NCAAB

Kentucky Wildcats at Texas Longhorns

· NCAA Men's Basketball
17-8, 2-5 Away
Final
78 - 82
16-10, 11-5 Home

Johnson, Mark score season bests to lead Texas past No. 15 Kentucky 82-78

Kentucky Wildcats vs. Texas Longhorns: Game Highlights

Texas (16-10, 5-8 Southeastern Conference) trailed 69-64 with less than four minutes remaining before making a 14-1 push. Johnson and Mark scored 12 of the 14 for a 78-70 lead with 34 seconds remaining.

Johnson converted just 1 of 8 3-point attempts but made 10 baskets inside the line and 9 of 10 free throws. Mark made three 3-pointers.

Otega Oweh led Kentucky (17-8, 6-6) with 20 points. Amari Williams had 18 points and 12 rebounds.

Kentucky, an adept 38% team on 3-pointers, hit just 6 of 24 against Texas.

Takeaways Kentucky: The Wildcats played without two starters. Jaxson Robinson, their second-leading scorer and best 3-point shooter in SEC games, has an injured right wrist. Guard Lamont Butler who leads the team in assists, has a shoulder injury.

Texas: Arthur Kaluma, the Longhorns' top rebounder and second-leading scorer, missed the game with a knee problem. Jayson Kent replaced Kaluma in the starting lineup and grabbed eight rebounds.

Key moment Johnson, after missing a layup, grabbed the rebound and made a layup and free throw for a three-point play to start the Longhorns' 14-1 run. Johnson, a guard, had nine rebounds.

Key stat Kentucky, which averages just 10 turnovers a game, committed 15 against Texas, which turned them into 21 points. Some of those were fast break points, where Texas had a 16-10 edge.

Up next Kentucky hosts Vanderbilt on Wednesday, and Texas is at South Carolina on Saturday.

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Statistics

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26-62 FG 29-64
41.9 Field Goal % 45.3
6-24 3PT 5-23
25.0 Three Point % 21.7
20-28 FT 19-23
71.4 Free Throw % 82.6
40 Rebounds 41
18 Offensive Rebounds 15
22 Defensive Rebounds 26
10 Assists 12
9 Steals 9
2 Blocks 6
15 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 21
10 Fast Break Points 16
34 Points in Paint 38
23 Fouls 22
7 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Moody Center

Location: Austin, TX
Attendance: 11,060 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 15-3 - 32-5
Florida 14-4 1 34-4
Alabama 13-5 2 28-9
Tennessee 12-6 3 30-8
Texas A&M 11-7 4 23-11
Ole Miss 10-8 5 24-12
Kentucky 10-8 5 24-12
Missouri 10-8 5 22-12
Mississippi State 8-10 7 21-13
Arkansas 8-10 7 22-14
Georgia 8-10 7 20-13
Vanderbilt 8-10 7 20-13
Oklahoma 6-12 9 20-14
Texas 6-12 9 19-16
LSU 3-15 12 14-18
South Carolina 2-16 13 12-20
Full Standings