Updated March 3, 2026, 10:12 pm ET
Sports coverage:
Kentucky basketball shows lack of desperation, falls to Texas A&M
Coverage during the game:
College Station, Texas – Long Ago kentucky basketball Guard Otega Oweh started preparations Texas A&MHe already knew what tonight’s opponent was about. Oweh said he has “watched the Aggies a lot” this season.
Their calling card can be easily recognized.
“They apply pressure the whole game,” Oweh said. “Out of a make, out of a miss. They’re going to press a free throw. So, it’s going to be that physical, intense — a high-intensity game. That’s what it’s going to be.”
Speaking of Oweh, A&M’s commitment to the press under first-year head coach Bucky McMillan has paid dividends: It carried into tonight’s game. Reed Arena Forcing foes to commit more than 13 turnovers per game, second-best mark seconds.
“We have to combat this by being more aggressive and not playing on our heels,” Oweh said. “Just staying on your toes.”
Coach Mark Pope and wild cats They were at their best last week, going 2-0 with a road win over South Carolina and a home win over Vanderbilt.
while neither kentucky (19-10, 10-6 SEC) NO Texas A&M (19-10, 9-7) are ranked this week USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches Or ap top 25 Survey, it’s an important matchup in the conference race – as well as the situation for SEC Tournament – Since only one game separates the pair league standings.
Courier Journal Sports Correspondent ryan black Reed Arena and will have live updates throughout the game — here and on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Follow along with live updates from today’s game wild cats And aggies Below:
Per Mitch Barnhart’s latest contract amendmentThe contract he signed Monday will earn him a $650,000 retention incentive. That money is in addition to his total salary of $1.425 million.
In his new role as “Executive in Residence for the UK Sports and Workforce Initiative”, Barnhart will be paid $950,000.
Read more here.
While Mitch Barnhart will no longer be Kentucky’s athletics director after June 30, he will remain in the department. According to the UK, Barnhart will still consider cases in a role called “executive in residence”.
Read more about Barnhart’s retirement and future by clicking here.
The biggest news in the world of UK athletics on Tuesday was that AD Mitch Barnhart will retire at the end of June.
Read more here.
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Betting Odds: Kentucky is a 1½-point underdog (-110) draftkingsThat set the over/under at 159½ points (-105/-115).
Tom Leach (play-by-play) and Jack Givens (analyst) will call the UK Radio Network on both 840 AM in Louisville and 630 AM in Lexington and 98.1 FM.
You can also listen online UKathletics.com.
- October 17: Blue-White Game (Click here to read highlights from the intrasquad scrimmage.)
- October 24: Exhibition vs. Purdue (Rupp Arena)∣ score: Kentucky 78, Purdue 65
- October 30: Exhibition vs. Georgetown University (Rupp Arena)∣ score: Georgetown 84, Kentucky 70
- November 4: Nicholls (Rupp Arena)∣ score: Kentucky 77, Nicholls 51
- November 7: Valparaiso (Rupp Arena) | score: Kentucky 107, Valparaiso 59
- November 11: at Louisville (KFC Yum! Center) score: Louisville 96, Kentucky 88
- November 14: Eastern Illinois (Rupp Arena) | score: Kentucky 99, Eastern Illinois 53
- November 18: vs. Michigan State (Champions Classic; Madison Square Garden, New York) score: Michigan State 83, Kentucky 66
- November 21: Loyola University Maryland (Rupp Arena) | score: Kentucky 88, Loyola Maryland 46
- November 26: Tennessee Tech (Rupp Arena) | score: Kentucky 104, Tennessee Tech 54
- December 2: North Carolina (Rupp Arena; ACC/SEC Challenge) score:North Carolina 67, Kentucky 64
- December 5: vs. Gonzaga (Bridgestone Arena; Nashville) | score: Gonzaga 94, Kentucky 59
- December 9: North Carolina Central (Rupp Arena) | score: Kentucky 103, North Carolina Central 67
- December 13: Indiana (Rupp Arena) | score: Kentucky 72, Indiana 60
- December 20: vs. St. John’s (CBS Sports Classic; State Farm Arena, Atlanta) score:Kentucky 78, St. John’s 66
- December 23: Bellarmine (Rupp Arena) | score: Kentucky 99, Bellarmine 85
- January 3: in Alabama score: Alabama 89, Kentucky 74
- January 7: Missouri (Rupp Arena) score:Missouri 73, Kentucky 68
- January 10: Mississippi State (Rupp Arena) | score:Kentucky 92, Mississippi State 68
- Jan. 14: at LSU score: Kentucky 75, LSU 74
- January 17: at Tennessee score: Kentucky 80, Tennessee 78
- January 21: Texas (Rupp Arena) | score: Kentucky 85, Texas 80
- 24 January: ole miss (Roop Arena) score: Kentucky 72, Ole Miss 63
- Jan. 27: at Vanderbilt score: Vanderbilt 80, Kentucky 55
- January 31: at Arkansas score: Kentucky 85, Arkansas 77
- February 4: Oklahoma (Rupp Arena) | score: Kentucky 94, Oklahoma 78
- February 7: Tennessee (Rupp Arena) | score: Kentucky 74, Tennessee 71
- February 14: In Florida | score: Florida 92, Kentucky 83
- February 17: Georgia (Rupp Arena) | score: Georgia 86, Kentucky 78
- Feb. 21: at Auburn | score: Auburn 75, Kentucky 74
- February 24: at South Carolina score: Kentucky 72, South Carolina 63
- February 28: Vanderbilt (Rupp Arena) | score: Kentucky 91, Vanderbilt 77
- March 3: at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
- March 7: Florida (Rupp Arena), 4 p.m.
record: 17-10 (8-6 sec)
- Denzel Aberdeen (Guard, Senior)
- Colin Chandler (guard, sophomore)
- Mohamed Diubate (Forward, Junior)
- Brandon Garrison (forward, junior)
- Brayden Hawthorne (forward, freshman)
- walker horn (guard, senior)
- Andrija Jelavic (forward, sophomore)
- Jasper Johnson (guard, freshman)
- Jaland Lowe (guard, junior)
- Malachi Moreno (center, freshman)
- Trent Noah (forward, sophomore)
- Otega Oweh (Guard, Senior)
- Reece Potter (forward, junior)
- Jayden Quaintance (Forward, sophomore)
- zach tow (forward, senior)
- Kam Williams (guard, sophomore)
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Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at rblack@gannett.com and follow him on X at @RyanAblack.
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