Box score from Kentucky basketball’s SEC Tournament late-night thriller over Oklahoma
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Game day: Kentucky 85, Oklahoma 84
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Thursday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Oklahoma in the Southeastern Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played Oklahoma University in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday night. The sixth-seeded Wildcats defeated the 14th-seeded Sooners 85-84 on a last-second shot by Otega Oweh.
Next up for Kentucky is a Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal game against No. 3 seed Alabama at about 9:30 p.m. Friday in Nashville.
Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Thursday’s game:
Points: Otega Oweh, 27
Rebounds: Andrew Carr, 7
Assists: Otega Oweh, 5
Steals: Otega Oweh, 3
Blocks: Andrew Carr, 2
Turnovers: Koby Brea, Otega Oweh, Amari Williams, 2
Minutes: Koby Brea, 37
Three-pointers made: Koby Brea 4-7, Otega Oweh 2-3, Collin Chandler 1-4, Andrew Carr 1-5
View a complete statistics report from the game.
View UK’s 2024-25 schedule and results.
View the final Southeastern Conference standings.
View the SEC Tournament bracket.
View the Associated Press Top 25.
View the USA Today coaches poll.
Next game
No. 6 seed Kentucky vs. No. 3 seed Alabama
What: SEC Tournament quarterfinal
When: About 9:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
TV: SEC Network
Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1
Records: Kentucky 22-10, Alabama 24-7
Series: Kentucky leads 117-43
Most recent meetings: Alabama beat Kentucky twice this regular season, 102-97 in Lexington on Jan. 18, and 96-83 on Feb. 22 in Tuscaloosa.
SEC Tournament schedule and results
At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville
WEDNESDAY
Game 1: No. 9 seed Arkansas 72, No. 16 seed South Carolina 68
Game 2: No. 13 Texas 79, No. 12 Vanderbilt 72
Game 3: No. 10 Mississippi State 91, No. 15 LSU 62
Game 4: No. 14 Oklahoma 81, No. 11 Georgia 75
THURSDAY
Game 5: No. 8 Ole Miss 83, No. 9 Arkansas 80
Game 6: No. 13 Texas 94, No. 5 Texas A&M 89 (2OT)
Game 7: No. 7 Missouri 85, No. 10 Mississippi State 73
Game 8: No. 6 Kentucky 85, No. 14 Oklahoma 84
FRIDAY
Game 9: No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 8 Ole Miss, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 10: No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Texas, about 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 11: No. 2 Florida vs. No. 7 Missouri, 7 p.m. (SEC)
Game 12: No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 6 Kentucky, about 9:30 p.m. (SEC)
SATURDAY
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, about 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
SUNDAY
Championship game: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
This story was originally published March 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM.
