Kentucky vs Louisiana State

posted by
Walter Cornett
March 4, 2025

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
March 4, 2025	7:00 pm	NCAA	2024-25

Results

Team	1st Half	2nd Half	Final Score	Outcome
Kentucky	50	45	95	Win
Louisiana State	23	41	64	Loss

Recap

Kentucky Men’s Basketball Postgame Notes
Rupp Arena At Central Bank Center | Lexington, Ky
March 4, 2025
Attendance: 21,288

FINAL SCORE: No. 19/24 Kentucky 95, LSU 64

Team Records and Series Notes

Kentucky is now 20-10 overall, the 68^th 20-win season in school history. The Wildcats are 9-8 in the Southeastern Conference.
LSU is 14-16 overall, 3-14 in league play.
Kentucky leads the series 93-29, including 48-6 in games played in Lexington.
- This is the third time that UK and LSU have met on Mardi Gras. UK is now 3-0 in those games, which includes the “Mardi Gras Miracle” on Feb. 15, 1994, when the Wildcats rallied from 31 points down to win 99-95. That game remains tied for the largest second-half comeback in Division I history.
Mark Pope is 207-118 as head coach, including 20-10 at Kentucky.
- This is Pope’s seventh 20-win season as a head coach, all coming in the last eight years.
Next for Kentucky: UK completes the regular season Saturday at Missouri. Game time is noon Eastern (11 a.m. Central in Columbia) and it will be televised on ESPN.

Team Notes

Tonight’s game was Senior Night for Ansley Almonor, Koby Brea, Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr, Jaxson Robinson and Amari Williams.
- Kentucky is now 53-6 all-time in games in which its seniors are honored.
- The 31-point margin of victory was the largest for UK on senior day since 2003 vs. Vanderbilt
Kentucky finished 15-3 at home, most home wins in the last three seasons.
Kentucky shot 50.7 percent from the field (36 of 71). UK is 13-1 this season when shooting at least 50 percent.
Kentucky made 12 3-pointers tonight. The Wildcats are 8-0 this season when making at least 12 triples.
Tonight was UK’s 17th game this season making at least 10 3-pointers, the most in program history
Kentucky went 11 of 11 at the free throw line.
- It ties for the ninth-most free throws made in a perfect performance in school history and the second time in the last five games that the Wildcats have been perfect – also 13 of 13 vs. Vanderbilt.
- This is the third time in program history that UK has shot perfect from the line (minimum 10 attempts) twice in a season (2023-24, 1988-89)
Kentucky won the rebounding, 37-30. The Wildcats are 13-4 this season when outrebounding the opponent.
Kentucky had 22 assists tonight, most since dishing 25 in the win vs. Florida.
- With 22 assists and eight turnovers, the margin of +14 ties for the fourth-best margin of the season.
Kentucky had 13 steals tonight, tying for the second-most this season.

Player Notes

Otega Oweh led all players tonight with 24 points and eight rebounds.
- 24 points is his second-most this season.
- He added three assists and three steals.
Brandon Garrison scored 15 points, tying his season high. He also had four assists and tied his season best for steals with three.
Ansley Almonor notched a season-best 15 points.
Collin Chandler hit a career-best three 3-pointers en route to a career-high 11 points. He also had a career-best four assists.

In the First Half

Kentucky’s starters were Lamont Butler, Koby Brea, Otega Oweh, Andrew Carrand Amari Williams, a lineup that has been used the last two games.
First substitution was Trent Noah at 15:46.
After LSU tallied the first basket, Kentucky ripped a 15-0 run – the Wildcats’ third-longest of the season and largest since a 16-0 spurt vs. Florida.
LSU rallied to pull within 18-10 but the Wildcats responded with a 12-0 streak – the last nine by Oweh – to make the count 30-10.
Kentucky’s largest lead of the half was 27 points, the halftime score of 50-23.
- It is UK’s largest halftime lead of the season, previous 24 points vs. Jackson State.
- It is UK’s largest halftime lead on Senior Night since a 27-point lead vs. LSU in 1995.
- It is UK’s most first half points scored on Senior Night since 50 points vs. Ole Miss in 2018.
- It is the fewest first half points allowed on Senior Night since 19 vs. Georgia in 2018.
- UK is 17-1 this season when leading at the break.

