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Missouri Secures First-Ever Rupp Arena Win Over Kentucky, 73-68

The Tigers closed on a 15-2 run to overturn an eight-point deficit and hand the Wildcats a second straight SEC loss.

Kentucky Wildcats forward Mouhamed Dioubate (23) gets double-teamed by Missouri Tigers guard Anthony Robinson II (0) at left and Missouri Tigers forward Mark Mitchell (25) in the second half as Kentucky fell to the Tigers 73-68 during SEC college basketball Wednesday night at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky January 7, 2026.
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Nov 9, 2024; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope walks along the sideline during the first half against the Bucknell Bison at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Mark Mitchell scored 21 points and Jayden Stone added 20, hitting three 3-pointers and four late free throws, while Anthony Robinson II grabbed 10 rebounds for Missouri.
  • Otega Oweh led Kentucky with 20 points and capped the first half with a long buzzer-beater, but he was the Wildcats’ only double-figure scorer.
  • Kentucky’s 66-58 lead with 4:37 remaining vanished after Dennis Gates used his final timeout, and Missouri executed the closing stretch without timeouts.
  • Missouri moved to 12-3 overall and 2-0 in SEC play; Kentucky fell to 9-6 and 0-2, taking its first SEC home-opening loss since 2013.
  • The Tigers held a 40-28 edge in points in the paint as Kentucky shot 43% and went 17-of-24 at the line; coach Mark Pope received a first-half technical caught on the ESPN broadcast.