Kentucky 95-90 Mississippi State (12 Jan, 2025) Play-by-Play

Kentucky Wildcats

13-3, 2-1 Conference

	1	2	T
UK	49	46	95
MSST	44	46	90

TIME	UK	MSST
19:39	RJ Melendez made Jumper.	0	2
19:23	Lamont Butler missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:20	Michael Nwoko Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:14	Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper.	0	5
18:51	Jaxson Robinson Turnover.	0	5
18:51	Cameron Matthews Steal.	0	5
18:42	RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
18:38	Amari Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	5
18:35	Jaxson Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
18:32	Amari Williams Offensive Rebound.	0	5
18:29	Jaxson Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amari Williams.	3	5
18:04	Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.	3	5
18:00	Cameron Matthews Offensive Rebound.	3	5
18:00	Foul on Jaxson Robinson.	3	5
18:00	Cameron Matthews made Free Throw.	3	6
18:00	Cameron Matthews missed Free Throw.	3	6
17:58	Michael Nwoko Offensive Rebound.	3	6
17:58	Michael Nwoko made Two Point Tip Shot.	3	8
17:45	Andrew Carr made Dunk. Assisted by Amari Williams.	5	8
17:13	Cameron Matthews missed Jumper.	5	8
17:11	Andrew Carr Defensive Rebound.	5	8
17:02	Lamont Butler missed Jumper.	5	8
16:58	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	5	8
16:42	Cameron Matthews made Layup.	5	10
16:42	Foul on Andrew Carr.	5	10
16:42	Cameron Matthews made Free Throw.	5	11
16:28	Otega Oweh made Jumper.	7	11
16:16	KeShawn Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.	7	11
16:13	Otega Oweh Defensive Rebound.	7	11
16:08	Foul on Claudell Harris Jr..	7	11
16:08	Otega Oweh missed Free Throw.	7	11
16:08	Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.	7	11
16:08	Otega Oweh missed Free Throw.	7	11
16:08	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	7	11
16:08	Foul on Amari Williams.	7	11
15:54	Josh Hubbard missed Jumper.	7	11
15:52	Amari Williams Defensive Rebound.	7	11
15:44	Koby Brea missed Three Point Jumper.	7	11
15:42	KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.	7	11
15:36	KeShawn Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.	7	11
15:32	Otega Oweh Defensive Rebound.	7	11
15:07	Amari Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	7	11
15:03	Travis Perry Offensive Rebound.	7	11
15:01	Travis Perry made Three Point Jumper.	10	11
14:46	Cameron Matthews Turnover.	10	11
14:46	Official TV Timeout	10	11
14:32	Ansley Almonor missed Three Point Jumper.	10	11
14:29	Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.	10	11
14:23	Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.	10	11
14:20	Ansley Almonor Defensive Rebound.	10	11
14:04	Ansley Almonor made Layup. Assisted by Otega Oweh.	12	11
13:49	RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.	12	11
13:45	Koby Brea Defensive Rebound.	12	11
13:36	Foul on Josh Hubbard.	12	11
13:21	Koby Brea missed Three Point Jumper.	12	11
13:18	KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.	12	11
13:05	KeShawn Murphy made Layup.	12	13
12:50	Foul on Riley Kugel.	12	13
12:50	Jaxson Robinson made Free Throw.	13	13
12:50	Jaxson Robinson made Free Throw.	14	13
12:42	Josh Hubbard Turnover.	14	13
12:42	Lamont Butler Steal.	14	13
12:37	Brandon Garrison missed Jumper.	14	13
12:36	Foul on Brandon Garrison.	14	13
12:34	Shawn Jones Jr. Defensive Rebound.	14	13
12:28	Riley Kugel made Layup.	14	15
12:07	Andrew Carr made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaxson Robinson.	17	15
11:45	Riley Kugel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KeShawn Murphy.	17	18
11:24	Jaxson Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Garrison.	20	18
11:11	Michael Nwoko Turnover.	20	18
11:11	Official TV Timeout	20	18
11:00	Jaxson Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Amari Williams.	22	18
10:35	Josh Hubbard missed Jumper.	22	18
10:34	Shawn Jones Jr. Offensive Rebound.	22	18
10:31	Riley Kugel missed Three Point Jumper.	22	18
10:29	Otega Oweh Defensive Rebound.	22	18
10:24	Foul on KeShawn Murphy.	22	18
10:24	Otega Oweh made Free Throw.	23	18
10:24	Otega Oweh made Free Throw.	24	18
10:09	Claudell Harris Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	24	18
10:06	Cameron Matthews Offensive Rebound.	24	18
10:03	Cameron Matthews made Layup.	24	20
9:53	Lamont Butler missed Layup.	24	20
9:53	Riley Kugel Block.	24	20
9:53	Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.	24	20
9:30	Claudell Harris Jr. made Jumper.	24	22
9:20	Otega Oweh missed Three Point Jumper.	24	22
9:20	Shawn Jones Jr. Block.	24	22
9:16	Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.	24	22
9:10	Michael Nwoko made Jumper.	24	24
9:03	Kentucky Timeout	24	24
8:49	Amari Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Lamont Butler.	26	24
8:29	Michael Nwoko missed Three Point Jumper.	26	24
