Kentucky-Mississippi State Postgame Notes

KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER | LEXINGTON, KY
JANUARY 10, 2026
ATTENDANCE: 19,725

Final Score: (RV) Kentucky 92, Mississippi State 68

Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is 10-6 overall, 1-2 in the Southeastern Conference.
• Mississippi State is 10-6 overall, 2-1 in the SEC.
• Kentucky leads the series, 105-21, and has won six in a row vs. MSU.
  • UK leads 53-5 in games played in Lexington.
  • Kentucky has won 19-straight regular season matchups against Mississippi State dating back to 2009
• Next for Kentucky: the Wildcats begin a two-game road swing Wednesday at LSU at 7 p.m. Eastern time (6 p.m. Central in Baton Rouge). The game will be televised on the SEC Network.

Team Notes

• With 92 points, Kentucky has scored at least 90 points against Mississippi State in four straight games and the Wildcats have shot at least 55 percent from the field in each of those games.
  • The best streak of 90+ points vs. MSU is six consecutive games from Feb. 18, 1967 through Jan. 5, 1970.
• Kentucky’s 24-point margin of victory is the most against Mississippi State since a 30-point win on Feb. 27, 2013.
• Kentucky shot 55.2 percent from the field (37 of 67), the sixth time this season the Wildcats have made at least 50 percent of their shots, winning all six.
• Kentucky shot 40.9 percent on 3-pointers, 9 of 22. UK is 4-0 this season when shooting at least 40 percent on long balls.
• Mississippi State shot 15 percent from 3-point range. It is the lowest of the season for a UK opponent and the lowest for any opponent since Tennessee shot 14.3 percent on Jan. 14, 2023
  • UK is 7-0 this season when holding the opponent under 30 percent on 3-pointers.
• UK won rebounding 36-28. UK is 9-2 this season when outboarding the opponent.
  • UK claimed 14 offensive rebounds and turned them into 22 second-chance points.
• Kentucky won fast breaks points, 19-6. UK has won fast break points in every game this season.
• Kentucky capitalized on turnovers tonight, earning 27 points off 15 MSU turnovers.
• Kentucky’s 14 steals tonight are the most against an SEC opponent in 16 years, since thefting 16 vs. Georgia in 2009.
• Kentucky had 21 assists tonight and the Wildcats are 8-0 this season when notching at least 20.
• Kentucky had a 12-0 run in the first half and is 7-0 this season when getting a run of at least 12 points.
• Malachi Moreno and Otega Oweh are the first pair of Kentucky teammates to have at least 17 points, five assists and four steals in the same game since Ramel Bradley and Patrick Patterson vs. Texas Southern on Nov. 24, 2007.

Player Notes

• Otega Oweh tied season highs with 22 points and eight rebounds. He also had five assists and a season-high five steals.
  • It is his fifth 20-point game of the season, all coming in the last seven games.
  • He has hit the 20 mark in all three SEC games.
  • He has scored in double figures in all 16 games this season. He has a total streak of 19 games dating back to last season.
  • This was his 11^th straight game with at least one theft; 10 of those 11 games feature at least two steals.
• Malachi Moreno totaled 17 points, eight rebounds and season highs with six assists and four steals.
  • He is just the third Kentucky player since 1996-97 with 17 points, 8 boards, six assists and four steals, joining Rajon Rondo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
• Kam Williams entered the game with UK trailing 18-7 and played the remainder of the half, helping spark the Wildcats to the halftime lead.
  • He started in the second half and exited with UK leading 59-53. All totaled during that time, he played a consecutive 21:50 and the Wildcats were +17 (52-35) in that stretch.
  • He re-entered later and ended with a game-high +32 during his time on the floor.
  • His statistic totals were 14 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
  • He has made a 3-pointer in six straight games.
• Denzel Aberdeen had 16 points, most since 16 against Tennessee Tech. He also had four assists and one rebound.
• Less than three minutes into the game, Jaland Lowe left the game with an apparent injury and did not return.

In the First Half

• Kentucky started the combination of Jaland Lowe, Denzel Aberdeen, Otega Oweh, Mo Dioubate and Malachi Moreno for the first time.
• UK’s first substitution was Collin Chandler at 17:13 when Lowe exited the game with an apparent injury.
• Mississippi State jumped out to a 16-6 lead, prompting a UK timeout at 15:13. After the timeout, the Bulldogs added a basket for their largest lead at 18-6.
• Trailing 28-17, Kentucky’s 12-0 run gave the Wildcats their first lead at 29-28.
• Trailing 38-37, Kentucky ended the half on a 7-1 run, leading 44-39 at intermission.
  • UK is now 8-0 this season when leading at halftime.

In the Second Half

• Kentucky opened with Aberdeen, Oweh, Williams, Dioubate and Moreno.
• Kentucky led the entire second half.
• Ahead 69-62, Kentucky scored on seven straight possessions for a lead of 85-65.
• Kentucky’s largest lead was 24 points, coming at the final buzzer.