Kentucky Advances in SEC Tournament After Oweh's Last-Second Heroics
Otega Oweh's buzzer-beater secures Kentucky's 85-84 victory over Oklahoma, setting up a quarterfinal clash with Alabama.
- Otega Oweh, a former Oklahoma player, scored 27 points, including the game-winning shot with 0.5 seconds left, to lead Kentucky past Oklahoma 85-84 in the SEC Tournament's second round.
- Kentucky, the tournament's sixth seed, will face third-seeded and fifth-ranked Alabama in the quarterfinals on Friday night.
- Oklahoma mounted a late comeback, erasing a 10-point deficit in the final 80 seconds, but fell short as Oweh delivered the decisive basket.
- Kentucky's Lamont Butler exited early with a shoulder injury, leaving the Wildcats shorthanded during Oklahoma's rally.
- The Wildcats aim to build momentum in the SEC Tournament and secure a strong position heading into the NCAA Tournament.