Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
(7) Kentucky Wildcats
89 84 OT
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(10) Santa Clara Broncos
Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UK -3.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money UK -170 / SCU +142
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +5 173 Won
Massey UK -2.9 (+2.1)
Massey Totals 157.5 (+15.5)
Bradley-Terry 57%
Weighted B-T 58%
Baseline Plus ML UK -1.5 (+3.5) 152.4 (+20.6) 56%
Model 4 ML UK -2.3 (+2.7) 151.0 (+22.0) 61%
Model 3 ML UK -2.7 (+2.3) 153.3 (+19.7) 59%
Baseline ML UK -2.9 (+2.1) 152.8 (+20.2) 62%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK SCU
Overall 22-14 26-9
Conference 10-8 15-3
Home 14-4 14-1
Away 4-6 8-3
Neutral 4-4 4-5
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 80.5 82.9
Avg Pts Against 74.3 73.5
Massey 16.9 (#24) 14.0 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 2.59 (#31) 2.33 (#40)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.40 (#29) 3.09 (#37)
RPI 0.575 (#40) 0.590 (#33)
Shooting & Four Factors UK SCU
FG% 46.4% 46.8%
3PT% 34.1% 34.9%
REB / G 37.5 35.4
OREB / G 11.9 13.1
AST / TO 1.52 1.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 54.6%
TOV% 15.0% 15.5%
ORB% 33.8% 36.7%
FT Rate 27.3% 19.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 20.3%
DRB% 69.9% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 28.2%

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