Denzel Aberdeen, Otega Oweh and Trent Noah each scored 16 points to lead No. 19 Kentucky to a 104-54 win over Tennessee Tech.
The final was Louisville 96, Kentucky 88.
Thanks to a new NCAA rule allowing D-I programs to face each other in public preseason games, Mark Pope didn’t hesitate in scheduling the nation’s top-ranked team.
Locally, the college basketball luncheon circuit is in full swing. Conference media days are churning out quotes. Teams are holding their own media days.
The SEC released its 2025-26 men's basketball schedule, and it should be no surprise that Kentucky won't be easing into league play.
Big Blue Nation can exhale. Otega Oweh is off the NBA Draft clock.
It's too early for my Preakness picks, so let's pivot to a topic that is always in the starting gate — college basketball.
Oklahoma coach Porter Moser said the plan was to trap Oweh. But he blasted around the trap.
After watching the Commodores outscore them 20-12 in the paint in the first half, the Wildcats got a halftime reminder that they had a significant size advantage in the post.
The loss continues a confusing run for first-year Mark Pope and his Kentucky team.