Kentucky had won two straight Southeastern Conference games two times before. However, the ‘Cats hadn’t yet pulled off an elusive 2-0 week. Weekday wins were met with Saturday losses each of the previous three weeks.

The highs Missouri basketball created have expired with a three-game, regular-season closing run. Now, where will the Tigers take us next?

But a few pivotal moments swung the outcome. Kentucky caught a break when a ball that deflected into the backcourt was flung forward through a sea of Tigers arms to Kentucky’s Andrew Carr, who tapped it back out to Otega Oweh for a wide-open 3-pointer. That put Kentucky up nine.

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Updates from Columbia as Mark Pope and the Kentucky men’s basketball team finish the regular season at Missouri.

Fresh off a dominant win over LSU, the Wildcats are looking to end the season on a strong note before heading into the postseason.

After getting a win over the Tigers on Friday, the Bearcats drop back-to-back games to Missouri on Saturday. Game one of the double header only lasted seven innings with Missouri going up by 10 runs after scoring 13 runs in the fourth inning on their way to a 16-6 win.

Missouri Tigers guard T.O. Barrett, left, puts up a shot past Oklahoma Sooners forward Jalon Moore during an SEC men’s basketball game at the Lloyd Noble Center on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 in Norman, Okla. Alonzo Adams Imagn Images

The Missouri Tigers football team plays in the Southeastern Conference, representing the University of Missouri. Missouri finished second in the east division of the SEC. In the 2023 season.