Otega Oweh scores 20 and No. 17 Kentucky uses strong 2nd half for 82-61 win over Vanderbilt
AP
Feb 20, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Otega Oweh scored 20 points and No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats took advantage of its size to start the second half to pull away for an 82-61 win over Vanderbilt Commodores on Wednesday night.
The Wildcats (18-8, 7-6 Southeastern Conference) led 41-40 at the half, but focused on going inside for their first three baskets of the second half and forced the Commodores to take a timeout three minutes in.
Amari Williams added 17 points for the Wildcats.
Devin McGlockton led Vanderbilt (17-9, 5-8) with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Commodores only shot 30% from the field in the second half - including 1 for 10 on 3-pointers - after shooting 49% in the first half.
Vanderbilt: The Commodores continued a troubling trend in second halves of conference games. They have allowed opponents to shoot 56% in the second half, 45% on 3-pointers. Kentucky shot 65% in the second half and 50% on 3s.
Kentucky: The Wildcats have only been at full strength seven times this season. They played without starters Lamont Butler (shoulder) and Jaxson Robinson (wrist) for the second straight game. Using a point guard by committee, freshmen Travis Perry and Colin Chandler combined for 13 points and seven rebounds.
After Vanderbilt had got within three points at 47-44, Kentucky went on a 12-2 run to open a double-digit lead at 59-46. Williams and Carr scored two baskets each and Koby Brea ended it with a 3-pointer.
The Commodores dominated the paint in the first half, outscoring the Wildcats 20-12 inside and holding an 18-12 rebounding edge, including eight offensive boards. Kentucky reversed that in the second half, winning the rebounding battle 18-12 and 20-14 in the paint.
Both teams play on Saturday, with Vanderbilt hosting No. 25 Mississippi and Kentucky traveling to No. 4 Alabama.
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1st Half
VANDY
Commodores
40
UK
Wildcats
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Wildcats gains possession)
19:44
+3
Koby Brea makes three point jump shot
0-3
19:27
Travis Perry personal foul
19:21
Chris Manon turnover (traveling)
19:09
+2
Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Otega Oweh assists)
0-5
18:55
+2
Jason Edwards makes two point jump shot (Chris Manon assists)
2-5
18:29
Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
18:27
Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
18:04
+3
Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (AJ Hoggard assists)
5-5
17:45
+2
Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists)
5-7
17:45
Jason Edwards shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
17:45
+1
Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 1
5-8
17:38
Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
17:36
Chris Manon offensive rebound
17:32
+2
Chris Manon makes two point layup
7-8
17:08
Chris Manon shooting foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
17:08
+1
Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-9
17:08
+1
Amari Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-10
16:58
Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
16:56
Otega Oweh defensive rebound
16:41
AJ Hoggard shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
16:41
+1
Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-11
16:41
+1
Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-12
16:31
+3
Devin McGlockton makes three point jump shot (Grant Huffman assists)
10-12
16:14
+3
Collin Chandler makes three point jump shot (Otega Oweh assists)
10-15
15:59
+2
Chris Manon makes two point dunk (AJ Hoggard assists)
12-15
15:38
Otega Oweh turnover (Grant Huffman steals)
15:31
Andrew Carr shooting foul
15:31
TV timeout
15:31
Devin McGlockton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:31
+1
Devin McGlockton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-15
15:10
Jaylen Carey personal foul
15:08
+3
Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Ansley Almonor assists)
13-18
14:52
+2
AJ Hoggard makes two point layup
15-18
14:32
+3
Ansley Almonor makes three point jump shot (Brandon Garrison assists)
15-21
14:13
MJ Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:11
Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
14:01
+2
MJ Collins Jr. makes two point layup
17-21
13:29
Collin Chandler misses three point jump shot
13:27
MJ Collins Jr. defensive rebound
13:25
MJ Collins Jr. turnover (Collin Chandler steals)
13:21
+2
Collin Chandler makes two point layup
17-23
13:01
+2
Jaylen Carey makes two point layup
19-23
12:47
Brandon Garrison turnover (traveling)
12:22
+2
Tyler Tanner makes two point jump shot (AJ Hoggard assists)
21-23
12:00
Tyler Nickel shooting foul
12:00
TV timeout
12:00
+1
Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-24
12:00
+1
Amari Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-25
11:40
Jaylen Carey misses two point jump shot
11:38
Amari Williams defensive rebound
11:30
+2
Otega Oweh makes two point jump shot
21-27
11:10
MJ Collins Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:08
