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Oweh hit a three to make it 35-30 before Oklahoma hit two free throws to get within three. The Cats closed out the half in style with two threes from Chandler and a Dioubate layup, which gave Kentucky a 43-32 lead at the half.
The Sooners went cold in the middle of Wednesday's game against Kentucky, and that cost them as they lost their ninth game in a row.
Kentucky took care of business at home, defeating the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 94-78. Otega Oweh once again showed out against his former team, dropping 24 points on the Sooners. The story of the night, however, was Brandon Garrison, who played by far his best game in a Kentucky uniform.
Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Oklahoma Sooners at Rupp Arena in an SEC college basketball game Wednesday.
A late first-half scoring drought and hot shooting from former Sooners Otega Oweh and Brandon Garrison proved too much as Oklahoma couldn’t recover in the second half at Rupp Arena.
A dunk by Oklahoma’s Mohamed Wague made it 82-74 with three minutes to go but the Sooners did not make another basket. The Wildcats scored the next eight points to regain command. Collin Chandler added 18 points for Kentucky (16-7, 7-3 SEC). The Wildcats shot 50%, made 22 of 27 free throws and had only six turnovers.
Oklahoma vs Kentucky predictions and college basketball picks. Otega Oweh lights up his former team (again) on Wednesday, February 4.
No. 20 Arkansas visits the Oklahoma Sooners after Darius Acuff Jr. scored 31 points in the Razorbacks' 85-81 victory over the LSU Tigers.
The Sooners were once again in a good position to end their losing streak, but they came up short against the Longhorns.