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03/11 14:04 CDT Otega Oweh scores 23, hits late jumper, and Kentucky beats LSU
87-82 to open the SEC Tournament
Otega Oweh scores 23, hits late jumper, and Kentucky beats LSU 87-82 to open
the SEC Tournament
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- Otega Oweh scored 23 points, including a key jumper
with 1:12 remaining, and Brandon Garrison added 17 points off the bench as No.
9 seed Kentucky beat 16th-seeded LSU 87-82 on Wednesday in the opening game of
the SEC Tournament.
Kentucky (20-12) advances to play No. 8 seed Missouri in the second round on
Thursday. The Wildcats had not played on a Wednesday at this tournament since
the SEC brought the event back in 1979.
Garrison, who entered with just two made 3-pointers on the season, made
back-to-back 3-pointers during an 8-0 run that gave Kentucky a 73-64 lead with
9:32 remaining.
Oweh grabbed his own miss and brought it out to the 3-point arc before sinking
a jumper from the free-throw line for an 83-76 lead. After an LSU layup at
49.6, Denzel Aberdeen made two free throws for a seven-point lead.
Aberdeen finished with 16 points for Kentucky. Kam Williams, who played in a
game for the first time since Jan. 21 due to a broken foot, had three points in
17 minutes.
Max Mackinnon scored 18 of his 28 points in the second half for LSU (15-17).
Mike Nwoko had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Marquel Sutton and Jalen Reece
each scored 11.
Mackinnon made a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer, off a nice drive
and pass from Reece, to pull LSU within 46-43 at the break.
Reece's steal and fast-break layup pulled the Tigers within 79-74 with 2:53
remaining following a 6-0 run, but that's as close as they got as Oweh made a
driving layup at the other end for a seven-point lead.
Up next
The Wildcats lost to Missouri 73-68 at Rupp Arena on Jan. 7.
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