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Final · Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY · attendance 19,459 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Kentucky edged Northern Arizona 78-77

By Hardwood Bricks staff ·

Kentucky edged Northern Arizona 78-77 at Rupp Arena.

Malachi Moreno led Kentucky with 14 points and 6 assists. Cypress, California, native Chris Komin had 25 points and 6 assists for Northern Arizona and a game-high 7 rebounds.

Kentucky had 21 fast-break points to Northern Arizona's 5. Northern Arizona covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 22.4 points.

In the NBA, former Kentucky player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and 5 assists for the Thunder on Friday; former Kentucky player Bam Adebayo had 37 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat on Friday.

Scoring · Kentucky: Milan Momcilovic 14, Malachi Moreno 14, Alex Wilkins 14, Ousmane N'Diaye 11, Justin McBride 10, Mason Williams 8, Zoom Diallo 7. Northern Arizona: Chris Komin 25, Lucas Toukam 18, Ryan Abelman 9, Cade Bennett 9, Dylan Anderson 7, Tamiel Green 6, Max Majerle 3.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games
NAU 67, UK 90model score
-23.4model spread (home)
156.8model total
22.4points off the final margin
UnderdogNAU +30.57.1 Won Over 152.54.3 Won
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

Spread (home)TotalML homeML awaySource
Open (first seen)-28.5153.0our snapshots
Latest-1.5164.0-4475.0550.0our snapshots (5 books)
Close-30.5152.5-1000005000Draft Kings via ESPN
Margin +1 (home) ATS NAU covered Total 155 → over

Travel and rest coming in

TeamRest daysMiles inRoad streakTime zone
NAU 21,7241+2 h
UK non-Big Sky team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

StatNAUUK
FG27-5231-55
FG%5256
3PT13-2611-26
3P%5042
FT10-125-6
FT%8383
Rebounds3220
Offensive rebounds81
Defensive rebounds2419
Assists1821
Steals24
Blocks05
Turnovers104
Points off turnovers811
Fast break points521
Points in paint2628
Fouls913
Largest lead513
Possessions (est.)59.760.9
Points per 100 possessions129.0128.2
Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTOREBREBASTTOSTLBLKPF
Ryan Abelman G 4093-83-70-0 1433001
Chris Komin G 39259-165-82-3 0762100
Lucas Toukam F 37186-101-25-5 4610102
Dylan Anderson F 2173-51-20-0 1212002
Max Majerle G 1531-31-20-1 0331000
Cade Bennett 2492-42-43-3 1310003
Tamiel Green 1763-40-00-0 0230000
Luke Wieskamp 300-00-00-0 0000000
Zach Tanner 200-10-10-0 0000001
Mason Dorsey 200-10-00-0 0000000
Nana Keutcha DNP
Johnny Mautz DNP
Noah George DNP
Brennan Peterson DNP
JT Amundsen DNP

Kentucky Wildcats

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTOREBREBASTTOSTLBLKPF
Milan Momcilovic F 35145-113-91-1 0020001
Malachi Moreno C 34146-80-02-3 1662031
Alex Wilkins G 32146-102-40-0 0040104
Ousmane N'Diaye F 26114-83-60-0 0511011
Zoom Diallo G 2273-51-10-0 0331204
Mason Williams 2683-70-32-2 0240000
Justin McBride 12104-42-20-0 0000010
Braydon Hawthorne 900-20-10-0 0010102
Franck Kepnang 400-00-00-0 0000000
Reece Potter DNP
Trent Noah DNP
Zyon Hawthorne DNP
Jerone Morton DNP
Kam Williams DNP