Tennessee Volunteers vs. Kentucky Wildcats

FINAL

Feb 7, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
TENN	47	24	71
UK	33	41	74

Game Recap

Otega Oweh scores 21, Kentucky beats No. 25 Tennessee 74-71. Otega Oweh scored 21 points to lead Kentucky to a 74-71 win over No. 25 Tennessee on Saturday night.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	35	10-17	4-6	5-6	8	3	1	0	4	2	29
6DeWayne Brown II	24	1-6	0-0	0-0	12	3	0	3	0	2	2
13J.P. Estrella	25	4-13	0-0	3-7	8	1	0	0	1	2	11
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	36	5-15	4-11	1-2	1	4	2	0	0	2	15
3Bishop Boswell	32	2-5	0-2	6-6	8	3	3	0	3	4	10
34Felix Okpara	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	3	2
23Jaylen Carey	20	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1
24Troy Henderson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Amari Evans	14	0-4	0-2	1-2	3	2	1	0	2	3	1
TOTAL	-	23-6237.1%	8-2138.1%	17-2568.0%	45	17	8	3	11	20	71

KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Andrija Jelavic	20	2-4	0-2	0-2	4	1	1	1	2	1	4
24Malachi Moreno	27	3-4	0-0	4-6	5	3	0	2	1	1	10
5Collin Chandler	28	3-8	3-6	0-1	2	3	2	0	0	4	9
00Otega Oweh	36	10-17	0-1	1-4	4	2	0	0	2	3	21
1Denzel Aberdeen	30	5-11	2-7	4-4	2	3	0	0	3	1	16
9Trent Noah	15	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	2	0	0	3	2
23Mouhamed Dioubate	15	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	4	4
10Brandon Garrison	17	2-5	0-1	0-1	7	1	2	0	1	2	4
2Jasper Johnson	12	1-3	0-2	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	2	4
TOTAL	-	28-5650.0%	5-1926.3%	13-2259.1%	27	16	8	4	9	21	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTENNUK

