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Kentucky @ LSU Game Overview
UK vs LSURecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 04, '25 | UK |
95 - 64
|
UK -12.0 | o156.5 |
| Feb 21, '24 | LSU |
75 - 74
|
LSU 6.0 | u163.5 |
| Jan 03, '23 | UK |
74 - 71
|
LSU 10.5 | o136.5 |
| Feb 23, '22 | UK |
71 - 66
|
LSU 7.0 | u143.0 |
| Jan 04, '22 | LSU |
65 - 60
|
LSU -2.0 | u140.5 |
| Jan 23, '21 | UK |
82 - 69
|
UK -1.5 | o147.0 |
| Feb 18, '20 | LSU |
79 - 76
|
UK 2.5 | o149.5 |
| Feb 12, '19 | UK |
73 - 71
|
LSU 8.5 | u149.0 |
| Jan 03, '18 | LSU |
74 - 71
|
UK -2.5 | u156.5 |
| Feb 07, '17 | UK |
92 - 85
|
LSU 25.0 | o170.5 |
UK vs LSU Preview
Last Meeting ( Mar 4, 2025 ) Louisiana State 64, Kentucky 95
In a season marred with inconsistency, Kentucky will try to string together consecutive Southeastern Conference victories on Wednesday when it travels to face LSU in Baton Rouge, La.
Last time out, Kentucky (10-6, 1-2 SEC) rebounded from a two-game skid by pulling away for a 92-68 win over Mississippi State. In the process, head coach Mark Pope's team lost Pitt transfer Jaland Lowe to a season-ending shoulder injury.
The coveted offseason addition dislocated his shoulder three times across the season, playing in just nine games with the Wildcats. Lowe managed only three minutes in Kentucky's most recent win.
In Lowe's place, Kentucky will continue to rely on the backcourt of Otega Oweh (15.5 points per game) and Denzel Aberdeen (11.3 ppg), as the duo tries to bring "fun" back to the program.
"It's unbelievable how fun this game can be when you play it with your team," Pope said. "It's unbelievable how fun and inspiring and contagious it can be. We've seen that in runs when we're getting out in transition, and guys kind of fall in love with making plays for each other. We just haven't seen it very much in the halfcourt."
Oweh has posted three straight 20-point outings and five in the past seven games.
Kentucky is searching for its first win at LSU since February 2020 and hoping to avoid its first 1-3 start in league play since the 2022-23 campaign.
LSU (12-4, 0-3) is the last winless SEC team in conference play, most recently falling 84-73 at undefeated Vanderbilt. The Tigers' injury woes have plagued them since the nonconference slate ended, as leading scorer Dedan Thomas Jr. (16.2 ppg) hasn't played since Dec. 29 with a lower leg injury.
The UNLV transfer is labeled as day-to-day, and head coach Matt McMahon knows how badly the Tigers need his return to action.
"We're trying to adjust on the fly here," McMahon told the LSU Sports Radio Network. "We've prepared for five, six months to play at a breakneck pace with (Thomas) out in the open floor, really feeding off our transition game. That's not our strength right now."
Behind Thomas, Mike Nwoko adds 15.1 ppg and Max Mackinnon chips in 14.4 ppg. Mackinnon poured in a season-high 27 points in the loss at Vanderbilt.
--Field Level Media
UK vs LSUInjury report
Kentucky's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Hawthorne | F | Out - Redshirt( Jan 25, '26) | Jan 25, '26 | |
| Hawthorne is redshirting and will miss the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| K. Williams | G | Out - Foot( Jan 20, '26) | Jan 20, '26 | |
| Williams is dealing with a broken foot and will not take the court for the Wildcats. He will miss a considerable amount of time. | ||||
| J. Lowe | G | Out - Undisclosed( Jan 12, '26) | Jan 12, '26 | |
| Lowe is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the court for the Wildcats. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| J. Quaintance | F | Out - Knee( Jan 08, '26) | Jan 08, '26 | |
| Quaintance is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Wildcats. | ||||
LSU's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Thomas | G | Out - Foot( Jan 29, '26) | Jan 29, '26 | |
| Thomas Jr. suffered a foot injury and will not take the court for the Tigers. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| J. Reed | F | Out - Achilles( Nov 29, '25) | Nov 29, '25 | |
| Reed suffered a torn Achilles and will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
UK vs LSUStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.3 | (93) | FG% | (95) | 41.0 |
| 29.9 | (135) | FGM | (147) | 25.1 |
| 61.9 | (189) | FGA | (215) | 61.2 |
| 33.8 | (172) | 3P% | (291) | 33.8 |
| 8.4 | (170) | 3PM | (258) | 8.2 |
| 24.8 | (174) | 3PA | (198) | 24.4 |
| 73.6 | (177) | FT% | (17) | 69.1 |
| 15.5 | (115) | FTM | (162) | 14.1 |
| 21.1 | (112) | FTA | (223) | 20.4 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.6 |
| 26.6 |
| 59.6 |
| 33.4 |
| 7.9 |
| 23.8 |
| 71.6 |
| 14.7 |
| 20.5 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.0 | (93) | REB | (107) | 29.2 |
| 10.6 | (106) | OREB | (273) | 9.4 |
| 25.4 | (77) | DREB | (79) | 19.8 |
| 17.8 | (84) | AST | (69) | 11.6 |
| 10.4 | (47) | TO | (319) | 10.6 |
| 1.7 | (38) | AST/TO | (213) | 1.1 |
| 7.9 | (140) | STL | (259) | 6.2 |
| 4.4 | (139) | BLK | (85) | 2.9 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 32.2 |
| 9.3 |
| 22.9 |
| 14.2 |
| 12.4 |
| 1.1 |
| 7.1 |
| 3.4 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.6 | (122) | Points | (154) | 72.5 |
| 38.4 | (328) | 1st Half | (344) | 37.9 |
| 45.2 | (328) | 2nd Half | (344) | 34.1 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 75.7 |
| 35.8 |
| 39.4 |