UK Men's Basketball

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.

Otega Oweh scored 22 points on 10-of-17 shooting and had five of Kentucky's season-high 14 steals to help the Wildcats rally from a 12-point deficit and beat Mississippi State 92-68 on Saturday night.

Turns out, the wait for Jayden Quaintance was well worth it. The burly sophomore made his long-anticipated Kentucky debut on Saturday, providing a big impact at both ends of the court as the Wildcats rallied past No. 22 St. John's 78-66.