In the Second Half

Kentucky began the second half with the starters.
Kentucky led by as many as 38 points at 72-34.

Kentucky

#	Player	MIN	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	OR	DR	PF	AST	TO	BLK	STL	PTS
00	Otega Oweh	26	9	11	0	1	6	6	0	8	2	3	2	0	3	24
1	Lamont Butler	26	2	5	1	2	0	0	1	4	1	5	1	0	2	5
4	Koby Brea	29	2	7	2	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
7	Andrew Carr	21	3	7	1	4	1	1	1	5	0	0	0	1	1	8
22	Amari Williams	19	4	10	0	0	1	1	2	4	2	3	0	1	2	9
5	Collin Chandler	18	3	8	3	6	2	2	1	3	2	4	2	0	0	11
9	Trent Noah	13	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
10	Brandon Garrison	21	6	12	2	5	1	1	0	2	2	4	1	1	3	15
11	Travis Perry	9	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	0
15	Ansley Almonor	19	6	7	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15
	Team	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	201	36	71	12	32	11	11	7	30	12	22	8	3	13	95

Louisiana State

#	Player	MIN	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	OR	DR	PF	AST	TO	BLK	STL	PTS
	Curtis Givens III	24	0	5	0	3	2	2	0	1	2	3	2	0	0	2
	Dji Bailey	33	2	4	0	1	1	2	1	5	1	3	4	0	1	5
	Cam Carter	30	5	12	4	6	0	1	0	4	3	2	2	0	2	14
	Robert Miller III	25	7	11	1	2	0	1	0	6	1	0	1	1	1	15
4	Daimion Collins	20	1	4	0	2	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	3	0	2
	Jordan Sears	19	5	7	1	2	2	2	0	2	2	1	3	0	0	13
	Mike Williams III	27	4	10	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	8
	Derek Fountain	22	2	5	0	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	1	0	2	5
	Team	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	200	26	58	6	22	6	10	3	27	11	12	16	4	6	64

