Kentucky-Loyola (Md.) Postgame Notes

KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER | LEXINGTON, KY
NOVEMBER 21, 2025
ATTENDANCE: 19,764

Final Score: Loyola (Md.) 46, No. 12/13 Kentucky 88

Team Records and Series Notes

Kentucky is 4-2 on the season and Loyola (Md.) is 2-5.
Kentucky leads the series 2-0, both wins coming at Rupp Arena
Next up for the Wildcats is a date with Tennessee Tech, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. inside Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center.

Team Notes

UK forced a season-high 16 turnovers and generated 11 steals, also the most for the team this season
- Kentucky held a 24-2 advantage on points off turnovers on the night
Kentucky made 10 triples on the night. UK is 18-4 under head coach Mark Pope when making double digits from distance and 2-1 this season
Kentucky held Loyola (Md.) to 46 points, the lowest by any opponent this season
All nine players that played the bulk of UK’s minutes on the night scored at least six points
UK scored 33 points on the fast break to just three for the Greyhounds
Kentucky held Loyola (Md.) to just 29 percent shooting. It is the second time this season UK has held an opponent to less than 30 percent from the field

Player Notes

Otega Oweh finished with 11 points and has scored in double figures in all six games this season. He has eclipsed double digits in 39 of 42 games as a Wildcat overall
Denzel Aberdeen scored 11 points, while securing a career high eight boards and matching a career best with six assists
- He has scored in double figures in all six games for UK this season, the longest streak of consecutive games in double figures of his career
Collin Chandler tied for the team lead with 13 points, connecting on three 3s. He has made a 3-pointer in his last 13 games and is shooting 18-35 (.514) from distance for the season
Malachi Moreno had 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks in his first career start. It was the most blocks by a UK player in any game this season
Kam Williams notched season highs in points (13), rebounds (9) and assists (4), making his first start as a Wildcat. He is the sixth different player to lead or co-lead the Cats in points this season
Andrija Jelavic matched a career high with nine points
Brandon Garrison grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds
Jasper Johnson had nine points and five assists, his second game with at least five helpers on the year
Trent Noah hit a pair of triples for six points
Jaland Lowe, Mo Dioubate and Jayden Quaintance missed the game because of injury.

In the First Half

Kentucky started Denzel Aberdeen, Otega Oweh, Collin Chandler, Kam Williams and Malachi Moreno, for the first time this season
UK’s first substitutions were Garrison and Johnson at 16:34.
Oweh scored the first four points of the game for Kentucky, and six points in the first two minutes of action
UK started 9-of-10 from the floor
Loyola (Md.) held its only lead of the night at 3-2
Kentucky held the Greyhounds scoreless from the 8:54 mark to the 2:19 mark, a span of 6:35.
UK went on a 12-0 run to lead 42-18 at the under four media timeout
The first foul of the game was not called until a foul on Loyola (Md.) with 2:35 to go in the first half
The Wildcats led 50-20 at the break. Chandler led all scorers with 11 first-half points

In the Second Half

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