Kentucky-Michigan State Postgame Notes

KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN | NEW YORK, NY
NOVEMBER 18, 2025
ATTENDANCE: TBA

Final Score: No. 17/18 Michigan State 83, No. 12/13 Kentucky 66

Team Records and Series Notes

Kentucky is 3-2 on the season and Michigan State is 4-0.
Kentucky leads the series 14-13. MSU leads 5-4 in games played at neutral sites.
The Wildcats return home Friday to play Loyola (Maryland). Game time is 7 p.m. and it will be televised on ESPN+.

Team Notes

Kentucky is 6-9 in the Champions Classic, including 2-3 vs. Michigan State.
Kentucky had its best free throw percentage of the season, making 19 of 22 for 86.4 percent.

Player Notes

Otega Oweh led the Wildcats with 12 points. He also tied for the team lead in rebounding with four and assists with three.
- He has scored in double figures in all five games.
Mouhamed Dioubate had 10 points, his third double-figure game of the season.
Denzel Aberdeen had 10 points and has scored double figures in all five games. It is the first stretch of his collegiate career with five consecutive games in double-figures
Collin Chandler tallied 10 points, his fourth double-figure game of the season.
Malachi Moreno totaled nine points and tied for team highs with four rebounds and three assists.
Jaland Lowe and Jayden Quaintance missed the game because of injury.

In the First Half

Kentucky started Denzel Aberdeen, Otega Oweh, Collin Chandler, Mo Dioubate and Brandon Garrison, for the fourth game in a row.
Malachi Moreno was UK’s first substitution at the 16:43 mark.
Chandler tallied the game first five points on a layup and 3-pointer.
With Kentucky leading 17-14, Michigan State went on a 19-2 run for a 33-19 lead.
MSU made its last shot to give the Spartans their largest lead of the half at 44-27.
- Aberdeen paced the Wildcats with nine points, including 6-6 at the foul line.

In the Second Half

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