18-foot jumper
  • Tamin Lipsey makes layup
  • Nate Heise makes layup
  • Nate Heise misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Brandon Garrison misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Garrison makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Killyan Toure makes driving layup
  • Killyan Toure makes layup (Blake Buchanan assists)
  • Milan Momcilovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tamin Lipsey assists)
  • Otega Oweh makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nate Heise makes driving layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)
  • Denzel Aberdeen misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Otega Oweh makes 0-foot dunk
  • Tamin Lipsey makes 10-foot step back jumpshot (Milan Momcilovic assists)
  • Collin Chandler misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Milan Momcilovic misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Blake Buchanan makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Blake Buchanan makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nate Heise makes driving layup
  • Otega Oweh makes layup (Jasper Johnson assists)
  • Jamarion Batemon makes 32-foot three point jumper
  • Jasper Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Killyan Toure misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Denzel Aberdeen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jasper Johnson assists)
  • Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tamin Lipsey makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jasper Johnson makes 31-foot three point jumper (Denzel Aberdeen assists)
  • Otega Oweh makes 1-foot dunk
  • Killyan Toure makes layup
  • Otega Oweh misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Blake Buchanan makes 1-foot dunk
  • Kam Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kam Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tamin Lipsey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nate Heise assists)
  • Denzel Aberdeen makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • Killyan Toure misses 11-foot floating jump shot
  • Denzel Aberdeen misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Milan Momcilovic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Tamin Lipsey assists)
  • Otega Oweh makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Otega Oweh misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Tamin Lipsey misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Blake Buchanan misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Otega Oweh misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Kentucky WildcatsUKUK
(22-14)
(22-14, 4-6 Away)
o145.5
-105
+5.5
-115
o146.5
-110
+195
Iowa State CyclonesISUISU
(29-7)
(29-7, 16-1 Home)
-5.5
-105
-5.5
-105
u146.5
-110
-238
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