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Kentucky.
+2 (19:33) J.P. Estrella makes 2-foot dunk (DeWayne Brown II assists).
20
+2 (19:14) Otega Oweh makes driving layup (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
22
(19:14) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
(19:14) Otega Oweh misses free throw 1 of 1.
(19:13) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:06) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 32-foot three point jumper (Nate Ament assists).
52
(18:47) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
+2 (18:45) Andrija Jelavic makes layup (Otega Oweh assists).
54
(18:17) Bishop Boswell bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:02) Malachi Moreno makes 7-foot hook shot (Collin Chandler assists).
56
(17:56) Nate Ament misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(17:52) Andrija Jelavic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:45) Otega Oweh makes driving layup.
58
+2 (17:21) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 17-foot jumper (Nate Ament assists).
78
(17:03) Denzel Aberdeen bad pass turnover.
(17:03) Bishop Boswell Steal.
(16:52) Bishop Boswell bad pass turnover.
(16:23) Denzel Aberdeen misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:20) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(16:20) Foul on Malachi Moreno.
(15:56) Bishop Boswell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:53) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
(15:51) Nate Ament misses layup.
(15:49) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
(15:49) DeWayne Brown II misses tip in layup.
(15:48) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
(15:45) Nate Ament misses 15-foot jumper.
(15:42) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
(15:37) Denzel Aberdeen bad pass turnover.
(15:37) Jaylen Carey Steal.
(15:32) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(15:30) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(15:05) Brandon Garrison misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:41) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 27-foot three point jumper.
108
(14:16) Collin Chandler misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:13) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(13:57) Amari Evans misses 13-foot jumper.
(13:54) Collin Chandler Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) Mouhamed Dioubate misses layup.
(13:45) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(13:37) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
+2 (13:36) J.P. Estrella makes layup (Amari Evans assists).
128
(13:36) Foul on Collin Chandler.
(13:36) J.P. Estrella misses free throw 1 of 1.
(13:34) Brandon Garrison Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Otega Oweh misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:13) Brandon Garrison Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:13) Brandon Garrison makes layup.
1210
(13:13) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
(13:13) Brandon Garrison misses free throw 1 of 1.
(13:11) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(12:52) J.P. Estrella misses 10-foot hook shot.
(12:49) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
(12:42) Brandon Garrison bad pass turnover.
(12:42) Nate Ament Steal.
(12:29) Amari Evans bad pass turnover.
(12:29) Trent Noah Steal.
(12:15) Foul on Amari Evans.
(12:15) Foul on Amari Evans.
(11:58) Brandon Garrison misses 7-foot jumper.
(11:58) DeWayne Brown II Block.
(11:55) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(11:39) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
(11:32) Nate Ament misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:29) Andrija Jelavic Defensive Rebound.
(11:06) Andrija Jelavic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:03) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:48) J.P. Estrella makes 9-foot jumper (Nate Ament assists).
1410
+2 (10:32) Otega Oweh makes driving layup.
1412
(10:32) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(10:32) Otega Oweh misses free throw 1 of 1.
(10:30) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(10:17) Foul on Otega Oweh.
(10:14) J.P. Estrella misses 11-foot jumper.
(10:09) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:03) Denzel Aberdeen makes driving layup.
1414
+3 (9:49) Nate Ament makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWayne Brown II assists).
1714
(9:18) Denzel Aberdeen misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:15) Otega Oweh Offensive Rebound.
(9:12) Otega Oweh misses layup.
(9:12) DeWayne Brown II Block.
(9:07) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(9:06) Bishop Boswell bad pass turnover.
(9:06) Andrija Jelavic Steal.
(9:06) Foul on Nate Ament.
(9:06) Andrija Jelavic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:06) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:06) Andrija Jelavic misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:05) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:55) Nate Ament makes 27-foot three point jumper (Amari Evans assists).
2014
(8:30) Malachi Moreno bad pass turnover.
+2 (8:06) Nate Ament makes 16-foot jumper.
2214
+2 (7:50) Otega Oweh makes 19-foot jumper.
2216
+3 (7:28) Nate Ament makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2516
+2 (7:16) Otega Oweh makes driving layup (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
2518
+3 (7:06) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Carey assists).
2818
+2 (6:55) Otega Oweh makes layup (Collin Chandler assists).
2820
(6:42) J.P. Estrella misses 10-foot jumper.
(6:40) Andrija Jelavic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:33) Denzel Aberdeen makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
2822
(6:23) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:20) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(6:20) Foul on Collin Chandler.
(6:05) Bishop Boswell misses 18-foot jumper.
(6:03) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(5:40) Denzel Aberdeen misses driving layup.
(5:38) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:33) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bishop Boswell assists).
3122
+3 (5:14) Denzel Aberdeen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mouhamed Dioubate assists).
3125
(5:04) Foul on Brandon Garrison.
+1 (5:04) J.P. Estrella makes free throw 1 of 2.
3225
(5:04) J.P. Estrella misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:02) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:48) Nate Ament makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bishop Boswell assists).
3525
(4:26) Otega Oweh bad pass turnover.
(4:26) Bishop Boswell Steal.
(4:04) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
(4:04) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:04) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:04) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 2 of 2.
3625
(3:42) Denzel Aberdeen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:38) Andrija Jelavic Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:35) Collin Chandler makes 29-foot three point jumper (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
3628
(3:05) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(3:05) Trent Noah Steal.
(3:03) Foul on Troy Henderson.
+1 (3:03) Trent Noah makes free throw 1 of 2.
3629
+1 (3:03) Trent Noah makes free throw 2 of 2.
3630
+2 (2:48) Bishop Boswell makes 19-foot jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
3830
(2:35) Trent Noah misses layup.
(2:35) DeWayne Brown II Block.
(2:33) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(2:27) Foul on Felix Okpara.
(2:27) Felix Okpara turnover.
(2:14) Collin Chandler misses 8-foot jumper.
(2:11) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:07) Nate Ament makes 3-foot dunk (Bishop Boswell assists).
4030
(1:48) Andrija Jelavic bad pass turnover.
(1:48) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
+2 (1:45) Nate Ament makes 5-foot jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
4230
(1:45) Foul on Trent Noah.
+1 (1:45) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 1.
4330
+2 (1:27) Malachi Moreno makes layup (Jasper Johnson assists).
4332
+2 (1:09) Felix Okpara makes 3-foot alley oop dunk.
4532
(0:53) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
(0:53) Malachi Moreno misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:53) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:53) Malachi Moreno makes free throw 2 of 2.
4533
(0:33) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:31) Brandon Garrison Defensive Rebound.
(0:13) Otega Oweh misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
(0:10) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Bishop Boswell Offensive Rebound.
(0:01) Foul on Jasper Johnson.
+1 (0:01) Bishop Boswell makes free throw 1 of 2.
4633
+1 (0:01) Bishop Boswell makes free throw 2 of 2.
4733

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

71Points74

23-62(37.1%)Field Goal(%)28-56(50.0%)

8-21(38.1%)3-Point(%)5-19(26.3%)

17-25(68.0%)Free Throw(%)13-22(59.1%)

46(19)Rebounds(Offensive)31(8)

17Assists16

8Steals8

3Blocks4

13Turnovers9

20(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

14Largest Lead3

Game Details

Saturday, February 7, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY

attendance: 20,123 (98.2%)

tv: ESPN

spread: UK -1.5

over/under: 147.5