Kentucky came up short 98-84 tonight at Ole Miss after falling behind by as many as 27 points in the second half.
The Wildcats (15-7, 4-5 SEC) fought back to cut the lead down to 11 at 78-67 with 7:43 to play. Unfortunately, Jaylen Murray nailed a dagger three-pointer for the Rebels to end any serious threat of a comeback.
Kentucky has suddenly dropped four of the last five games while dealing with multiple injuries, most notably the loss of starting point guard Lamont Butler.
Otega Oweh led the Cats with 24 points. Jaxson Robinson finished with 18. Amari Williams contributed just the fourth triple-double in program history with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Here’s a look at the postgame notes from the loss:
KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
PAVILION AT OLE MISS | OXFORD, MISS.
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
ATTENDANCE: 9,128
Final Score: No. 14 Kentucky: 84, No. 25 Ole Miss: 98
Team Records and Series Notes
Kentucky is now 15-7 overall, 4-5 in the Southeastern Conference. Ole Miss is
17-6, 6-4 in the league
Kentucky leads the series 111-15, 30-12 in Oxford, Mississippi
Mark Pope is 202-115 as head coach, including 15-7 at Kentucky.
Next for Kentucky: Kentucky returns home to take on South Carolina Saturday,
February 8 at Rupp Arena. Game time is set for noon E.T.
Team Notes
Kentucky made 10 of 21 on 3-pointers. The Wildcats are 11-3 this season when
making at least 10 long balls in a game.
Kentucky won the rebounding 37-29. UK is 11-3 this season when winning the
rebounding.
Cats had 21 assists on 29 field goals, a 72.4 percent assist rate. It was the ninth
game this season for Kentucky with at least 20 total assists
Wildcats shot 29-58 (.500) from the field overall. UK is 10-1 when shooting 50
percent or better this season
Ole Miss finished with 24 assists and just one turnover. The 24 assists tied for
the most ever by the Rebels against Kentucky
Ole Miss’s 98 points were the Rebels most ever against Kentucky
This was Kentucky’s first game this season to feature no ties and no lead
changes
UK lost despite leading Ole Miss in second chance points (6-2), bench points
(20-18), points in the paint (38-30) and fastbreak points (13-8)
Kentucky played without starting point guard Lamont Butler for the third
consecutive game.
Player Notes
Amari Williams posted a triple-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10
assists
o He becomes the fourth Kentucky player all-time to record a triple-double
joining Isaiah Briscoe (12/29/16), De’Aaron Fox (11/28/16) and Chris Mills
(12/27/98)
o Coincidently, the most recent UK triple-double prior to Williams (by
Briscoe) also came in Oxford against Ole Miss
o Williams’ 10 assists were a career high
o It is the seventh game this season for Williams with at least a double-
double, third-consecutive game and fifth in the last seven.
o It is his 13 th double-figure scoring game of the season and his 11 th game
rebounding double digits
Otega Oweh scored a career-high 24 points and added six rebounds
o He has scored in double figures in every game this season, the only SEC
player to do so and one of 13 (entering tonight) in Division I
o It marks his sixth game with at least 20 points this season, the most on the
team
Jaxson Robinson had 18 points, his seventh-straight double-figure game
o He was 5 of 10 from beyond the arc and now has made at least three
triples in seven-straight games and at least four 3s in three-straight
o He is 34-61(.557) from deep in SEC play and is averaging 16.1 points per
game in league games
Koby Brea scored 10 points and made two triples. He has16 games with
multiple 3s this season and 37-straight contests overall with at least one made 3
Andrew Carr contributed 10 points and was a team-best +7 on the night
o Carr also added four rebounds and three assists
o He was a perfect 3 of 3 from the floor
In the First Half
Kentucky’s starters were Jaxson Robinson, Koby Brea, Otega Oweh, Ansley
Almonor and Amari Williams for the third game in a row.
o UK is 1-2 with this starting lineup
Travis Perry and Trent Noah were the first substitutions at 16:22
Ole Miss connected on three early triples to lead 15-7 at the first media timeout
Ole Miss ended the half on a 15-3 run to lead 54-31. The 23-point deficit was the
largest for Kentucky this season and UK’s third-largest halftime deficit ever in an
SEC game
Ole Miss had zero turnovers in the first half
Matthew Murrell led the Rebels with 14 points
Jaxson Robinson paced Kentucky with 8 points in the opening 20 minutes
o UK is now 3-7 this season when trailing at halftime
In the Second Half
Kentucky began the second half with the starters.
Ole Miss built the lead to 27 points at 64-37 with 17:42 to go
Wildcats chipped away and cut the deficit to 18 at the under 12 media timeout
A 8-0 spurt brought UK within 11, 78-67, with 7:43 to play
Kentucky again brought the game within 11 with 1:20 to go at 92-81, but would
get no closer
