Kentucky’s largest lead occurred in the first half when the Cats led by 10 points.
LEXINGTON – January 26, 2026 – Bradley Charles
UK defeated Ole Miss 72-63 on Saturday, which extended the Cats’ winning streak to five games. It marks the longest winning streak in the Mark Pope era since opening with seven straight wins in the 2024-25 season.
10 Facts to Know from Saturday’s Game:
- UK leads the series against the Rebels 112-15. Kentucky is 58-2 against Ole Miss in Lexington, while having won the past 15 of those matchups.
- The Cats have won their past four games by single-digit margins, which marks the first time UK has won four straight contests by single digits since Feb. 2020.
- UK is 16-0 under Mark Pope when holding the opponent to 66 points or fewer. UK is 8-0 in those games this season.
- The Cats are 8-0 on the season when keeping an opponent under 40% shooting from the field.
- Kentucky held Ole Miss to 32.3% shooting from the floor, which is the best defensive field goal percentage against an SEC opponent in the Mark Pope era.
- Otega Oweh led all scorers with a season-high 23 points, which marks his seventh 20-point game of the season. Those seven outings have all occurred in the past 11 games.
- Oweh has the third most career 20-point games against an SEC opponent by a UK player over the past 20 seasons. He is behind Antonio Reeves (20) and Jamal Murray (16.)
- Oweh is just the fifth UK player over the past 20 seasons to have at least 20 career 20-point games for Kentucky. He joins Antonio Reeves, Patrick Patterson, Jodie Meeks, and Oscar Tshiebwe on that list.
- Jasper Johnson registered 11 points, which is his fifth double-figure game of the season. It’s his second in the past three games.
- Denzel Aberdeen tallied just six points, but had a game-leading five assists, and was tied for the highest plus/minus by any player in the matchup. He is averaging 16 PPG during UK’s five-game winning streak.
The Cats are 14-6 (5-2 SEC) on the season, while Ole Miss is 11-9 (3-4 SEC.) UK’s next game is against No. 15 Vanderbilt on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 9:00 p.m.