MIN

201		200

FGM

36		26

FGA

71		58

3PM

12		6

3PA

32		22

FTM

11		6

FTA

11		10

7		3

30		27

12		11

AST

22		12

8		16

BLK

3		4

STL

13		6

PTS

95		64

Court

Rupp Arena

430 West Vine Street, Lexington, KY 40507, USA

Past Meetings

Date	Home	Results	Away	Time	Court
2025-03-04 19:00:55March 4, 2025	Kentucky	95 - 64	Louisiana State	19:00:557:00 pm	N/A
2024-02-21 21:00:52February 21, 2024	Louisiana State	75 - 74	Kentucky	21:00:529:00 pm	N/A
2023-01-03 20:00:38January 3, 2023	Kentucky	74 - 71	Louisiana State	20:00:388:00 pm	N/A
2022-02-23 21:00:47February 23, 2022	Kentucky	71 - 66	Louisiana State	21:00:479:00 pm	N/A
2022-01-04 19:00:17January 4, 2022	Louisiana State	65 - 60	Kentucky	19:00:177:00 pm	N/A
2021-01-23 18:00:01January 23, 2021	Louisiana State	69 - 82	Kentucky	18:00:016:00 pm	N/A
2020-02-18 21:00:00February 18, 2020	Louisiana State	76 - 79	Kentucky	21:00:009:00 pm	N/A
2019-02-12 19:00:00February 12, 2019	Kentucky	71 - 73	Louisiana State	19:00:007:00 pm	N/A
2018-01-03 20:30:00January 3, 2018	Louisiana State	71 - 74	Kentucky	20:30:008:30 pm	N/A
2017-02-07 19:00:00February 7, 2017	Kentucky	92 - 85	Louisiana State	19:00:007:00 pm	N/A
2016-03-05 14:00:00March 5, 2016	Kentucky	94 - 77	Louisiana State	14:00:002:00 pm	N/A
2016-01-05 21:00:00January 5, 2016	Louisiana State	85 - 67	Kentucky	21:00:009:00 pm	N/A
2015-02-10 19:00:00February 10, 2015	Louisiana State	69 - 71	Kentucky	19:00:007:00 pm	N/A
2014-03-14 19:00:00March 14, 2014	Kentucky	85 - 67	Louisiana State	19:00:007:00 pm	N/A
2014-02-22 16:00:00February 22, 2014	Kentucky	77 - 76	Louisiana State	16:00:004:00 pm	N/A
2014-01-28 21:00:00January 28, 2014	Louisiana State	87 - 82	Kentucky	21:00:009:00 pm	N/A
2013-01-26 16:00:00January 26, 2013	Kentucky	75 - 70	Louisiana State	16:00:004:00 pm	N/A
2012-03-09 13:00:00March 9, 2012	Kentucky	60 - 51	Louisiana State	13:00:001:00 pm	N/A
2012-01-28 16:00:00January 28, 2012	Louisiana State	50 - 74	Kentucky	16:00:004:00 pm	N/A
2011-01-15 16:00:00January 15, 2011	Kentucky	82 - 44	Louisiana State	16:00:004:00 pm	N/A
2010-02-06 15:00:00February 6, 2010	Louisiana State	55 - 81	Kentucky	15:00:003:00 pm	N/A
2009-03-13 13:00:00March 13, 2009	Louisiana State	67 - 58	Kentucky	13:00:001:00 pm	N/A
2009-02-28 16:00:00February 28, 2009	Kentucky	70 - 73	Louisiana State	16:00:004:00 pm	N/A
2008-02-16 13:00:00February 16, 2008	Louisiana State	63 - 67	Kentucky	13:00:001:00 pm	N/A
2007-02-20 21:00:00February 20, 2007	Kentucky	70 - 63	Louisiana State	21:00:009:00 pm	N/A
2006-02-25 15:45:00February 25, 2006	Louisiana State	71 - 67	Kentucky	15:45:003:45 pm	N/A
2005-03-12 15:30:00March 12, 2005	Kentucky	79 - 78	Louisiana State	15:30:003:30 pm	N/A
2005-01-22 13:30:00January 22, 2005	Kentucky	89 - 58	Louisiana State	13:30:001:30 pm	N/A
2004-02-29 16:00:00February 29, 2004	Louisiana State	64 - 70	Kentucky	16:00:004:00 pm	N/A
2003-02-15 13:00:00February 15, 2003	Kentucky	68 - 57	Louisiana State	13:00:001:00 pm	N/A
2002-02-09 13:00:00February 9, 2002	Louisiana State	56 - 68	Kentucky	13:00:001:00 pm	N/A
2001-02-21 20:00:00February 21, 2001	Kentucky	84 - 61	Louisiana State	20:00:008:00 pm	N/A
2000-02-13 19:00:00February 13, 2000	Louisiana State	70 - 57	Kentucky	19:00:007:00 pm	N/A
1999-01-30 15:00:00January 30, 1999	Kentucky	86 - 62	Louisiana State	15:00:003:00 pm	N/A
1998-02-04 20:00:00February 4, 1998	Louisiana State	61 - 63	Kentucky	20:00:008:00 pm	N/A
1997-02-12 00:00:00February 12, 1997	Kentucky	84 - 48	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1996-01-16 00:00:00January 16, 1996	Louisiana State	97 - 129	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1995-03-04 00:00:00March 4, 1995	Kentucky	127 - 80	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1994-02-15 00:00:00February 15, 1994	Louisiana State	95 - 99	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1993-03-14 00:00:00March 14, 1993	Louisiana State	65 - 82	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1993-01-26 00:00:00January 26, 1993	Kentucky	105 - 67	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1992-03-14 00:00:00March 14, 1992	Louisiana State	74 - 80	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1992-02-02 00:00:00February 2, 1992	Louisiana State	74 - 53	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1991-02-05 00:00:00February 5, 1991	Louisiana State	107 - 88	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1991-01-05 00:00:00January 5, 1991	Kentucky	93 - 80	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1990-02-15 00:00:00February 15, 1990	Kentucky	100 - 95	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1990-01-13 00:00:00January 13, 1990	Louisiana State	94 - 81	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1989-02-15 00:00:00February 15, 1989	Louisiana State	99 - 80	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1989-01-14 