Kentucky lost 96-85 to Texas A&M in College Station last night.
The Wildcats (19-11, 10-7 SEC) have lost four of their last six games as the end of the regular season approaches.
Here’s a look at all the postgame notes from the loss:
KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
REED ARENA | BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
MARCH 3, 2026
ATTENDANCE: 8,062
Final Score: Texas A&M 96, (RV) Kentucky 85
Team Records and Series Notes
– Kentucky is 19-11 overall, 10-7 in the Southeastern Conference
– Texas A&M is 20-10 overall, 10-7 in the SEC.
– Kentucky leads the series 14-7, including 5-4 in Bryan-College Station.
– Next for Kentucky: the Wildcats complete the regular season at home Saturday with Senior Day vs. Florida. Game time is 4 p.m. and it will televised on ESPN.
Team Notes
– All nine Wildcats who played also scored.
– Kentucky led the rebounding, 41-38. UK is 15-5 this season when winning the glass battle.
– Kentucky had 22 assists tonight, most this season against at SEC opponent.
– Kentucky is now 6-9 this season when trailing at halftime.
Player Notes
– Otega Oweh had a stat-stuffer game with 24 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals.
He joins Patrick Patterson as the only two Wildcats with at least 24-9-5-3 since 1996-97. Patterson had a 28-12-6-3 line vs. Longwood on Nov. 24, 2008.
Has scored at least 20 points in 13 of 17 SEC games.
He has hit double figures in 29 of 30 games this season.
His three 3-pointers made tied his career high.
His nine rebounds are a season high.
His five assists tied his season high against an SEC opponent.
It was the eighth time this season he has had at least three steals.
– Making 8 of 9 field goals, Mouhamed Dioubate had 19 points, most this season against an SEC opponent and just one shy of his season high.
He also added seven rebounds.
– Denzel Aberdeen had nine points and a career-high eight assists.
It is his 22nd double-figure game of the season and 13th in the last 15 games.
It was his seventh game this season with three or more made 3-pointers.
– Trent Noah gave a second-half spark with nine points, tying his season high vs. an SEC opponent.
Made a pair of 3-pointers, first time this season he made multiple threes against an SEC opponent.
– 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 11th consecutive game.
– UK’s first substitutions were Brandon Garrison and Mo Dioubate at 16:24.
– Kentucky made eight of the first nine shots en route to a 22-14 lead.
– With Kentucky ahead 30-18 with eight minutes remaining, Texas A&M closed the half with a 27-3 run.
– With a 10-0 edge in points off turnovers, Texas A&M led 45-33 at intermission.
– Oweh, Aberdeen and Garrison led Kentucky with six points each.
In the Second Half
– Kentucky began the second half with the starters.
– Texas A&M lengthened its lead to 21 points at 62-41 and 73-52.
– Kentucky made a valiant comeback effort and got within seven points at 88-81 with 1:10 to go but got no closer.
