Kentucky Wildcats at Mississippi State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kentucky rides Allen eruption in win over Mississippi St.
Allen finished 7-for-11 shooting from beyond the arc and 8-for-14 overall.
Olivier Sarr's 3 to start the second overtime gave the Wildcats the lead for good.
Iverson Molinar missed a contested 3 at the buzzer to send it to a second overtime. The Wildcats missed three shots on their final possession to force the first extra session.
Kentucky coach John Calipari was ejected after being issued consecutive technical fouls with 9:04 left in regulation and the Wildcats down 52-46 following Molinar's jump shot. Allen sank 5 of his 3s following Calipari's ejection.
Allen entered the contest having scored just a pair of baskets in 20 minutes of action prior to Saturday.
It was Kentucky's (2-6, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) first win since its season opener the day before Thanksgiving.
D.J. Stewart Jr. led the Bulldogs (6-4, 1-1) with 19 points.
FOR THE RECORD
Kentucky is now 10-2 in SEC openers under Calipari and 9-3 under Calipari in the first SEC road game of the year. The Wildcats now are 68-19 all-time in SEC openers.
Kentucky is 15-0 vs. the Bulldogs under Calipari, and Calipari is 16-0 in his career vs. Mississippi State.
UP NEXT
Kentucky: Faces Vanderbilt in Lexington on Tuesday.
Mississippi St: Hosts No. 12-ranked Missouri on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 73 |
| 4th 0:00 | End of 2nd overtime | 78 - 73 |
| 4th 0:12 | Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 73 |
| 4th 0:15 | Iverson Molinar missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 73 |
| 4th 0:16 | Abdul Ado Steal. | 78 - 73 |
Statistics
 UK |
 MSST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-77 | FG | 26-69 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 11-21 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 3-8 | FT | 16-23 |
| 38 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Starkville, MS
Attendance: 1,000 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |