Almonor and Oweh score 13 points each as No. 15 Kentucky beats No. 5 Tennessee 75-64
AP
Feb 12, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Ansley Almonor and Otega Oweh scored 13 points each and No. 15 Kentucky Wildcats beat No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers 75-64 on Tuesday night.
The Wildcats (17-7, 6-5 Southeastern Conference) completed a regular season sweep of the Volunteers. Kentucky also beat Tennessee 78-73 on Jan. 28 in Knoxville, and is now 7-1 against teams ranked in the Top 15 this season.
Koby Brea and Trent Noah added 11 points each. The Wildcats made 12 3-pointers, including three by Noah.
Zakai Zeigler scored 17 points to lead Tennessee (21-5, 7-5), Igor Milicic had 16 and nine rebounds, and Chaz Lanier added 10 points.
Tennessee: The Volunteers had a three-game winning streak snapped and fell to 4-4 in road games. Tennessee scored just 26 points in the first half, while leading scorer Lanier (17.7 points per game), was held to just 10 points.
Kentucky: The Wildcats were without guard Jaxson Robinson, the team’s second-leading scorer (13.3 points per game), who sat out because of a right wrist injury. Robinson scored 17 points in the win over the Volunteers on Jan. 28. Kentucky has played just seven games with a full roster this season. Lamont Butler left with 8:40 after apparently re-aggravating his shoulder.
After Tennessee took its second lead with 4:43 left, the Wildcats outscored the Vols 17-4 in the final four minutes. Koby Brea connected on two 3-pointers during the decisive spurt.
Kentucky plays at Texas on Saturday, and Tennessee hosts Vanderbilt.
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1st Half
TENN
Volunteers
26
UK
Wildcats
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Volunteers gains possession)
19:49
Zakai Zeigler turnover (Lamont Butler steals)
19:45
+2
Lamont Butler makes two point layup
0-2
19:19
Jahmai Mashack turnover (Koby Brea steals)
18:56
+2
Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists)
0-4
18:29
Amari Williams blocks Felix Okpara's two point layup
18:27
Amari Williams defensive rebound
18:08
Chaz Lanier shooting foul (Ansley Almonor draws the foul)
18:08
+1
Ansley Almonor makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-5
18:08
+1
Ansley Almonor makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-6
17:48
Felix Okpara misses two point hook shot
17:48
Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound
17:48
+2
Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup
2-6
17:48
Ansley Almonor shooting foul (Igor Milicic Jr. draws the foul)
17:48
+1
Igor Milicic Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
3-6
17:19
Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot
17:17
Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
17:06
Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
17:01
Volunteers offensive rebound
16:52
Amari Williams shooting foul
16:52
+1
Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-6
16:52
+1
Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-6
16:35
Lamont Butler misses three point jump shot
16:33
Jahmai Mashack defensive rebound
16:24
Zakai Zeigler turnover (bad pass)
16:13
Amari Williams misses two point layup
16:11
Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
15:57
Chaz Lanier misses three point jump shot
15:55
Amari Williams defensive rebound
15:55
Cade Phillips personal foul
15:55
TV timeout
15:34
Andrew Carr turnover (Igor Milicic Jr. steals)
15:11
Jordan Gainey misses two point jump shot
15:09
Wildcats defensive rebound
14:48
+2
Koby Brea makes two point jump shot
5-8
14:36
Otega Oweh blocks Igor Milicic Jr.'s two point layup
14:34
Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
14:26
Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot
14:24
Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
14:17
Zakai Zeigler misses two point layup
14:15
Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
14:04
Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
14:02
Cade Phillips defensive rebound
13:44
+2
Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup
7-8
13:29
Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
13:27
Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
13:17
Chaz Lanier misses two point jump shot
13:15
Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
13:04
Otega Oweh misses two point layup
13:02
Igor Milicic Jr. defensive rebound
12:49
Brandon Garrison shooting foul (Zakai Zeigler draws the foul)
12:49
+1
Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-8
12:49
+1
Zakai Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-8
12:35
Zakai Zeigler personal foul
12:20
+3
Koby Brea makes three point jump shot
9-11
12:04
Jordan Gainey misses two point jump shot
12:02
Trent Noah defensive rebound
11:45
Brandon Garrison turnover (Felix Okpara steals)
11:41
Darlinstone Dubar misses two point dunk
11:39
Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
11:18
+3
Trent Noah makes three point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists)
9-14
10:54
Darlinstone Dubar turnover (Koby Brea steals)
10:39
Koby Brea misses two point layup
10:37
Jordan Gainey defensive rebound
10:23
+2
Jordan Gainey makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists)
11-14
10:07
Jahmai Mashack personal foul
10:07
TV timeout
9:58
Amari Williams offensive foul
9:58
Amari Williams turnover (offensive foul)
9:31
+2
Jordan Gainey makes two point jump shot
13-14
9:16
+2
Brandon Garrison makes two point dunk (Collin Chandler assists)
13-16
8:58
Igor Milicic Jr. turnover (traveling)
8:40
+2
Lamont Butler makes two point layup (Brandon Garrison assists)
13-18
8:18
+2
Chaz Lanier makes two point jump shot
15-18
8:03
Lamont Butler misses two point jump shot
8:01
Felix Okpara defensive rebound
7:37
+2
Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Zakai Zeigler assists)
17-18
7:15
Ansley Almonor misses three point jump shot
7:13
Volunteers defensive rebound
7:13
TV timeout
7:04
Igor Milicic Jr. misses two point layup
7:02
Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
6:50
+3
Otega Oweh makes three point jump shot
17-21
6:28
Travis Perry personal foul
6:24
+2
Felix Okpara makes two point layup (Zakai Zeigler assists)
19-21
6:04
Brandon Garrison misses three point jump shot
6:02
Cade Phillips defensive rebound
5:39
+2
Cade Phillips makes two point jump shot
21-21
5:15
+3
Travis Perry makes three point jump shot (Otega Oweh assists)
21-24
5:03
+2
Zakai Zeigler makes two point layup
23-24
4:52
Jahmai Mashack blocks Otega Oweh's two point jump shot
4:50
Otega Oweh offensive rebound
4:46
Jahmai Mashack personal foul
4:35
Koby Brea misses two point jump shot
4:33
Chaz Lanier defensive rebound
4:23
Zakai Zeigler misses three point jump shot
4:21
Amari Williams defensive rebound
4:12
Trent Noah misses three point jump shot
4:10
Felix Okpara defensive rebound
3:57
Jordan Gainey misses two point jump shot
3:55
Lamont Butler defensive rebound
3:49
+3
Trent Noah makes three point jump shot (Amari Williams assists)
