Former OU basketball guard Otega Oweh made a layup in the final seconds to lift Kentucky and stun the Sooners.

Otega Oweh and Brandon Garrison combined for 40 points to help UK escape with an 83-82 victory over Oklahoma on Wednesday at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Theatrics aside, Kentucky got a much-needed win following a 96-83 defeat at the hands of another conference rival, then-No. 4 Alabama. The Wildcats improved to 19-9 on the season and 8-7 in league play after beating Oklahoma.

Brandon Garrison was credited with the game-saving block, but Otega Oweh claimed he got a piece of it. Of course it was the two Wildcats with Oklahoma roots who did the Sooners in on Wednesday night.

The Kentucky basketball and Oklahoma game on Wednesday featured Wildcats guard Otega Oweh. After he left the Sooners for Kentucky, many of the fans were awaiting his return. When Oweh returned, he garnered many chants of traitor.

Former OU basketball guard Otega Oweh made a layup in the final seconds to lift Kentucky and stun his former team.

Kentucky’s leading scorer Otega Oweh, who spent two seasons at OU with coach Porter Moser, returns to the Lloyd Noble Center on Wednesday.

Kentucky basketball guard Otega Oweh talks to the media after scoring 28 points in the Wildcats’ 83-82 win over the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.

Otega Oweh scored a career-high 28 points against his old team, leading Kentucky to a win at Oklahoma in the most spectacular fashion Wednesday night.