Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats

Jan 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MSST	39	29	68
UK	44	48	92

Game Recap

Oweh scores 22, Moreno adds 17 to help Kentucky beat Mississippi State 92-68. Otega Oweh scored 22 points on 10-of-17 shooting and had five of Kentucky's season-high 14 steals to help the Wildcats rally from a 12-point deficit and beat Mississippi State 92-68 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
99Achor Achor	29	6-8	0-1	1-2	11	1	2	0	4	2	13
15Quincy Ballard	21	3-5	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	2	3	1	6
10Jayden Epps	33	4-12	1-7	4-4	6	1	0	0	1	1	13
5Shawn Jones Jr.	16	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	1	2	1	2
12Josh Hubbard	37	7-16	2-8	4-4	1	5	2	0	4	1	20
11Sergej Macura	18	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0
0Jamarion Davis-Fleming	12	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	3	4
4Brandon Walker	9	1-2	0-1	2-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
2Ja'Borri McGhee	21	3-7	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	2	6
23King Grace	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Amier Ali	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Dellquan Warren	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	3-2015.0%	11-1478.6%	27	15	6	4	15	12	68

KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Mouhamed Dioubate	13	1-3	0-1	0-1	5	1	0	0	0	0	2
24Malachi Moreno	28	8-10	0-0	1-2	8	6	4	0	1	3	17
00Otega Oweh	32	10-17	2-4	0-0	3	5	5	1	1	3	22
1Denzel Aberdeen	33	5-9	2-3	4-4	1	4	0	0	2	1	16
15Jaland Lowe	3	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
4Andrija Jelavic	17	1-3	1-3	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	1	3
20Zach Tow	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Trent Noah	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Brandon Garrison	13	3-4	0-1	0-1	3	1	0	1	1	1	6
5Collin Chandler	19	2-8	1-5	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	2	7
11Walker Horn	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Jasper Johnson	10	2-4	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
3Kam Williams	30	5-8	2-3	2-2	5	2	2	0	3	1	14
TOTAL	-	37-6755.2%	9-2240.9%	9-1464.3%	32	21	14	2	9	12	92

