Alex Wilkins Hits a 24-Foot Three With 2 Seconds Left as No. 24 Kentucky Beats Northern Arizona 78-77
Northern Arizona led 77-75 with eight seconds left before Alex Wilkins hit a 24-foot three with two seconds to go, and No. 24 Kentucky won 78-77 on Friday night at Rupp Arena.
Photo: Kentucky Athletics. Alex Wilkins, official roster headshot. Card design: The Dyme.
No. 24 Kentucky beat Northern Arizona 78-77 on Friday night at Rupp Arena on a 24-foot three from Alex Wilkins with two seconds left, per the ESPN box score and play-by-play. Northern Arizona led 77-75 with eight seconds to go. Chris Komin missed a free throw, Ousmane N'Diaye grabbed the rebound, and Mason Williams found Wilkins for the winner. Kentucky moved to 3-1. Northern Arizona fell to 0-4. Attendance was 19,459.
13 lead changes
ESPN lists 13 lead changes. Kentucky led 45-37 at halftime, and Northern Arizona won the second half 40-33, by our count from the linescores. The Wildcats' largest lead was 13. The Lumberjacks' was five.
32 rebounds to 20
Northern Arizona outrebounded Kentucky 32-20 and had eight offensive rebounds to Kentucky's one, per ESPN. The Lumberjacks also made 13 of 26 threes and 10 of 12 free throws. Kentucky went 5 of 6 at the line.
Kentucky turned it over four times. Northern Arizona turned it over 10 times. The Wildcats had 21 fast-break points to five and 21 assists on 31 field goals.
Where the one point came from
By our count from the ESPN box, Kentucky made 20 two-point baskets to Northern Arizona's 14, a 12-point edge. Northern Arizona made two more threes, 13 to 11, plus-6, and five more free throws, plus-5. That leaves one point.
Who scored
Komin scored 25 on 9-of-16 shooting, 5 of 8 from three, with seven rebounds and six assists. Lucas Toukam added 18 and four offensive rebounds. Ryan Abelman played all 40 minutes.
For Kentucky, Milan Momcilovic, Malachi Moreno and Wilkins scored 14 each. Moreno went 6 of 8 with six rebounds, six assists and three blocks. N'Diaye scored 11. Justin McBride made all four of his shots off the bench for 10.
The box score, side by side
Full-game team numbers, per the ESPN box score:
| Category | Kentucky | Northern Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 31-55 (56%) | 27-52 (52%) |
| 3-pointers | 11-26 | 13-26 |
| Free throws | 5-6 | 10-12 |
| Rebounds | 20 | 32 |
| Offensive rebounds | 1 | 8 |
| Assists | 21 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 10 |
| Steals | 4 | 2 |
| Points in the paint | 28 | 26 |
| Points off turnovers | 11 | 8 |
| Fast-break points | 21 | 5 |
Half scoring, per the ESPN linescores:
| Half | Kentucky | Northern Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 45 | 37 |
| 2nd | 33 | 40 |
| Final | 78 | 77 |
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