Kentucky-Texas A&M Postgame Notes

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.
• 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 11^th 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.