Amari Williams defensive rebound
10:48
Trent Noah turnover (Jason Edwards steals)
10:36
Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
10:34
Trent Noah defensive rebound
10:21
Trent Noah misses three point jump shot
10:19
Tyler Tanner defensive rebound
9:58
+3
Jason Edwards makes three point jump shot
24-27
9:43
+3
Ansley Almonor makes three point jump shot (Travis Perry assists)
24-30
9:27
Jaylen Carey misses three point jump shot
9:25
Travis Perry defensive rebound
9:09
Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
9:07
Tyler Tanner defensive rebound
9:03
+2
MJ Collins Jr. makes two point layup (Tyler Tanner assists)
26-30
8:49
Ansley Almonor misses three point jump shot
8:47
Tyler Tanner defensive rebound
8:32
Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
8:30
Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
8:29
Trent Noah personal foul
8:20
Devin McGlockton misses three point jump shot
8:18
Otega Oweh defensive rebound
8:02
Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot
8:00
Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
7:47
Otega Oweh personal foul
7:47
TV timeout
7:47
AJ Hoggard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:47
+1
AJ Hoggard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-30
7:24
Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot
7:22
Collin Chandler offensive rebound
7:20
Collin Chandler turnover (Chris Manon steals)
7:16
+2
Devin McGlockton makes two point layup (Chris Manon assists)
29-30
6:52
Brandon Garrison turnover (Chris Manon steals)
6:31
Collin Chandler personal foul
6:22
+2
AJ Hoggard makes two point jump shot
31-30
6:05
Chris Manon personal foul
6:03
+2
Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Koby Brea assists)
31-32
5:54
Chris Manon turnover (Collin Chandler steals)
5:51
AJ Hoggard shooting foul (Collin Chandler draws the foul)
5:51
+1
Collin Chandler makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-33
5:51
+1
Collin Chandler makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-34
5:29
Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
5:27
Andrew Carr defensive rebound
5:16
Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
5:14
Jason Edwards defensive rebound
5:03
Collin Chandler personal foul
4:53
+2
Jaylen Carey makes two point layup (Devin McGlockton assists)
33-34
4:32
Trent Noah misses three point jump shot
4:30
Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
4:07
Grant Huffman misses three point jump shot
4:05
Trent Noah defensive rebound
3:58
Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
3:56
Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
3:34
Jaylen Carey misses two point jump shot
3:32
Amari Williams defensive rebound
3:21
Trent Noah misses three point jump shot
3:19
Tyler Tanner defensive rebound
3:06
+2
Jason Edwards makes two point jump shot
35-34
2:50
Wildcats 30 second timeout
2:50
TV timeout
2:39
Jaylen Carey shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
2:39
+1
Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-35
2:39
+1
Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-36
2:31
Otega Oweh blocks Jason Edwards's two point layup
2:29
Commodores offensive rebound
2:22
Amari Williams blocks Tyler Nickel's two point layup
2:20
Tyler Nickel offensive rebound
2:17
Tyler Nickel misses two point layup
2:15
Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
2:12
Tyler Tanner misses three point jump shot
2:10
Amari Williams defensive rebound
2:01
Amari Williams turnover (Tyler Tanner steals)
1:50
Devin McGlockton turnover (Koby Brea steals)
1:38
+2
Amari Williams makes two point layup
35-38
1:16
+3
Devin McGlockton makes three point jump shot (Tyler Tanner assists)
38-38
1:14
Commodores 30 second timeout
0:55
Travis Perry misses two point jump shot
0:53
Amari Williams offensive rebound
0:35
+2
Amari Williams makes two point dunk
38-40
0:35
Devin McGlockton shooting foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
0:35
+1
Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1
38-41
0:12
Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
0:10
Grant Huffman offensive rebound
0:06
Jason Edwards misses two point jump shot
0:04
Tyler Nickel offensive rebound
0:02
+2
Devin McGlockton makes two point layup (Tyler Nickel assists)
40-41
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
VANDY
Commodores
21
UK
Wildcats
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:34
+2
Andrew Carr makes two point hook shot
40-43
19:08
Devin McGlockton misses three point jump shot
19:06
Otega Oweh defensive rebound
18:51
+2
Amari Williams makes two point layup
40-45
18:34
Chris Manon turnover (Andrew Carr steals)
18:26
Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
18:24
Grant Huffman defensive rebound
18:12
Amari Williams blocks AJ Hoggard's two point layup
18:10
Wildcats defensive rebound
17:50
Amari Williams turnover (Devin McGlockton steals)
17:36
Andrew Carr blocks Grant Huffman's two point layup
17:34
Otega Oweh defensive rebound
17:30
+2
Otega Oweh makes two point layup
40-47
17:17
Commodores 30 second timeout
17:17
TV timeout
17:06
Otega Oweh personal foul
16:45
+2
Jaylen Carey makes two point hook shot (Grant Huffman assists)