8:26	Shawn Jones Jr. Offensive Rebound.	26	24
8:21	Riley Kugel missed Three Point Jumper.	26	24
8:19	Jaxson Robinson Defensive Rebound.	26	24
8:13	Otega Oweh missed Layup.	26	24
8:13	Michael Nwoko Block.	26	24
8:10	Jaxson Robinson Offensive Rebound.	26	24
8:03	Foul on Riley Kugel.	26	24
8:03	Amari Williams made Free Throw.	27	24
8:03	Amari Williams made Free Throw.	28	24
7:39	KeShawn Murphy made Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Jones Jr..	28	26
7:22	Ansley Almonor Turnover.	28	26
7:22	Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.	28	26
7:10	Josh Hubbard made Jumper.	28	28
7:10	Foul on Travis Perry.	28	28
7:10	Official TV Timeout	28	28
7:10	Josh Hubbard made Free Throw.	28	29
7:00	Koby Brea made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamont Butler.	31	29
6:45	Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.	31	29
6:42	Amari Williams Defensive Rebound.	31	29
6:39	Lamont Butler missed Layup.	31	29
6:39	Shawn Jones Jr. Block.	31	29
6:39	Kentucky Offensive Rebound.	31	29
6:38	Otega Oweh Turnover.	31	29
6:38	Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.	31	29
6:21	KeShawn Murphy made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.	31	31
6:04	Foul on RJ Melendez.	31	31
5:56	Jaxson Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Koby Brea.	34	31
5:37	Foul on Andrew Carr.	34	31
5:37	Cameron Matthews made Free Throw.	34	32
5:37	Cameron Matthews missed Free Throw.	34	32
5:36	Koby Brea Defensive Rebound.	34	32
5:12	Lamont Butler missed Three Point Jumper.	34	32
5:09	KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.	34	32
4:58	Claudell Harris Jr. missed Jumper.	34	32
4:56	Brandon Garrison Defensive Rebound.	34	32
4:44	Koby Brea missed Three Point Jumper.	34	32
4:41	Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.	34	32
4:35	Josh Hubbard Turnover.	34	32
4:21	Foul on KeShawn Murphy.	34	32
4:21	Lamont Butler missed Free Throw.	34	32
4:21	Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.	34	32
4:21	Lamont Butler missed Free Throw.	34	32
4:20	Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.	34	32
4:14	Cameron Matthews made Dunk.	34	34
3:59	Otega Oweh Turnover.	34	34
3:59	Claudell Harris Jr. Steal.	34	34
3:53	Foul on Brandon Garrison.	34	34
3:53	Official TV Timeout	34	34
3:53	RJ Melendez made Free Throw.	34	35
3:53	RJ Melendez made Free Throw.	34	36
3:53	RJ Melendez made Free Throw.	34	37
3:39	Amari Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Otega Oweh.	36	37
3:10	RJ Melendez missed Jumper.	36	37
3:08	Lamont Butler Defensive Rebound.	36	37
2:59	Amari Williams Turnover.	36	37
2:59	Cameron Matthews Steal.	36	37
2:52	Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.	36	37
2:48	Jaxson Robinson Defensive Rebound.	36	37
2:44	Jaxson Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamont Butler.	39	37
2:42	Mississippi State Timeout	39	37
2:17	Josh Hubbard missed Layup.	39	37
2:17	Amari Williams Block.	39	37
2:17	Kentucky Defensive Rebound.	39	37
2:06	Amari Williams Turnover.	39	37
1:55	Foul on Jaxson Robinson.	39	37
1:55	Claudell Harris Jr. made Free Throw.	39	38
1:55	Claudell Harris Jr. made Free Throw.	39	39
1:40	Foul on Michael Nwoko.	39	39
1:40	Amari Williams made Free Throw.	40	39
1:40	Amari Williams made Free Throw.	41	39
1:28	Claudell Harris Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	41	39
1:26	Otega Oweh Defensive Rebound.	41	39
1:22	Foul on Michael Nwoko.	41	39
1:22	Otega Oweh missed Free Throw.	41	39
1:22	Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.	41	39
1:22	Otega Oweh made Free Throw.	42	39
1:05	Claudell Harris Jr. Turnover.	42	39
1:05	Otega Oweh Steal.	42	39
1:00	Otega Oweh made Dunk.	44	39
0:54	Foul on Otega Oweh.	44	39
0:54	Cameron Matthews made Free Throw.	44	40
0:54	Cameron Matthews missed Free Throw.	44	40
0:53	Amari Williams Defensive Rebound.	44	40
0:28	Amari Williams made Layup.	46	40
0:05	Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper.	46	43
0:04	Foul on Lamont Butler.	46	43
0:04	Josh Hubbard made Free Throw.	46	44
0:00	Lamont Butler made Three Point Jumper.	49	44
0:00	End of 1st half	49	44

Cameron Matthews puts a Kentucky defender on a poster

0:16

Michael Nwoko rocks the rim with dunk

0:23

Claudell Harris Jr. nails the triple vs. Kentucky Wildcats

0:24

Humphrey Coliseum

1:30 AM, 12 January 2025

Starkville, MS

Attendance: 9,551

Referees:
Jeb Hartness
Terry Oglesby
Mike Nance

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Auburn	3-0	-	15-1
Alabama	3-0	-	14-2
Ole Miss	3-0	-	14-2
Florida	2-1	1	15-1
Tennessee	2-1	1	15-1
Georgia	2-1	1	14-2
Mississippi State	2-1	1	14-2
Kentucky	2-1	1	13-3
Missouri	2-1	1	13-3
Texas A&M	2-1	1	13-3
Vanderbilt	1-2	2	13-3
Oklahoma	0-3	3	13-3
Arkansas	0-3	3	11-5
LSU	0-3	3	11-5
Texas	0-3	3	11-5
South Carolina	0-3	3	10-6

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