Kentucky basketball vs. Missouri: Get live updates, stats from SEC Tournament
Kentucky basketball wasn’t always good in Wednesday’s first-round SEC Tournament win.
But the No. 9 seed Cats were good enough.
Good enough to beat 16th-seeded LSU 87-82 at Bridgestone Arena. Good enough to set up a rematch Thursday against No. 8 seed Missouri, a team that handed UK one of its worst regular-season losses, a 73-68 setback Jan. 7 that the Cats led by eight with 4:37 to play.
The Cats (20-12, 10-8 SEC in the regular season) and Tigers (20-11, 10-8) will meet again for a 12:30 p.m. EDT tip-off on SEC Network.
College basketball analytics site KenPom.com gives the Cats a 64% chance of winning but projects a tight margin: 78-74 UK. The oddsmakers set UK as a 3.5-point favorite as of Wednesday night.
You can follow Thursday’s game in the live chat below, which features real-time stats and play-by-play. Herald-Leader men’s basketball beat writer Ben Roberts, sports columnist Mark Story and staff writer Cameron Drummond will be on hand at Bridgestone Arena provide live updates and answering your questions.
This story was originally published March 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM.