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Oweh scores 22, Moreno adds 17 to help Kentucky beat Mississippi State 92-68

AP
Jan 10, 2026

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Otega Oweh scored 22 points on 10-of-17 shooting and had five of Kentucky Wildcats's season-high 14 steals to help the Wildcats rally from a 12-point deficit and beat Mississippi State Bulldogs 92-68 on Saturday night.

Malachi Moreno made 8 of 10 from the field and finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals for Kentucky (10-6, 1-2 SEC). Denzel Aberdeen added 16 points and Kam Williams scored 14 points.

Mississippi State (10-6, 2-1) had its six-game win streak snapped. Josh Hubbard led the Bulldogs with 20 points and Achor Achor had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Jayden Epps also scored 13 points but was 4-of-12 shooting, 1 of 7 from 3-point range.

Achor made a jumper and Hubbard followed with a layup to open the second half and cut the deficit to a point, but it was all Kentucky from there.

The Wildcats scored 27 points off 15 Mississippi State turnovers.

Epps hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer to spark a 14-2 run that gave the Bulldogs a 12-point lead 5 1/2 minutes into the game.

Mississippi State shot 57% in the first half, but Kentucky had a 12-4 advantage in points off turnovers and outscored the Bulldogs 10-2 in second-chance points to take a 44-39 lead into the intermission.

Projected lottery pick Jayden Quaintance (knee swelling) did not play for the Wildcats. Jaland Lowe and Jamarion Davis-Fleming (apparent ankle injury) each left the game and did not return. Lowe, a junior guard, stripped the ball from Hubbard less than three minutes into the game, but immediately grabbed at his right shoulder, which Lowe first injured during the Kentucky’s Blue-White game on Oct. 17 and it has been re-aggravated multiple times.

Kentucky leads the series with the Bulldogs 104-21, 52-5 at home.

Kentucky: Visits LSU on Wednesday.

Mississippi State: Hosts No. 13 Alabama on Tuesday.

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1st Half
MSST
Bulldogs
39
UK
Wildcats
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:32	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup	2-0
19:16		Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot
19:15		Malachi Moreno offensive rebound
19:14	+2	Malachi Moreno makes two point turnaround hook shot	2-2
19:11		Achor Achor misses three point jump shot
19:09		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
18:56		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
18:56		Jaland Lowe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:56		Jaland Lowe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:56		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
18:27	+2	Achor Achor makes two point dunk (Quincy Ballard assists)	4-2
18:11		Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
18:09		Malachi Moreno offensive rebound
18:03	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point dunk (Malachi Moreno assists)	4-4
17:53	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	7-4
17:35		Mouhamed Dioubate misses three point jump shot
17:33		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
17:23		Josh Hubbard turnover (lost ball) (Jaland Lowe steals)
17:13		Quincy Ballard blocks Collin Chandler's two point layup
17:11		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
16:57	+2	Achor Achor makes two point turnaround hook shot (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	9-4
16:33		Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot
16:31		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
16:23		Collin Chandler misses three point jump shot
16:21		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
16:13		Collin Chandler shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
16:13	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-4
16:13	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-4
15:54	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point jump shot	11-6
15:41	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Sergej Macura assists)	14-6
15:20		Denzel Aberdeen turnover (bad pass) (Achor Achor steals)
15:14	+2	Achor Achor makes two point layup	16-6
15:13		Wildcats 30 second timeout
15:13		TV timeout
14:43		Otega Oweh misses three point pullup jump shot
14:41		Sergej Macura defensive rebound
14:31	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	18-6
14:19		Achor Achor shooting foul (Denzel Aberdeen draws the foul)
14:19	+1	Denzel Aberdeen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-7
14:19	+1	Denzel Aberdeen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-8
14:06		Sergej Macura misses two point alley-oop layup
14:04		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
14:01		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Denzel Aberdeen draws the foul)
14:01	+1	Denzel Aberdeen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-9
14:01	+1	Denzel Aberdeen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-10
13:43	+2	Achor Achor makes two point layup (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	20-10
13:26	+3	Kam Williams makes three point jump shot (Otega Oweh assists)	20-13
13:01	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	22-13
12:46		Collin Chandler misses two point layup
12:44		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
12:37	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point stepback jump shot	24-13
12:22	+2	Kam Williams makes two point layup	24-15
12:12	+2	Jamarion Davis-Fleming makes two point dunk (Josh Hubbard assists)	26-15
11:52	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Otega Oweh assists)	26-17
11:28		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point pullup jump shot
11:26		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
11:11		Kam Williams turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hubbard steals)
11:01	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point driving floating jump shot	28-17
10:51		Brandon Garrison turnover (bad pass) (Sergej Macura steals)
10:33		Achor Achor turnover (bad pass) (Otega Oweh steals)
10:25	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup	28-19
10:05		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
10:03		Collin Chandler defensive rebound
9:56	+3	Otega Oweh makes three point jump shot (Kam Williams assists)	28-22
9:56		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
9:56		TV timeout
9:40		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kam Williams steals)
9:37	+2	Kam Williams makes two point layup	28-24
9:17		Jayden Epps turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Moreno steals)
9:01	+2	Kam Williams makes two point layup (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)	28-26
8:33		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point stepback jump shot
8:31		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
8:14	+3	Jasper Johnson makes three point jump shot (Malachi Moreno assists)	28-29
7:58		Otega Oweh shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:58	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-29
7:58	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-29
7:43		Jamarion Davis-Fleming blocks Malachi Moreno's two point layup
7:41		Wildcats offensive rebound
7:34	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Malachi Moreno assists)	30-31
7:22		Josh Hubbard turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Moreno steals)
7:06	+2	Malachi Moreno makes two point layup	30-33
6:52	+2	Jamarion Davis-Fleming makes two point layup (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	32-33
6:36		Jasper Johnson misses two point reverse layup
6:34		Malachi Moreno offensive rebound
6:28	+2	Malachi Moreno makes two point putback dunk	32-35
6:13		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
6:11		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
6:11		Jamarion Davis-Fleming personal foul
5:53		Mouhamed Dioubate misses two point driving floating jump shot
5:51		Achor Achor defensive rebound
5:43		Josh Hubbard misses two point driving floating jump shot
5:41		Achor Achor offensive rebound
5:35	+2	Achor Achor makes two point putback dunk	34-35
5:33		Shawn Jones Jr. blocks Otega Oweh's two point layup
5:31		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
5:29		Otega Oweh personal foul
5:20	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jayden Epps assists)	36-35
5:05		Kam Williams misses three point pullup jump shot
5:03		Achor Achor defensive rebound
4:56		Brandon Garrison blocks Jayden Epps's two point layup
4:54		Andrija JelaviÄ defensive rebound
4:46		Jasper Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot
4:44		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
4:38		Brandon Garrison personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
4:23		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
4:21		Malachi Moreno defensive rebound
4:11		Kam Williams turnover (out of bounds)
3:56		Achor Achor turnover (traveling)
3:56		TV timeout
3:26	+2	Malachi Moreno makes two point turnaround hook shot (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	36-37
3:15	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	38-37
3:00		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point floating jump shot
2:58		Achor Achor defensive rebound
2:49		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
2:47		Kam Williams defensive rebound
2:47		Sergej Macura personal foul
2:37	+3	Collin Chandler makes three point jump shot (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	38-40
2:07		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (lost ball) (Kam Williams steals)
1:52		Collin Chandler misses three point jump shot
1:50		Malachi Moreno offensive rebound
1:46	+2	Malachi Moreno makes two point putback layup	38-42
1:18		Andrija JelaviÄ shooting foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
1:18		Achor Achor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:18	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-42
1:06	+2	Collin Chandler makes two point layup	39-44
0:51		Jayden Epps misses two point layup
0:49		Wildcats defensive rebound
0:37		Jamarion Davis-Fleming personal foul (Malachi Moreno draws the foul)
0:28		Collin Chandler misses three point jump shot
0:26		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
0:03		Josh Hubbard misses two point fadeaway jump shot
0:01		Denzel Aberdeen defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MSST
Bulldogs
29
UK
Wildcats
48

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Malachi Moreno offensive foul
19:47		Malachi Moreno turnover (offensive foul)
19:34		Josh Hubbard turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Moreno steals)
19:10		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point pullup jump shot
19:08		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
18:57		Quincy Ballard misses two point layup
18:55		Achor Achor offensive rebound
18:50		Achor Achor misses two point tip layup
18:50		Achor Achor offensive rebound
18:50	+2	Achor Achor makes two point tip layup	41-44
18:22		Kam Williams turnover (lost ball) (Achor Achor steals)
18:15	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup (Achor Achor assists)	43-44
17:55		Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot
17:53		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
17:52	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point jump shot	43-46
17:52		Achor Achor shooting foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
17:52		Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:52		Achor Achor defensive rebound
17:25		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:23		Kam Williams defensive rebound
17:05		Quincy Ballard blocks Otega Oweh's two point layup
17:03		Malachi Moreno offensive rebound
16:55	+2	Malachi Moreno makes two point putback dunk	43-48
16:46		Quincy Ballard misses two point turnaround hook shot
16:44		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
16:38		Denzel Aberdeen turnover (traveling)
16:13	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	45-48
16:03		Kam Williams misses two point layup
16:01		Kam Williams offensive rebound
16:01		Quincy Ballard personal foul
15:55		Jayden Epps shooting foul (Kam Williams draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:55	+1	Kam Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-49
15:55	+1	Kam Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-50
15:36	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup (Sergej Macura assists)	47-50
15:21		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point layup
15:19		Malachi Moreno offensive rebound
15:19		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Malachi Moreno draws the foul)
15:19		Malachi Moreno misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:19	+1	Malachi Moreno makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-51
14:57		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point fadeaway jump shot
14:55		Jayden Epps offensive rebound
14:47		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
14:45		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
14:41		Otega Oweh turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hubbard steals)
14:32	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	49-51
14:18	+3	Denzel Aberdeen makes three point jump shot (Malachi Moreno assists)	49-54
13:55	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point pullup jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	51-54
13:32		Malachi Moreno misses two point layup
13:30		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
13:21		Quincy Ballard turnover (lost ball) (Otega Oweh steals)
13:13	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point dunk	51-56
13:04	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Josh Hubbard assists)	53-56
12:46		Andrija JelaviÄ misses three point jump shot
12:44		Kam Williams offensive rebound
12:37	+3	Denzel Aberdeen makes three point jump shot (Kam Williams assists)	53-59
12:29		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
12:29		TV timeout
12:19		Denzel Aberdeen shooting foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-59
12:19	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-59
12:03		Jamarion Davis-Fleming shooting foul (Collin Chandler draws the foul)
12:03	+1	Collin Chandler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-60
12:03	+1	Collin Chandler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-61
11:45		Josh Hubbard misses three point pullup jump shot
11:43		Wildcats defensive rebound
11:42		TV timeout
11:30	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point pullup jump shot (Brandon Garrison assists)	55-63
11:29		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
11:11	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Quincy Ballard assists)	58-63
10:49		Andrija JelaviÄ misses three point jump shot
10:47		Brandon Garrison offensive rebound
10:39	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point driving floating jump shot (Otega Oweh assists)	58-65
10:29		Quincy Ballard turnover (bad pass) (Otega Oweh steals)
10:24	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point dunk (Collin Chandler assists)	58-67
10:24		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
9:57		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point fadeaway jump shot
9:55		Andrija JelaviÄ defensive rebound
9:29		Brandon Garrison misses three point jump shot
9:27		Achor Achor defensive rebound
9:20	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	60-67
9:00	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point dunk (Andrija JelaviÄ assists)	60-69
9:00		Josh Hubbard shooting foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
9:00		Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:00		Achor Achor defensive rebound
8:49		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
8:47		Brandon Walker offensive rebound
8:44		Collin Chandler shooting foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
8:44	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-69
8:44	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-69
8:20		Collin Chandler misses three point jump shot
8:18		Achor Achor defensive rebound
8:15		Achor Achor turnover (bad pass) (Otega Oweh steals)
8:12	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point dunk	62-71
7:51		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
7:50		Achor Achor offensive rebound
7:46		Achor Achor turnover (bad pass) (Collin Chandler steals)
7:35	+3	Otega Oweh makes three point jump shot	62-74
7:06		Otega Oweh shooting foul
7:06		TV timeout
7:06	+1	Brandon Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-74
7:06		Brandon Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:06		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
6:36	+3	Kam Williams makes three point jump shot (Otega Oweh assists)	63-77
6:19	+2	Brandon Walker makes two point reverse layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	65-77
6:07	+2	Malachi Moreno makes two point alley-oop dunk (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	65-79
5:46		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Moreno steals)
5:32	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Malachi Moreno assists)	65-81
5:13		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
5:13		Malachi Moreno defensive rebound
5:13	+2	Jasper Johnson makes two point layup	65-83
5:01		Kam Williams personal foul (Sergej Macura draws the foul)
4:53		Quincy Ballard turnover (bad pass) (Otega Oweh steals)
4:34	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Malachi Moreno assists)	65-85
4:14		Malachi Moreno personal foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul)
4:06		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
4:04		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
3:59		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
3:57		Wildcats defensive rebound
3:57		TV timeout
3:28		Otega Oweh misses two point pullup jump shot
3:26		Kam Williams offensive rebound
3:17		Kam Williams misses two point layup
3:15		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
3:08		Josh Hubbard turnover (bad pass) (Andrija JelaviÄ steals)
2:52	+2	Malachi Moreno makes two point jump shot (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	65-87
2:28		Otega Oweh blocks Jayden Epps's three point jump shot
2:26		Jayden Epps offensive rebound
2:16	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point reverse layup	67-87
1:56	+3	Andrija JelaviÄ makes three point jump shot (Otega Oweh assists)	67-90
1:42		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
1:40		Bulldogs offensive rebound
1:36		Malachi Moreno shooting foul (Brandon Walker draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Brandon Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-90
1:36		Brandon Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:36		Andrija JelaviÄ defensive rebound
1:14	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point pullup jump shot	68-92
0:52		Brandon Walker misses three point jump shot
0:50		Andrija JelaviÄ defensive rebound
0:47		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:33		Walker Horn misses three point jump shot
0:31		Andrija JelaviÄ offensive rebound
0:22		Andrija JelaviÄ turnover (lost ball) (Dellquan Warren steals)
0:07		Amier Ali misses three point jump shot
0:05		Walker Horn defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Walker Horn defensive rebound