NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – MARCH 12: Otega Oweh #00 of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball while defended by Luke Northweather #45 of the Oklahoma Sooners during the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament – First Round at Bridgestone Arena on March 12, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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The Kentucky Wildcats (15-7) come off a big Southeastern Conference road win, returning home to host the sliding Oklahoma Sooners (11-11) at Rupp Arena on Wednesday night.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 12: Otega Oweh #00 of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball while defended by Luke Northweather #45 of the Oklahoma Sooners during the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament - First Round at Bridgestone Arena on March 12, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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Kentucky led most of the way on Saturday night on the way to an 85-77 victory at then-No. 15 Arkansas. Otega Oweh led the way with 24 points and eight rebounds, while Collin Chandler scored 13 points and Malachi Moreno added 11. Mouhamed Dioubate blocked three shots, and the Wildcats shot 53.6% on the night in a testy matchup that featured seven technical fouls while improving to 6-3 in SEC play

Oklahoma’s losing streak extended to eight games on Saturday when visiting Texas caught fire in the second half of its 79-69 victory, shooting 72.0% after intermission. Nijel Pack scored 23 points for the Sooners, with Derrion Reid and Xzayvier Brown dropping 15 points apiece. Oklahoma sits last in the SEC at 1-8 after the loss.

The Wildcats have never lost to the Sooners in five previous meetings. Oweh averages 16.6 points for Kentucky, with Denzel Aberdeen scoring 12.3 points per game and Moreno pulling down 6.5 rebounds a night. Pack puts up an average of 16.3 points for Oklahoma, while Brown nets 16.2 points per game. Mohamed Wague tops the team with 6.6 boards a game.

This is a great college basketball matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.

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