Belt game 2,360 · January 29, 2022
Kentucky take the belt
Kentucky beat Kansas 80–62 on the road to start reign 696 of the College Basketball belt, the 23rd for the program.
Kansas had held it since January 22, 2022, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Kentucky held it for 17 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Tennessee on February 15, 2022.
696Reign number
23Team's reign
4Defenses
17Days held
Box score
Kansas
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Ochai Agbaji | 36 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 3-4 |
| Jalen Wilson | 31 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Dajuan Harris Jr. | 28 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mitch Lightfoot | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Remy Martin | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| KJ Adams Jr. | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David McCormack | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bobby Pettiford | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jalen Coleman-Lands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joseph Yesufu | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Kentucky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keion Brooks Jr. | 29 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-1 | 9-10 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 30 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kellan Grady | 37 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 0-1 |
| Jacob Toppin | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Sahvir Wheeler | 34 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Lance Ware | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 0-1 |
| Davion Mintz | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.