Last night started a little slow, but it ended up being the biggest win (50 points) of the Mark Pope era at Kentucky.
The Cats tied a season-high with 15 made three-pointers in the 104-54 win over Tennessee Tech.
Individually, walk-ons Walker Horn and Zach Tow both scored their first career points in the win.
Check out all the postgame notes from last night:
KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER | LEXINGTON, KY
NOVEMBER 26, 2025
ATTENDANCE: 19,602
Final Score: No. 19/18 Kentucky 104, Tennessee Tech 54
Team Records and Series Notes
– Kentucky is 5-2 on the season and Tennessee Tech is 3-4.
– Kentucky leads the series 6-0, with all games played at Rupp Arena.
– The Wildcats conclude their three-game homestand – longest of the season – vs. North Carolina on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. The game is part of the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Team Notes
– Tonight’s 50-point margin of victory is largest for UK under head coach Mark Pope.
– Kentucky has four wins this season with at least 40-point margins, the quickest into a season in UK history (seven games) with four such games.
– This is Kentucky’s seventh 100-point game under Pope, all victories.
– With Tech scoring 54 points tonight, UK is now 17-0 under Pope when holding the opponent under 70.
– Tonight is just the third time since 2004-05 that Kentucky shot at least 66 percent on 2-point field goals, 50 percent on 3-pointers and 84 percent at the free throw line.
– Also Feb. 24, 2024 vs. Alabama and Jan. 15, 2022 vs. Tennessee
– Kentucky made 15 triples on the night. UK is 19-4 under head coach Mark Pope when making double digits from distance and 3-1 this season.
– This is just the third time since 2004-05 that UK had at least eight players make a 3-pointer in a game, also Nov. 22, 2024 vs. Jackson State and Dec. 31, 2024 vs. Brown.
– The 15 3-pointers made and the 50 percent mark are season highs in both categories.
– 27 assists tied the season high.
Player Notes
– Otega Oweh had a season-high 16 points and has scored in double figures in all seven games this season.
– Denzel Aberdeen scored 16 points.
He has scored in double figures in all seven games for UK this season, the longest streak of consecutive games in double figures of his career.
– Trent Noah had a career night with 16 points and six rebounds.
He made his first four field goal attempts, including three 3-pointers.
– Collin Chandler bagged 14 points and a game-high five assists. He has made a 3-pointer in his last 14 games and is shooting 20-41 (.488) from distance for the season
– Malachi Moreno had 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, his second double-double. He also had three assists and two blocked shots.
– Andrija Jelavic had a career-best 10 rebounds while adding five points and three assists with no turnovers.
– Walker Horn and Zach Tow scored their first points as Wildcats, Horn on a 3-pointer and Tow with a free throw.
– Jaland Lowe, Mo Dioubate and Jayden Quaintance missed the game because of injury.
In the First Half
– Kentucky started Denzel Aberdeen, Otega Oweh, Collin Chandler, Kam Williams and Malachi Moreno for the second consecutive game.
– UK’s first substitution was Jasper Johnson at 16:35.
– Tennessee Tech scored the first four points and was ahead 25-23 with 7:18 on the clock when Kentucky took control with an 18-1 spurt.
– Kentucky led 43-28 at halftime with Trent Noah coming off the bench to lead the Wildcats in scoring with 10 points.
In the Second Half
– Kentucky began the second half with the starters.
– UK had a 13-0 run midway through the half.
– The final score was UK’s largest margin of the game.
– The 61 points scored in the second half were the most in a half for Kentucky under Coach Pope.
