Oweh’s Career High Not Enough in Kentucky Vs Auburn Thriller
Otega Oweh scored a career-high 29 points, but kentucky vs auburn finished in heartbreak when Auburn hit a game-winning basket with 1. 2 seconds left to beat Kentucky 75-74 inside Neville Arena in Auburn. The loss drops Kentucky to 17-10 overall and 8-6 in the Southeastern Conference.
First half: a seesaw that left Kentucky ahead at intermission
Kentucky opened with a Malachi Moreno layup, but Auburn answered with a 4-0 run to take the early lead. The first half featured multiple ties and lead changes: Brandon Garrison’s tip-in tied the game, Collin Chandler’s three gave Kentucky a 9-6 edge, and Auburn later hit three free throws to knot the score again.
Oweh ended the half as the game’s top scorer with 12 points and his three-point play put Kentucky up 39-35 at the break. Andrija Jelavic also contributed in the opening 20 minutes, and the largest lead for either team in the game at any point was nine points.
Key performers: Otega Oweh, Denzel Aberdeen and Collin Chandler
Otega Oweh finished with a career-high 29 points. Denzel Aberdeen added 16 points for the Wildcats and Collin Chandler scored 10. Oweh’s half included a dunk and baskets at the line; he produced several late-game scores, including a breakaway dunk with under a minute to play.
Second half swings: runs, timeouts and momentum shifts
Auburn opened the second half with two points, but Kentucky responded with a run that included a Chandler dunk, a Jelavic three and an Oweh fast-break dunk to take a 46-37 lead and force an Auburn timeout. The Tigers answered with seven straight points to get within two, and the teams traded runs throughout the period.
After a stretch in which Auburn scored 10 in a row to grab a four-point edge, Mo Dioubate’s two free throws cut the deficit. Later, Oweh scored four straight to knot the game at 59-59, and the Tigers regained a two-point lead before Moreno’s one-of-two at the line and another Auburn three-point play pushed the margin to 66-60.
Kentucky Vs Auburn: the closing minutes and the decisive sequence
With 2: 01 remaining, Oweh’s five straight points tied the score at 68-68. Auburn hit a three to retake the lead, then Oweh made two-of-three free throws to get Kentucky within one. Less than a minute later, a Kentucky steal led to an Oweh breakaway dunk that put the Cats up 72-71 with 48 seconds left.
Kentucky got a defensive stop and Aberdeen sank two free throws with 18 seconds remaining to push the lead to 74-71. Auburn hit two free throws with 14 seconds left to get within one, the remainder of that sequence is unclear in the provided context. Ultimately, Auburn hit a game-winning basket with 1. 2 seconds on the clock to take the 75-74 victory.
Game-wide facts: tight margins and season implications
The contest featured 10 ties and 11 lead changes. Kentucky’s halftime edge was 39-35 and the largest margin by either team during the game was nine points. The final score was 75-74 in favor of Auburn, and Kentucky’s record moved to 17-10 overall and 8-6 in Southeastern Conference play.
Individual scoring tallies from the game included Oweh’s career-high 29, Aberdeen’s 16 and Chandler’s 10. The matchup took place inside Neville Arena in Auburn on Saturday night.
