Kansas rolled to an 89-69 win over Kentucky in Chicago’s United Center last night.
The Wildcats (2-1) fell behind early and were never able to get back into the game.
The loss drops Kentucky to 6-10 all time in the Champions Classic.
Check out all the postgame notes from the loss:
KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
UNITED CENTER | CHICAGO
NOVEMBER 10, 2026
ATTENDANCE: 18,891
Final Score: #24/rv Kentucky 69, #15/14 Kansas 89
Team Records and Series Notes
– Kentucky is 2-1 and Kansas is now 3-0.
– This was Kentucky’s first game away from Rupp Arena.
– UK is now 6-10 all-time in the State Farm Champions Classic.
– The Wildcats are 2-4 against Kansas in the event.
– Kentucky is now 1-4 in the event when it is held in the United Center.
– UK is now 1-8 all-time in the Champions Classic when it trails at halftime.
– This was the 37th all-time meeting between the two basketball blue bloods with Kentucky leading the all-time series 24-13.
– UK leads the series 8-5 in neutral-site games.
– Mark Pope is now 1-2 against Kansas, while Bill Self is 10-6 against Kentucky.
– This was the third straight win for Kansas in the series.
– Kentucky will return to action Friday when it plays host to Northern Arizona inside Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington, Ky.
– The game will tip at 7 p.m. ET and be televised on SEC Network+ with radio coverage on the UK Sports Network.
Team Notes
– Kentucky shot 45.8 percent from the field in the game, which marked the first time in its three contests it has not shot over 50 percent.
– After hitting 22 3-pointers in its first two games combined, the Wildcats went just 4-of-21 from long range Tuesday night.
– UK forced Kansas into 10 turnovers but committed 15 in the game.
– The Wildcats did not score off any Kansas turnovers, but the Jayhawks scored 22 points off UK’s 15 miscues.
– Kansas outrebounded UK 40-35, including a 12-8 edge on the offensive glass.
– Kansas had a 13-8 edge in the game in second-chance points.
– KU also had a 38-32 edge in paint points.
– KU had an 11-6 edge in fast-break points in the game.
– Kentucky had six blocks in the game, while Kansas only had two.
– The six blocks were the most for UK in a game this season. UK has won the blocks battle in all three games.
Player Notes
– Zoom Diallo scored 24 points in the game to lead Kentucky.
He went 10-of-15 from the field and 3-of-6 from 3.
The three 3s were a career high.
This was the 10th career 20-point game and his first as a Wildcat.
Diallo has scored in double figures in every game this season.
– Malachi Moreno scored a career-high 19 points with 10 rebounds and five assists.
Moreno was 8-of-11 from the field, which tied a career high.
In the second half, Moreno scored 17 points with eight rebounds and two assists, going 7-of-10 from the field.
– Braydon Hawthorne had four points, three rebounds and three blocks.
His three blocks were the most by a UK player this season.
– Milan Momcilovic recorded a season-high seven rebounds in the game.
In the First Half
– Kentucky started Zoom Diallo, Alex Wilkins, Milan Momcilovich, Ousmane N’Diaye and Malachi Moreno for the third-straight game.
– UK is now 2-1this season with this starting lineup.
– Franck Kepnang was the first substitution for UK at 16:37.
– Kentucky jumped out to a 10-5 lead in the early stages, forcing a Kansas time out at 16:49 in the first half.
– The strong start was thanks to UK hitting each of its first five shots of the game.
– Kansas came out of that timeout with a 6-0 run to take back the lead 11-10 before a Zoom Diallo 3 pointer broke the scoring draught.
– Kansas turned the first half in its favor with a 9-0 run midway through the first half, opening up a nine-point lead.
– The Jayhawks took a 46-36 lead into the break at halftime.
– There were two ties and five lead changes during the first half.
– Zoom Diallo led Kentucky with 15 points and Milan Momcilovic paced the rebounding with six.
– Kansas shot 46.3 percent from the field in the first half, including 5-of-14 from 3, while Kentucky shot 46.4 percent from the field but was just 2-of-9 from 3.
– Kansas outrebounded the Wildcats 22-17, including an 8-3 on the offensive glass leading to 11 second-chance points for the Jayhawks.
In the Second Half
– Kentucky began the second half with the starters.
– Kansas started the second half on a 13-5 run to take control of the game, forcing a UK timeout as the Jayhawks grabbed their biggest lead of the night at 59-41.
– The Jayhawks outscored UK 43-33 in the second half to secure the victory.
– Kansas shot 46.4 percent from the field in the second half, going 5-of-12 from 3, while Kentucky shot 45.2 percent from the field and was just 2-of-12 from 3.
– The two teams were tied 18-18 on the glass in the second half and UK won the second-chance points battle in the second half 5-2.
– Malachi Moreno was a star in the second half with 17 points and eight rebounds.
