Kentucky Wildcats at Missouri Tigers
· SEC Tournament - 2nd Round
Denzel Aberdeen's late basket pushes Kentucky past Missouri 78-72 at the SEC Tournament
Kentucky (21-12) advances to play No. 1 seed and fourth-ranked Florida in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Kentucky led by 16 points with 14:33 left in the second half. But the Wildcats went nearly five minutes without a field goal as Missouri used a 10-2 run to get within 60-57 at the 8-minute mark.
Missouri's second-half rally was led by Mark Mitchell, who scored 23 of his 32 points after the break. His basket with 2:34 left gave the Tigers their first lead of the second half at 70-69, but they did not make another field goal the rest of the game.
After Kentucky forced an airball on a baseline jumper, Oweh drove into the lane at the other end for a 73-70 lead with 1:13 left. Then Oweh forced a turnover when he knocked the ball off the leg of Mitchell.
Aberdeen received a pass with the shot clock winding down and he used a pump fake to get into the lane before banking in a contested shot for a 75-70 lead. He added two free throws in the closing seconds to seal it.
Missouri (20-12) also got 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists from T.O. Barrett.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kam Williams subbing in for Kentucky | 77 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Malachi Moreno subbing out for Kentucky | 77 - 72 |
Statistics
 UK |
 MIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-55 | FG | 26-55 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 18-23 | FT | 15-23 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 18 | Assists | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 89 | Percent Led | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 15,719 | 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 | 22-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 21-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 14-19 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |