Kentucky suffered a disappointing 67-64 loss to North Carolina at Rupp Arena last night.
The Wildcats (5-3) are 0-3 against ranked teams so far this season. The Cats are 1-7 in their last 8 games vs. ranked opponents dating back to last season.
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
DECEMBER 2, 2025
ATTENDANCE: 20,029
Final Score: No. 16/17 North Carolina 67, No. 18 Kentucky 64
Team Records and Series Notes
– Kentucky is 5-3 on the season and North Carolina is 7-1.
– North Carolina leads the series 26-18.
– Kentucky leads in games played in Lexington, 8-7.
– Next for Kentucky: on Friday, the Wildcats take on No. 11 Gonzaga in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Game time is 7 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. Central time in Nashville) and it will be televised on ESPN2.
Team Notes
– Kentucky is now 1-2 in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
– The game featured 14 lead changes and nine ties.
– Shooting 74.2 percent at the free throw line entering the game, the Wildcats had another solid contest at the charity stripe, making 17 of 22 for 77.3 percent.
– All nine Wildcats who played scored.
Player Notes
– Otega Oweh tied his season high with 16 points and has scored in double figures in all eight games this season.
– Denzel Aberdeen scored 10 points and led the team with four assists.
– He has scored in double figures in all eight games for UK this season, the longest streak of consecutive games in double figures of his career.
– Collin Chandler added 12 points but lost his streak of 14 consecutive games making a 3-pointer.
– Malachi Moreno had eight points and led the Wildcats in rebounds with nine.
– 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 third consecutive game.
– UK’s first substitutions were Andrija Jelavic and Brandon Garrison at 14:38.
– Early on, Kentucky went up 10-4 before North Carolina scored on six consecutive possessions for an 18-15 lead.
– From there, the teams went back-and-forth and ended the half in a 31-31 tie.
– Aberdeen, Oweh and Chandler led UK with six points each.
In the Second Half
– Kentucky began the second half with the starters.
– Garrison hit a 3-pointer – UK’s only long ball of the game – with 13:08 left to make the score 48-44.
– From that point, UK went more than nine minutes without a basket until an Oweh layup at the 2:43 mark put the Wildcats up 59-58.
– Tied at 64, Derek Dixon’s driving layup with 16 seconds left put the Tar Heels ahead and a Caleb Wilson free throw with two seconds provided the final score.