42-47
16:25
Andrew Carr turnover (AJ Hoggard steals)
16:18
Amari Williams blocks Jaylen Carey's two point dunk
16:16
Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
16:12
+2
Jaylen Carey makes two point layup
44-47
15:56
Devin McGlockton personal foul
15:56
TV timeout
15:38
+2
Amari Williams makes two point layup (Koby Brea assists)
44-49
15:22
Devin McGlockton misses three point jump shot
15:20
Amari Williams defensive rebound
15:11
+2
Amari Williams makes two point hook shot
44-51
14:51
AJ Hoggard turnover (bad pass)
14:37
+2
Andrew Carr makes two point hook shot
44-53
14:13
Grant Huffman misses two point layup
14:11
Collin Chandler defensive rebound
14:10
Jaylen Carey personal foul
13:48
Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot
13:46
Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
13:32
AJ Hoggard misses three point jump shot
13:30
Andrew Carr defensive rebound
13:17
Otega Oweh misses two point layup
13:15
AJ Hoggard defensive rebound
13:06
Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
13:04
Collin Chandler defensive rebound
12:57
+3
Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Collin Chandler assists)
44-56
12:53
Commodores 30 second timeout
12:37
+2
Devin McGlockton makes two point layup
46-56
12:22
+3
Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Ansley Almonor assists)
46-59
12:04
Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
12:02
Koby Brea defensive rebound
11:56
Tyler Nickel blocks Koby Brea's two point layup
11:54
Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
11:50
Trent Noah shooting foul
11:50
TV timeout
11:50
+1
Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-59
11:50
Jason Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:50
Otega Oweh defensive rebound
11:38
Collin Chandler misses three point jump shot
11:36
Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
11:07
Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
11:05
MJ Collins Jr. offensive rebound
10:59
Collin Chandler personal foul
10:40
Tyler Tanner misses three point jump shot
10:38
Collin Chandler defensive rebound
10:35
Collin Chandler turnover (bad pass)
10:26
+2
Jason Edwards makes two point layup
49-59
9:59
+2
Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Andrew Carr assists)
49-61
9:32
MJ Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:30
Collin Chandler defensive rebound
9:14
Trent Noah misses three point jump shot
9:12
Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
8:57
Tyler Tanner misses two point jump shot
8:55
Collin Chandler defensive rebound
8:41
+3
Otega Oweh makes three point jump shot (Collin Chandler assists)
49-64
8:19
Otega Oweh personal foul
8:07
Amari Williams blocks AJ Hoggard's two point layup
8:07
Wildcats defensive rebound
7:47
+2
Andrew Carr makes two point dunk (Otega Oweh assists)
49-66
7:23
+3
Chris Manon makes three point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists)
52-66
6:51
Andrew Carr turnover (lost ball)
6:51
TV timeout
6:40
Koby Brea personal foul
6:38
+2
Jaylen Carey makes two point layup (AJ Hoggard assists)
54-66
6:08
+3
Travis Perry makes three point jump shot
54-69
5:50
Tyler Nickel misses two point jump shot
5:45
Wildcats defensive rebound
5:36
Travis Perry turnover (Jaylen Carey steals)
5:30
Jaylen Carey turnover (bad pass)
5:17
+2
Amari Williams makes two point layup
54-71
4:48
+2
Jaylen Carey makes two point dunk
56-71
4:48
Otega Oweh shooting foul (Jaylen Carey draws the foul)
4:48
Jaylen Carey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:48
Otega Oweh defensive rebound
4:33
+2
Otega Oweh makes two point jump shot
56-73
4:20
Jaylen Carey turnover (Otega Oweh steals)
4:10
+3
Travis Perry makes three point jump shot (Koby Brea assists)
56-76
3:38
Brandon Garrison blocks Jaylen Carey's two point layup
3:36
Ansley Almonor defensive rebound
3:30
Ansley Almonor misses three point jump shot
3:28
MJ Collins Jr. defensive rebound
3:22
Jaylen Carey offensive foul
3:22
Jaylen Carey turnover (offensive foul)
3:22
TV timeout
3:06
Brandon Garrison misses three point jump shot
3:04
Chris Manon defensive rebound
2:53
Tyler Tanner turnover (Travis Perry steals)
2:45
+3
Ansley Almonor makes three point jump shot (Travis Perry assists)
56-79
2:31
Devin McGlockton misses three point jump shot
2:29
Otega Oweh defensive rebound
2:09
Tyler Tanner personal foul
2:05
Travis Perry turnover (Devin McGlockton steals)
1:59
+2
Tyler Tanner makes two point layup (Devin McGlockton assists)
58-79
1:40
+2
Koby Brea makes two point layup (Brandon Garrison assists)
58-81
1:40
Jason Edwards shooting foul (Koby Brea draws the foul)
1:40
+1
Koby Brea makes regular free throw 1 of 1
58-82
1:26
Jason Edwards misses two point jump shot
1:24
Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
1:22
Ansley Almonor personal foul (Devin McGlockton draws the foul)
1:22
+1
Devin McGlockton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
59-82
1:22
Devin McGlockton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:22
Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
1:06
Travis Perry turnover (Devin McGlockton steals)
0:59
Brandon Garrison shooting foul (MJ Collins Jr. draws the foul)
