
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Kentucky Wildcats
· BBN InvitationalOweh, Carr each score 18 points to help No. 8 Kentucky outlast Western Kentucky 87-68

Oweh's 3-pointer with 8:57 remaining was key for the cold-shooting Wildcats (6-0), who made just 25 of 62 from the field (40%) after consecutive shooting performances of at least 54% in routs of Lipscomb and Jackson State. Kentucky shot just 8 of 29 from long range and even struggled at times from the free-throw line despite making 29 of 42.
Lamont Butler had 14 points for Kentucky.
Julius Thedford had 18 points and Babacar Faye 16 for the Hilltoppers (3-3), who had won their previous three games but shot just 21 of 66 (32%).
Kentucky: After several blowout wins where shots fell regularly from everywhere, the Wildcats had more cold stretches than hot. Controlling the boards 54-41 helped them outscore WKU 14-7 on second-chance points and 34-30 in the paint, helping win an uneven game.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 87 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 87 |
2nd 0:21 | Jalen Jackson made Free Throw. | 68 - 87 |
2nd 0:21 | Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound. | 67 - 87 |
2nd 0:21 | Jalen Jackson missed Free Throw. | 67 - 87 |
Statistics
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21-66 | FG | 25-62 |
31.8 | Field Goal % | 40.3 |
4-26 | 3PT | 8-29 |
15.4 | Three Point % | 27.6 |
22-29 | FT | 29-42 |
75.9 | Free Throw % | 69.0 |
41 | Rebounds | 54 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
29 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
7 | Assists | 16 |
7 | Steals | 5 |
3 | Blocks | 7 |
11 | Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
23 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
29 | Fouls | 20 |
3 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information

Location: Lexington, KY
Attendance: 20,049 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Liberty | 13-5 | - | 28-7 |
Middle Tennessee | 12-6 | 1 | 22-12 |
Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 1 | 23-13 |
Kennesaw State | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
New Mexico State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-12 |
Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 5 | 17-15 |
UTEP | 7-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
Sam Houston | 6-12 | 7 | 13-19 |
Florida International | 3-15 | 10 | 10-23 |
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 |