LSU Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats
· SEC Tournament - 1st Round
Otega Oweh scores 23, hits late jumper, and Kentucky beats LSU 87-82 to open the SEC Tournament
Kentucky (20-12) advances to play No. 8 seed Missouri in the second round on Thursday. The Wildcats had not played on a Wednesday at this tournament since the SEC brought the event back in 1979.
Garrison, who entered with just two made 3-pointers on the season, made back-to-back 3-pointers during an 8-0 run that gave Kentucky a 73-64 lead with 9:32 remaining.
Oweh grabbed his own miss and brought it out to the 3-point arc before sinking a jumper from the free-throw line for an 83-76 lead. After an LSU layup at 49.6, Denzel Aberdeen made two free throws for a seven-point lead.
Aberdeen finished with 16 points for Kentucky. Kam Williams, who played in a game for the first time since Jan. 21 due to a broken foot, had three points in 17 minutes.
Max Mackinnon scored 18 of his 28 points in the second half for LSU (15-17). Mike Nwoko had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Marquel Sutton and Jalen Reece each scored 11.
Mackinnon made a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer, off a nice drive and pass from Reece, to pull LSU within 46-43 at the break.
Reece’s steal and fast-break layup pulled the Tigers within 79-74 with 2:53 remaining following a 6-0 run, but that's as close as they got as Oweh made a driving layup at the other end for a seven-point lead.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 82 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Malachi Moreno subbing in for Kentucky | 82 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Brandon Garrison subbing out for Kentucky | 82 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Rashad King makes 12-foot jumper | 82 - 87 |
Statistics
 LSU |
 UK |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-64 | FG | 32-64 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 13-20 | FT | 17-23 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 15 | Lead Changes | 15 |
| 14 | Percent Led | 82 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-9 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |