Indiana @ Kentucky Game Overview
IND vs UKRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, '16 | UK |
73 - 67
|
IND 3.5 | u157.0 |
| Mar 23, '12 | UK |
102 - 90
|
UK -10.0 | o144.5 |
| Dec 10, '11 | IND |
73 - 72
|
IND 5.5 | u147.5 |
| Dec 11, '10 | UK |
81 - 62
|
UK -12.5 | o141.0 |
| Dec 12, '09 | IND |
90 - 73
|
UK -9.0 | o142.0 |
| Dec 13, '08 | UK |
72 - 54
|
UK -17.5 | u133.0 |
| Dec 08, '07 | IND |
70 - 51
|
IND -6.5 | u145.5 |
| Dec 09, '06 | UK |
59 - 54
|
UK -4.0 | u137.5 |
IND vs UK Preview
Last Meeting ( Mar 19, 2016 ) Indiana 73, Kentucky 67
A pair of blue bloods with a combined 15 national titles will square off for the first time in almost a decade when Indiana travels to Kentucky on Saturday night in Lexington, Ky.
Both programs are looking to re-establish themselves as each fell out of the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week.
The Hoosiers (8-2) opened December with losses to Minnesota and then-No. 6 Louisville before rolling past Penn State 113-72 on Tuesday. In the victory over the Nittany Lions, Indiana's Lamar Wilkerson erupted for a career-high 44 points, highlighted by a program-record 10 3-pointers.
"Coach told me today was going to be the day that I got hot because I've been having a rough couple of games," Wilkerson said. "He fed me the ball. I saw one, two, three go in, then after that they just found the hot hand. They kept feeding me. The shots kept going in."
Behind Wilkerson's hot hand, the Hoosiers shot a season-best from deep (17 of 31). That will be difficult to replicate against Kentucky, which has limited opponents to 29.7% from long range.
For the Wildcats (6-4), though, the focus is on finding their identity. They have been in a forgettable stretch that has seen their faithful boo them as well as former stars question their effort. They started the month with consecutive losses to then-No. 16 North Carolina and then-No. 11 Gonzaga before crushing North Carolina Central 103-67 on Tuesday.
After the NC Central game, Kentucky coach Mark Pope pointed to several areas that still need improvement.
"We just have a lot of growing that we have to do right now. And we'll grow," Pope said. "We have good guys. We have competitive guys. We don't know really what it means to compete yet, which is terrifying, but we will. We'll learn. We're going to learn. We're going to learn fast."
This will be the 58th meeting between the storied programs, with Kentucky leading the series 32-25. Indiana won the last matchup, 73-67, to advance to the Sweet 16 during the 2016 NCAA Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa.
The last meeting at Rupp Arena was Dec. 11, 2010, an 81-62 win by the Wildcats.
--Field Level Media
IND vs UKInjury report
Indiana's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Drake | G | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 04, '25) | Nov 04, '25 | |
| Drake is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Hoosiers. | ||||
| J. Rayford | G | Out - Undisclosed( Nov 04, '25) | Nov 04, '25 | |
| Rayford is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| J. Harris | F | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 04, '25) | Nov 04, '25 | |
| Harris is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Hoosiers. | ||||
Kentucky's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Williams | G | Out - Foot( Jan 20, '26) | Jan 20, '26 | |
| Williams is dealing with a broken foot and will not take the court for the Wildcats. He will miss a considerable amount of time. | ||||
| J. Lowe | G | Out - Undisclosed( Jan 12, '26) | Jan 12, '26 | |
| Lowe is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the court for the Wildcats. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| J. Quaintance | F | Questionable - Knee( Jan 08, '26) | Jan 08, '26 | |
| Quaintance is dealing with a knee injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Wildcats. | ||||
IND vs UKStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.3 | (59) | FG% | (58) | 39.0 |
| 30.2 | (190) | FGM | (63) | 24.2 |
| 60.0 | (308) | FGA | (112) | 62.0 |
| 38.2 | (73) | 3P% | (38) | 29.7 |
| 11.0 | (34) | 3PM | (107) | 7.6 |
| 28.8 | (47) | 3PA | (215) | 25.6 |
| 75.7 | (15) | FT% | (316) | 67.5 |
| 16.8 | (107) | FTM | (132) | 11.0 |
| 22.2 | (179) | FTA | (92) | 16.3 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.5 |
| 26.7 |
| 60.1 |
| 33.2 |
| 8.0 |
| 24.0 |
| 71.1 |
| 14.6 |
| 20.5 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.2 | (270) | REB | (64) | 29.6 |
| 7.5 | (326) | OREB | (58) | 8.3 |
| 24.7 | (42) | DREB | (95) | 21.3 |
| 20.4 | (34) | AST | (239) | 14.5 |
| 9.8 | (72) | TO | (248) | 11.2 |
| 2.1 | (22) | AST/TO | (262) | 1.3 |
| 6.7 | (92) | STL | (121) | 6.6 |
| 2.9 | (77) | BLK | (67) | 2.5 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 32.5 |
| 9.4 |
| 23.0 |
| 14.2 |
| 12.7 |
| 1.1 |
| 7.2 |
| 3.4 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.2 | (112) | Points | (63) | 67.0 |
| 44.2 | (332) | 1st Half | (329) | 31.0 |
| 44.0 | (332) | 2nd Half | (329) | 36.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 75.9 |
| 36.0 |
| 39.5 |