Otega Oweh’s late layup lifts No. 17 Kentucky over Oklahoma

Otega Oweh flipped in the game-winning layup with six seconds left to give No. 17 Kentucky a hard-fought 83-82 win over Oklahoma on Wednesday in its first-ever game at Norman, Okla.Oweh, who played the previous two seasons with the Sooners, scored a career-high 28 points and pulled down six rebounds for the Wildcats (19-9, 8-7 Southeastern Conference).Brandon Garrison chipped in 12 points, three steals and three blocks off the Kentucky bench. He blocked Jeremiah Fears’ attempt for a game-winning layup at the buzzer.Jalon Moore scored 20 points, Fears added 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists and Brycen Goodine chipped in 13 points for Oklahoma (17-11, 4-11 SEC).After a five-point first half, Oweh took over after the break in a game that featured eight ties and nine lead changes. His layup put Kansas up 81-80 with 48.4 seconds to play.After a timeout, Moore was fouled on a layup attempt. He hit both free throws for an 82-81 Oklahoma lead with 20 seconds to play.Earlier, a 3-pointer from Glenn Taylor Jr. gave the Sooners an 80-79 lead with 1:45 to play.Moore scored every Sooners point in an 8-2 Oklahoma run that he capped with a breakaway jam in the middle of the first half, cutting the Wildcats’ lead to 19-16 and prompting a Kansas timeout.

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