00:00:00January 14, 1989	Kentucky	62 - 64	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1988-03-12 00:00:00March 12, 1988	Louisiana State	80 - 86	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1988-02-24 00:00:00February 24, 1988	Kentucky	95 - 69	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1988-01-23 00:00:00January 23, 1988	Louisiana State	61 - 76	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1987-02-21 00:00:00February 21, 1987	Louisiana State	65 - 52	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1987-01-18 00:00:00January 18, 1987	Kentucky	41 - 76	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1986-03-22 00:00:00March 22, 1986	Louisiana State	59 - 57	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1986-03-07 00:00:00March 7, 1986	Kentucky	61 - 58	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1986-03-01 00:00:00March 1, 1986	Kentucky	68 - 57	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1986-01-29 00:00:00January 29, 1986	Louisiana State	52 - 54	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1985-03-02 00:00:00March 2, 1985	Louisiana State	67 - 61	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1985-01-31 00:00:00January 31, 1985	Kentucky	53 - 43	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1984-03-03 00:00:00March 3, 1984	Kentucky	90 - 68	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1984-01-07 00:00:00January 7, 1984	Louisiana State	80 - 96	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1983-03-05 00:00:00March 5, 1983	Louisiana State	74 - 60	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1983-01-05 00:00:00January 5, 1983	Kentucky	52 - 50	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1982-02-27 00:00:00February 27, 1982	Louisiana State	94 - 78	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1982-01-25 00:00:00January 25, 1982	Kentucky	76 - 65	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1981-03-01 00:00:00March 1, 1981	Kentucky	73 - 71	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1981-01-19 00:00:00January 19, 1981	Louisiana State	81 - 67	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1980-03-01 00:00:00March 1, 1980	Louisiana State	80 - 78	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1980-02-24 00:00:00February 24, 1980	Louisiana State	74 - 76	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1980-01-28 00:00:00January 28, 1980	Kentucky	60 - 65	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1979-03-02 00:00:00March 2, 1979	Louisiana State	67 - 80	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1979-02-03 00:00:00February 3, 1979	Louisiana State	70 - 61	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1979-01-06 00:00:00January 6, 1979	Kentucky	89 - 93	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1978-02-11 00:00:00February 11, 1978	Louisiana State	95 - 94	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1978-01-14 00:00:00January 14, 1978	Kentucky	96 - 76	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1977-02-19 00:00:00February 19, 1977	Louisiana State	76 - 90	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1977-01-22 00:00:00January 22, 1977	Kentucky	87 - 72	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1976-03-01 00:00:00March 1, 1976	Louisiana State	70 - 85	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1976-02-02 00:00:00February 2, 1976	Kentucky	85 - 71	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1975-02-03 00:00:00February 3, 1975	Louisiana State	76 - 77	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1975-01-04 00:00:00January 4, 1975	Kentucky	115 - 80	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1974-02-04 00:00:00February 4, 1974	Kentucky	73 - 70	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1974-01-05 00:00:00January 5, 1974	Louisiana State	95 - 84	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1973-02-24 00:00:00February 24, 1973	Kentucky	94 - 76	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1973-01-27 00:00:00January 27, 1973	Louisiana State	71 - 86	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1972-02-26 00:00:00February 26, 1972	Louisiana State	88 - 71	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1972-01-29 00:00:00January 29, 1972	Kentucky	89 - 71	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1971-02-20 00:00:00February 20, 1971	Kentucky	110 - 73	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1971-01-23 00:00:00January 23, 1971	Louisiana State	79 - 82	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1970-02-21 00:00:00February 21, 1970	Louisiana State	105 - 121	Kentucky	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A
1970-01-24 00:00:00January 24, 1970	Kentucky	109 - 96	Louisiana State	00:00:0012:00 am	N/A

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