UK’s Oweh beats buzzer, burns ex-team OU again

Mar 14, 2025, 02:41 AM ET Otega Oweh stuck it to his former school again.Oweh, who was the

second-leading scorer on Oklahoma last season before moving to Kentucky, drained a baseline jumper with 0.5 delegated lift the No. 15 Wildcats past the Sooners 85-84 on Thursday night in Nashville, Tennessee, to advance to the Southeastern Conference Competition quarterfinals.Kentucky (22-10), the No.

6 seed in the competition, won its 3rd straight and will play fifth-ranked and third-seeded Alabama on Friday night.Editor’s Picks Oweh, who finished with 27 points, burned the Sooners once again two weeks after he scored 28 points and banked in an off-balance floater with six seconds staying for an 83-82 win over Oklahoma on Feb. 27. In that game, Oweh was booed loudly throughout intros and throughout the game, with Oklahoma trainees at one point chanting,”He’s a traitor,”while Oweh stood at the totally free throw line.”I’m simply trying to hoop, “Oweh said after Thursday’s win.”It’s not really the group.

Although, it feels excellent, for sure. I do not know. We’re all competitors, and we simply want to head out there and get a win and do excellent in front of the crowd. “Koby Brea included 22 points and Andrew Carr contributed 11

for Kentucky, which led by 10 with 1:20 left. The Sooners went on a furious rally, however, and took an 84-83 lead with 5.6 left on a basket by Jeremiah Fears.Oweh then followed with his heroics.Fears scored 28 points to lead Oklahoma.The Associated Press contributed to this report

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