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Final · Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY · attendance 19,292 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Kentucky beat James Madison 89-80

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Fri, Nov 6, 2026

Kentucky beat James Madison 89-80 at Rupp Arena.

Zoom Diallo led Kentucky with 16 points. Brandon Lee had 26 points for James Madison. Justin McBride led all players with 8 rebounds for Kentucky.

Kentucky had 40 points in the paint to James Madison's 20. James Madison covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 15.6 points.

Scoring · Kentucky: Alex Wilkins 16, Zoom Diallo 16, Justin McBride 13, Mason Williams 12, Braydon Hawthorne 10, Malachi Moreno 8, Milan Momcilovic 7, Ousmane N'Diaye 3, Kam Williams 2, Franck Kepnang 2. James Madison: Brandon Lee 26, Garrett Sundra 15, Paul Jones III 12, Ace Meeks 8, K.J. Windham 6, Preston Fowler 5, Adrian Myers 4, Gage Lattimore 2, Jacob Hogarth 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

JMU 63, UK 88model score

-24.6model spread (home)

150.4model total

15.6points off the final margin

FavoriteUK -23.51.1 Lost Under 156.56.1 Lost

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)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-23.5	156.5	-9000	2500	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +9 (home) ATS JMU covered Total 169 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
JMU	3	306	1	same
UK	non-Sun Belt team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	JMU	UK
FG	27-68	32-63
FG%	40	51
3PT	15-45	10-28
3P%	33	36
FT	11-15	15-19
FT%	73	79
Rebounds	36	40
Offensive rebounds	14	11
Defensive rebounds	22	29
Assists	19	14
Steals	4	6
Blocks	1	4
Turnovers	7	7
Points off turnovers	9	13
Fast break points	10	20
Points in paint	20	40
Fouls	17	13
Largest lead	2	14
Possessions (est.)	68.1	68.0
Points per 100 possessions	117.4	130.8

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

James Madison Dukes

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Brandon Lee G	29	26	7-14	2-5	10-13	1	4	1	0	0	0	3
Preston Fowler F	27	5	2-7	1-6	0-0	1	4	1	0	1	0	2
Garrett Sundra F	25	15	5-7	4-6	1-1	0	2	3	0	1	0	1
K.J. Windham G	25	6	2-11	2-8	0-0	1	4	5	2	1	0	3
Adrian Myers G	23	4	2-7	0-1	0-1	3	6	4	1	0	1	2
Paul Jones III	24	12	4-9	4-9	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Ace Meeks	18	8	3-5	2-4	0-0	0	2	1	2	0	0	2
Gage Lattimore	15	2	1-6	0-5	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	0	2
Jacob Hogarth	14	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	5	1	0	1	0	1
AJ Evans	DNP
Joseph Brown	DNP
Marley Curtis	DNP
Matthew Owens	DNP
Emarquis Jones	DNP
Cavan Reilly	DNP

Kentucky Wildcats

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Milan Momcilovic F	32	7	2-9	1-8	2-2	0	3	0	1	0	0	1
Malachi Moreno C	22	8	3-5	0-0	2-4	4	7	2	3	1	2	1
Alex Wilkins G	22	16	4-8	2-3	6-6	0	1	1	0	1	0	4
Zoom Diallo G	22	16	7-11	1-2	1-1	0	3	2	0	1	0	1
Ousmane N'Diaye F	17	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0
Justin McBride	27	13	4-6	3-4	2-4	0	8	1	2	0	0	2
Mason Williams	24	12	5-8	2-4	0-0	1	2	5	0	1	0	1
Braydon Hawthorne	21	10	5-8	0-3	0-0	0	4	1	0	1	1	1
Kam Williams	9	2	0-3	0-1	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Franck Kepnang	4	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1
Reece Potter	DNP
Trent Noah	DNP
Zyon Hawthorne	DNP
Jerone Morton	DNP