UK Men's Basketball

Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beater from just inside half court to force overtime, then hit the tiebreaking free throws in the extra period as the seventh-seeded Wildcats beat No. 10 seed Santa Clara 89-84 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Kentucky men’s basketball team was selected to the NCAA Tournament for a record 63rd time on Sunday, drawing the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region where the Wildcats will face Santa Clara on Friday in St. Louis.

Otega Oweh scored 21 points, Denzel Aberdeen added 16, including a key basket with 22.5 seconds remaining, and No. 9 seed Kentucky beat No. 8 seed Missouri 78-72 on Thursday in the second round of the SEC Tournament.

Otega Oweh scored 28 points but Kentucky could not overcome a slow start and the Cats lost to No. 5 Florida 84-77 on Saturday at Rupp Arena. Denzel Aberdeen had 15 points for the Cats and Mo Dioubate added 10.

A late 10-0 run broke a close game open as Kentucky topped South Carolina 72-63 on Tuesday night in Columbia.

Otega Oweh scored a career-high 29 points, but Auburn hit a game-winning basket with 1.2 seconds left to beat Kentucky 75-74 on Saturday night inside Neville Arena in Auburn.

Xaivian Lee scored 22 points, Urban Klavzar added 19 and No. 14 Florida beat 25th-ranked Kentucky 92-83 Saturday for its 10th victory in its last 11 outings.

Otega Oweh scored 21 points to lead Kentucky to a 74-71 win over No. 25 Tennessee. The Wildcats (17-7, 8-3 SEC) overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to complete a regular-season sweep of the Volunteers.

Otega Oweh led four Kentucky players in double figures with 24 points to help the Wildcats to an 85-77 win over No. 15 Arkansas on Saturday in a game that featured six technical fouls.

Denzel Aberdeen scored 22 points, 18 in the second half, and Kentucky rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit to knock off No. 24 Tennessee, 80-78, on Saturday.