Overview
- Tipoff is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2 at Rupp Arena.
- Kentucky is 15-7 (6-3 SEC) after winning six of seven and 10 of its last 13, highlighted by an 85-77 road upset of then-No. 15 Arkansas.
- Otega Oweh leads the Wildcats at 16.6 points per game and has topped 20 in seven of nine SEC contests while scoring in double figures every game.
- A former Sooner from 2022–24, Oweh hit game-winning shots in both of Kentucky’s one-point victories over Oklahoma last season, including in the SEC tournament.
- Oklahoma is 11-11 (1-8 SEC) with eight straight losses, several by narrow margins, led by scorers Nijel Pack (16.3 ppg) and Xzayvier Brown (16.2 ppg).