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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayJames Madison80
Final
HomeKentucky89
Friday, November 6, 2026Rupp ArenaAll Evanston sports
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12T
JMU394180
UK395089
Final

Kentucky beats James Madison 89-80

#23 Kentucky Wildcats beat James Madison Dukes 89-80 on Friday at Rupp Arena.

The second half made the difference: Kentucky outscored James Madison 50-41.

Kentucky shot 51% to 40% and won the boards 40-36.

For Kentucky, Zoom Diallo (G): 16. For James Madison, Brandon Lee (G): 26.

Kentucky improves to 2-0. James Madison falls to 0-2.

Attendance: 19,292.

Full recap at ESPN: Diallo and Wilkins score 16 apiece as No. 23 Kentucky beats James Madison 89-80

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#15
JMU · PointsBrandon Lee G26
#24
JMU · AssistsK.J. Windham G5
#4
JMU · ReboundsAdrian Myers G6
#5
UK · PointsZoom Diallo G16
#4
UK · AssistsMason Williams G5
#21
UK · ReboundsJustin McBride F8
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
P. Fowler F2752-71-60-041010132
G. Sundra F25155-74-61-123010021
B. Lee G29267-142-510-1341000133
A. Myers G2342-70-10-164101332
K.J. Windham G2562-112-80-045210133
J. Hogarth F1421-20-10-051010141
A. Meeks G1883-52-40-021200022
G. Lattimore G1521-60-50-012200102
P. Jones III G24124-94-90-001000001
Team8027-6815-4511-153619741142217

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Video

Highlights and analysis from ESPN

Zoom Diallo fights off defender for and-1

ESPNNov 6

Mason Williams drains 3-point shot vs. James Madison Dukes

ESPNNov 6

Garrett Sundra shows off the range on 3-pointer

ESPNNov 6

Malachi Moreno rocks the rim with jam

ESPNNov 6

Justin McBride nails the 3-pointer vs. James Madison Dukes

ESPNNov 6

Mason Williams knocks down the 3-pointer

ESPNNov 6

Brandon Lee fights off defender for and-1

ESPNNov 6

Justin McBride shows off the range on 3

ESPNNov 6

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