Kentucky came up short 85-77 to Florida on Senior Day at Rupp Arena this afternoon.
The Wildcats end the regular season with a record of 19-12 overall and 10-8 in the Southeastern Conference.
With the loss, the Cats will be either the No. 9 or No. 10 seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament. The field will be set after tonight’s action.
Here’s a look at all the postgame notes from the loss:
KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER | LEXINGTON, KY
MARCH 7, 2026
ATTENDANCE: 20,140
Final Score: No. 5 Florida 84, (RV) Kentucky 77
Team Records and Series Notes
– Kentucky completes the regular season 19-12 overall, 10-8 in the Southeastern Conference.
– Florida has won 11 in a row with an average margin of 21.5 points during that streak. The Gators are 25-6 overall, 16-2 in the SEC.
– Kentucky leads the series 111-44, including 56-13 in Lexington.
– Next for Kentucky is the SEC Tournament in Nashville, with bracket to be finalized pending the completion of today’s games.
Team Notes
– Denzel Aberdeen, Walker Horn, Otega Oweh and Zach Tow were honored in pregame Senior Day ceremonies.
– Kentucky is 53-7 all-time in games in which its seniors are honored.
-Kentucky is now 5-10 this season when trailing at halftime.
– Seven different UK players recorded a steal, tied for the most in a game this season (vs. Loyola Md.)
Player Notes
– Otega Oweh led all scorers today with 28 points, one shy of his career high for scoring.
He made a career-high four 3-pointers.
Has scored at least 20 points in 14 of 18 SEC games.
He has hit double figures in 30 of 31 games this season.
– Denzel Aberdeen tallied 15 points and tied for the team lead in assists with four.
It is his 22nd double-figure game of the season and 13th in the last 16 games.
– Mouhamed Dioubate had 10 points and tied for the team lead in rebounding with six.
He is growing in his impact as a scorer, hitting double figures in three of the last four games, averaging 12.3 points during that span.
– Kentucky is currently missing Jayden Quaintance, Kam Williams and Jaland Lowe because of injury. Lowe is out for the season.
– By the time Kentucky reaches the end of the regular season, during his two years at UK, Coach Mark Pope will have played only five of 52 games against high-major opponents (9.6%) with a full roster.
In the First Half
Kentucky started the combination of Denzel Aberdeen, Collin Chandler, Otega Oweh, Andrija Jelavic and Malachi Moreno for the 12th consecutive game.
UK’s first substitutions were Brandon Garrison and Mo Dioubate at 15:23.
Florida scored on the first four possessions in compiling an 11-0 lead as Kentucky called timeout at the 17:24 mark.
Kentucky rallied with the next nine points to make it 11-9.
Kentucky got within one point at 18-17 and 20-19 but Florida scored on the next possession on each occasion.
Leading 20-19, Florida went on a 13-0 run and UK called time with 6:25 remaining.
Florida’s largest lead of the half was 18 points at 45-27.
Florida took a 49-32 lead into halftime.
Oweh led Kentucky with 17 points.
In the Second Half
Kentucky began the second half with the starters.
Florida led by as many as 20 points at 68-48 with 9:43 remaining.
Kentucky rallied within five points, 80-75, with 29.9 seconds to go and 82-77 with 19 seconds to go.
