After one-and-done results at the SEC Tournament the past two years, Kentucky held off Oklahoma in a 2nd-round matchup Thursday at Bridgestone Arena.

Otega Oweh drove the length of the court and avoided three defenders to convert the winning layup with half a second left as sixth-seeded Kentucky escaped with a wild 85-84 victory over 14th-seeded Oklahoma on Thursday night to reach the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville.

No. 14 seed Oklahoma (20-13) won its SEC Tournament debut only to lose to a former Sooner for the second time since Feb. 26. Oweh led Kentucky against his old school with another late bucket. Jeremiah Fears scored 28 points for Oklahoma, including a basket that gave the Sooners an 84-83 lead with 5.6 seconds remaining.

The key talking points after Mark Pope and the Wildcats’ victory against Porter Moser and the Sooners in the men’s SEC Tournament’s second round.

Otega Oweh hit the game-winning shot against his former school again, sinking a baseline jumper with 0.5 seconds left to lift Kentucky past Oklahoma 85-84 in the SEC tournament.

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Kentucky put away the Oklahoma Sooners to give Mark Pope his first SEC Tournament win as UK’s head coach, but Lamont Butler left the game with an injury.

The Kentucky Wildcats play against the Oklahoma Sooners in the SEC Basketball Tournament tonight. Fans can watch this game for free.

The sixth-seeded Kentucky Wildcats face the 14th-seeded Oklahoma Sooners in the second round of the SEC tournament. Find out how for free.

The chant rang throughout Bridgestone Arena in the celebratory aftermath of No. 6 seed Kentucky's stunning 85-84 victory over No. 14 seed Oklahoma in the second round of the 2025 SEC Tournament. It was like the "Olé,