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMSSTUK

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Mississippi State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Kentucky.
+2 (19:32) Shawn Jones Jr. makes 9-foot jumper.
20
(19:17) Otega Oweh misses 17-foot jumper.
(19:14) Malachi Moreno Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:10) Malachi Moreno makes 4-foot hook shot.
22
(18:59) Achor Achor misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:55) Otega Oweh Defensive Rebound.
(18:47) Foul on Shawn Jones Jr..
(18:47) Jaland Lowe misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:47) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:47) Jaland Lowe misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:46) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:25) Achor Achor makes 1-foot dunk (Quincy Ballard assists).
42
(18:09) Denzel Aberdeen misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(18:06) Malachi Moreno Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:02) Otega Oweh makes 1-foot dunk (Malachi Moreno assists).
44
+3 (17:51) Jayden Epps makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Hubbard assists).
74
(17:34) Mouhamed Dioubate misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:31) Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
(17:18) Josh Hubbard bad pass turnover.
(17:18) Jaland Lowe Steal.
(17:07) Collin Chandler misses layup.
(17:07) Quincy Ballard Block.
(17:04) Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:56) Achor Achor makes 11-foot hook shot (Shawn Jones Jr. assists).
94
(16:39) Otega Oweh misses 19-foot jumper.
(16:36) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
(16:33) Collin Chandler misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(16:30) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
(16:13) Foul on Collin Chandler.
+1 (16:13) Josh Hubbard makes free throw 1 of 2.
104
+1 (16:13) Josh Hubbard makes free throw 2 of 2.
114
+2 (15:54) Denzel Aberdeen makes 5-foot jumper.
116
+3 (15:41) Josh Hubbard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sergej Macura assists).
146
(15:20) Denzel Aberdeen bad pass turnover.
(15:20) Achor Achor Steal.
+2 (15:14) Achor Achor makes layup.
166
(14:46) Otega Oweh misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:42) Sergej Macura Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:30) Ja'Borri McGhee makes layup.
186
(14:19) Foul on Achor Achor.
+1 (14:19) Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 2.
187
+1 (14:19) Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2.
188
(14:07) Sergej Macura misses dunk.
(14:05) Brandon Garrison Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.
+1 (14:01) Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 2.
189
+1 (14:01) Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2.
1810
+2 (13:41) Achor Achor makes layup (Ja'Borri McGhee assists).
2010
+3 (13:26) Kam Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Otega Oweh assists).
2013
+2 (13:00) Ja'Borri McGhee makes 10-foot jumper.
2213
(12:44) Collin Chandler misses layup.
(12:42) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:36) Josh Hubbard makes 16-foot jumper.
2413
+2 (12:20) Kam Williams makes driving layup.
2415
+2 (12:10) Jamarion Davis-Fleming makes 2-foot dunk (Josh Hubbard assists).
2615
+2 (11:50) Brandon Garrison makes layup (Otega Oweh assists).
2617
(11:27) Ja'Borri McGhee misses 14-foot jumper.
(11:24) Brandon Garrison Defensive Rebound.
(11:09) Kam Williams bad pass turnover.
(11:09) Josh Hubbard Steal.
+2 (11:02) Josh Hubbard makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
2817
(10:49) Brandon Garrison bad pass turnover.
(10:49) Sergej Macura Steal.
(10:30) Achor Achor bad pass turnover.
(10:30) Otega Oweh Steal.
+2 (10:26) Otega Oweh makes layup.
2819
(10:05) Josh Hubbard misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(10:02) Collin Chandler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:58) Otega Oweh makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kam Williams assists).
2822
(9:40) Shawn Jones Jr. bad pass turnover.
(9:40) Kam Williams Steal.
+2 (9:37) Kam Williams makes layup.
2824
(9:18) Jayden Epps bad pass turnover.
(9:18) Malachi Moreno Steal.
+2 (9:03) Kam Williams makes layup (Mouhamed Dioubate assists).
2826
(8:36) Ja'Borri McGhee misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:32) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:13) Jasper Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malachi Moreno assists).
2829
(7:58) Foul on Otega Oweh.
+1 (7:58) Josh Hubbard makes free throw 1 of 2.
2929
+1 (7:58) Josh Hubbard makes free throw 2 of 2.
3029
(7:43) Malachi Moreno misses layup.
(7:43) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Block.
(7:42) Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:34) Otega Oweh makes layup (Malachi Moreno assists).
3031
(7:22) Josh Hubbard bad pass turnover.
(7:22) Malachi Moreno Steal.
+2 (7:18) Malachi Moreno makes layup.
3033
+2 (6:52) Jamarion Davis-Fleming makes layup (Shawn Jones Jr. assists).
3233
(6:36) Jasper Johnson misses layup.
(6:32) Malachi Moreno Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:32) Malachi Moreno makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
3235
(6:15) Jayden Epps misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:13) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
(6:13) Foul on Jamarion Davis-Fleming.
(5:54) Mouhamed Dioubate misses 8-foot jumper.
(5:52) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) Josh Hubbard misses 10-foot jumper.
(5:42) Achor Achor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:42) Achor Achor makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
3435
(5:32) Otega Oweh misses 4-foot jumper.
(5:32) Shawn Jones Jr. Block.
(5:29) Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
(5:29) Foul on Otega Oweh.
+2 (5:19) Quincy Ballard makes 2-foot dunk (Jayden Epps assists).
3635
(5:06) Kam Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:02) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(4:58) Jayden Epps misses layup.
(4:58) Brandon Garrison Block.
(4:54) Andrija Jelavić Defensive Rebound.
(4:47) Jasper Johnson misses 10-foot jumper.
(4:44) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
(4:38) Foul on Brandon Garrison.
(4:24) Josh Hubbard misses 18-foot jumper.
(4:21) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(4:11) Kam Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(3:56) Achor Achor traveling turnover.
+2 (3:26) Malachi Moreno makes 7-foot hook shot (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
3637
+2 (3:17) Josh Hubbard makes layup.
3837
(3:03) Denzel Aberdeen misses 14-foot jumper.
(2:58) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Jayden Epps misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:50) Kam Williams Defensive Rebound.
(2:50) Foul on Sergej Macura.
+3 (2:37) Collin Chandler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
3840
(2:07) Ja'Borri McGhee bad pass turnover.
(2:07) Kam Williams Steal.
(1:52) Collin Chandler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:48) Malachi Moreno Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:47) Malachi Moreno makes layup.
3842
(1:17) Foul on Andrija Jelavić.
(1:17) Achor Achor misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:17) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:17) Achor Achor makes free throw 2 of 2.
3942
+2 (1:05) Collin Chandler makes driving layup.
3944
(0:50) Jayden Epps misses 12-foot jumper.
(0:50) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(0:37) Foul on Jamarion Davis-Fleming.
(0:29) Collin Chandler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:26) Ja'Borri McGhee Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Josh Hubbard misses 17-foot jumper.
(0:00) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MSST

68Points92

27-56(48.2%)Field Goal(%)37-67(55.2%)

3-20(15.0%)3-Point(%)9-22(40.9%)

11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)9-14(64.3%)

28(9)Rebounds(Offensive)36(14)

15Assists21

6Steals14

4Blocks2

15Turnovers9

12(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

12Largest Lead24

Game Details

Saturday, January 10, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY

attendance: 19,725 (96.2%)

tv: SEC Network

spread: UK -10.5

over/under: 152.5