Live updates: Kentucky vs. Jackson State college basketball
After a 97-68 win over Lipscomb on Tuesday, Kentucky takes on the Jackson State Tigers in Rupp Arena on Friday. Tipoff is 7 p.m. The game will be streamed by SEC Network+ and ESPN+.
Ben Roberts, Mark Story, Ryan Hermens and yours truly will be covering from Rupp Arena. On X/Twitter, you can follow @markcstory, @ryanhermens and @johnclayiv. You can also follow me on Threads at @johnclay21. You can follow Ben on Bluesky at @benrobertshl.
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Final: Kentucky 108, Jackson State 59
▪ Kentucky improves to 5-0 on the season with a 108-59 romp over now 0-6 Jackson State. Koby Brea scored 22 points and Otega Oweh 21 for the Wildcats, who shot 57.7% from the floor and made 17 of 39 3-point shots.
▪ Koby Brea now up to 22 points and Otega Oweh has 19 as Kentucky leads Jackson State 96-57 with 2:55 left at Rupp. UK shooting 53.3% this half and 56.7% for the game. Cats are 15-for-37 from 3.
▪ Kentucky 83, Jackson State 44 with 7:36 left as the fans at Rupp Arena are both entertained and grossed out by the Snackwards Cam.
▪ If you’re still interested, it’s Kentucky 75, Jackson State 42 with 11:43 left at Rupp. Cats are 9-of-17 from the floor but have cooled a bit from behind the arc. UK just 2-of-8 from 3.
▪ Kentucky picks up where it left off at the end of first half. Has extended lead over Jackson State to 64-35 with 15:52 left. Stellar night for Otega Oweh. He’s up to 15 points.
▪ Kentucky leads 54-30 at the half. The Wildcats shot 59.5% the first half. UK was 8-of-20 from 3-point range. Otega Oweh leads the Cats with 13 points. Mark Pope’s team recorded eight steals in the first half.
▪ Otega Oweh with 13 points with 4:00 left in the first half and Kentucky leading 48-26.
▪ With 6:58 left in the first half, Kentucky is shooting 72.7% and leads Jackson State 41-18.
▪ Facing a winless Jackson State, Kentucky taking care of business in the first half, up 33-14 with 8:59 left in the first period. JSU has already called two timeouts. Ansley Almonor has the hot hand from downtown. He’s made a pair of 3s. Kentucky is 13-of-19 from the floor, including a sizzling 7-of-12 from 3-point range.
▪ Kentucky legend Kenny Walker and Jackson State legend Purvis Short were honored during a timeout.
▪ Kentucky has made nine of 12 shots. Cats are 5-of-7 from 3. UK 23, Jackson State 12 with 11:47 left in 1H.
▪ Jaxson Robinson off to a hot start. Scored 20 last time out. Has buried pair of 3s already. Kentucky 15, Jackson State 7 with 15:20 left in first half at Rupp.
Kentucky-Jackson State pregame info
Records: Kentucky is 4-0. In its last game, UK defeated Lipscomb 97-68 on Tuesday. Jackson State is 0-5. In their last game, the Tigers lost 79-62 at Western Kentucky on Wednesday.
Series: This is the first meeting between the men’s basketball programs at Kentucky and Jackson State.
Rosters: Kentucky — Jackson State
Pomeroy: Kentucky is No. 19 overall in Ken Pomeroy’s rankings. UK ranks 13th on offense and 33rd on defense. Jackson State is No. 320 in Pomeroy’s overall ranking. The Tigers are No. 320 on offense and No. 297 on defense.
Coaches: Mark Pope is in his first year as the head coach at Kentucky. Including his time at Utah Valley and BYU, Pope is 191-108. Mo Williams is in his third season as the Jackson State coach. He is 29-41 at JSU and 42-76. The former Alabama guard spent 14 seasons in the NBA before serving as head coach at Alabama State for two seasons.
Scoring leaders: Otega Oweh leads Kentucky in scoring at 15.0 points per game. Jayme Mitchell leads Jackson State in scoring at 13.8 points per game.
Rebound leaders: Amari Williams leads UK in rebounding at 11.5 per game. Romelle Mansell leads JSU in rebounds at 6.4 per game.
Assist leaders: Kerr Kriisa leads the Cats in assists at 4.8 per game. Marcus Watson leads the Tigers in assists at 2.2 per game.
Team stats: As a team, Kentucky is shooting 50.6% from the floor, including 41.8% from 3-point range. The Wildcats are making 73.8% of their free throws. Find UK’s full stats here. As a team, Jackson State is shooting 35.8% from the floor, including 29 percent from 3-point range. The Tigers are shooting 71.8% from the free-throw line. Find Jackson State’s full stats here.
This story was originally published November 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM.
