Santa Clara 84, Kentucky 89 - Box Score

NET #40

	H1	H2	OT	T
Santa Clara	31	42	11	84
Kentucky	29	44	16	89

Kentucky

NET #28

	H1	H2	OT	T
Santa Clara	31	42	11	84
Kentucky	29	44	16	89

Fri, Mar 20, 2026Enterprise CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Santa Clara

Kentucky

62%

38%

✗ MissedMargin: -3.4 predicted → +5 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

54.6%→ 49.3

eFG%

58.7 ←53.1%

12.5%→ 8.2

TO Rate

13.2 ←12.3%

35.1%

ORB%

32.5%

25.8%→ 17.8

FT Rate

33.3 ←37.4%

Santa Clara

Predicted Actual

Kentucky

Preview

March Madness Tossup: SCU vs UK

In a stunning Round of 64 elimination game, underdog Kentucky looks to survive and advance despite being favored by the metrics, as a loss would end their tournament run.

The University of Kentucky and Santa Clara University meet in a pivotal NCAA Tournament Round of 64 matchup at Enterprise Center, with the outcome determining which program will advance to the Round of 32 and remain in contention for the Final Four. The single-elimination format amplifies the stakes...

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Top Performers

Santa Clara

Jake Ensminger32.6

PTS14REB8AST2STL3

5-8 FG, 2-3 3PT, 2-2 FT

Sash Gavalyugov30.7

PTS16REB6AST5

6-16 FG, 4-11 3PT

Elijah Mahi29.5

PTS20REB5AST2STL1

7-16 FG, 4-8 3PT, 2-2 FT

Kentucky

Otega OwehMVP56.1

PTS35REB8AST7STL1BLK1

11-24 FG, 3-8 3PT, 10-12 FT

Mouhamed Dioubate33.1

PTS17REB8AST1STL1BLK3

6-8 FG, 1-2 3PT, 4-4 FT

Brandon Garrison27.4

PTS10REB7AST1BLK6

5-6 FG, 0-3 FT

Hot Players

Sash GavalyugovSanta Clara+99%

PTS

9.0 avg

REB

1.9 avg

AST

2.7 avg

38% FG 6-16

Otega OwehKentucky+92%

PTS

18.6 avg

REB

4.8 avg

AST

2.7 avg

46% FG 11-24

Brandon GarrisonKentucky+82%

PTS

4.7 avg

REB

4.1 avg

AST

1.1 avg

83% FG 5-6

Mouhamed DioubateKentucky+70%

PTS

8.8 avg

REB

5.5 avg

AST

1.0 avg

75% FG 6-8

Jake EnsmingerSanta Clara+63%

PTS

6.4 avg

REB

5.5 avg

AST

2.8 avg

63% FG 5-8

Elijah MahiSanta Clara+26%

PTS

14.0 avg

REB

4.8 avg

AST

2.6 avg

44% FG 7-16

Allen GravesSanta Clara+23%

PTS

11.9 avg

REB

6.6 avg

AST

1.8 avg

42% FG 5-12

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Santa Clara84

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jake Ensminger	42	14	5-8	2-3	2-2	8	2	3	0	0
Christian Hammond	41	9	3-11	1-5	2-3	5	4	2	0	2
Elijah Mahi	39	20	7-16	4-8	2-2	5	2	1	0	1
Sash Gavalyugov	32	16	6-16	4-11	0-0	6	5	0	0	0
Allen Graves	27	17	5-12	1-3	6-6	7	1	0	1	0
Bukky Oboye	17	6	3-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	1	3
Brenton Knapper	13	2	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0
Thierry Darlan	7	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	1
KJ Cochran	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0
Francis Chukwudebelu		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Malachi Douyon	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan Yarusso	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brad Longcor III	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Tadjo	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Gehrig Normand	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Juan Reyna	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Badibanga	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	84	30-73	12-33	12-13	35	17	8	2	7

Kentucky89

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Otega Oweh	43	35	11-24	3-8	10-12	8	7	1	1	2
Collin Chandler	42	5	2-10	1-9	0-0	2	5	2	1	0
Denzel Aberdeen	38	16	6-11	4-8	0-0	1	1	0	0	1
Mouhamed Dioubate	32	17	6-8	1-2	4-4	8	1	1	3	2
Brandon Garrison	25	10	5-6	0-0	0-3	7	1	0	6	3
Malachi Moreno	20	3	1-2	0-0	1-2	6	1	0	0	3
Andrija Jelavic	13	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	7	3	0	0	0
Kam Williams	10	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Jasper Johnson	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Reece Potter	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Walker Horn	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Tow	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaland Lowe	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Trent Noah	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Quaintance	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Braydon Hawthorne	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	89	32-63	10-28	15-21	39	19	5	11	11