| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 SJU | 32 | 34 | 66 |
 UK | 25 | 53 | 78 |
Game Leaders
Otega Oweh
· G
Jaland Lowe
· G
Bryce Hopkins
· F
Oziyah Sellers
· G
Team Stats
17-51FG28-61
33Field Goal %46
5-193PT4-16
26Three Point %25
27-32FT18-22
84Free Throw %82
28Rebounds39
11Offensive Rebounds16
17Defensive Rebounds23
14Assists13
10Steals6
5Blocks7
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of Game
0:00
End of 2nd half
0:03
Ruben Prey subbing in for St. John's
0:03
Zuby Ejiofor subbing out for St. John's
0:03
Trent Noah subbing in for Kentucky
0:03
Mouhamed Dioubate subbing out for Kentucky
0:03
Technical Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
0:03
Technical Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
0:03
Mouhamed Dioubate makes 3-foot dunk (Otega Oweh assists)
0:08
Bryce Hopkins makes 26-foot three pointer (Dillon Mitchell assists)
0:16
Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2
0:16
Malachi Moreno subbing in for Kentucky
0:16
Mouhamed Dioubate subbing in for Kentucky
0:16
Jayden Quaintance subbing out for Kentucky
0:16
Jaland Lowe subbing out for Kentucky
0:16
Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 2
0:16
Foul on Bryce Hopkins.
0:16
Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
0:20
Zuby Ejiofor misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:24
Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
0:27
Otega Oweh misses driving layup
0:47
Jaland Lowe subbing in for Kentucky
0:47
Mouhamed Dioubate subbing out for Kentucky
0:47
Kentucky Timeout
0:47
Ian Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Oziyah Sellers assists)
0:47
Oziyah Sellers Offensive Rebound.
0:51
Zuby Ejiofor misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
1:00
Mouhamed Dioubate subbing in for Kentucky
1:00
Jaland Lowe subbing out for Kentucky
1:00
St. John's Timeout
1:06
Jaland Lowe makes driving layup
1:25
Jayden Quaintance Defensive Rebound.
1:27
Bryce Hopkins misses free throw 2 of 2
1:28
Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 1 of 2
1:28
Oziyah Sellers subbing in for St. John's
1:28
Lefteris Liotopoulos subbing out for St. John's
1:28
Denzel Aberdeen subbing in for Kentucky
1:28
Kam Williams subbing out for Kentucky
1:28
Foul on Kam Williams.
1:28
Bryce Hopkins Steal.
1:28
Otega Oweh bad pass turnover
1:36
Bryce Hopkins makes 2-foot dunk (Lefteris Liotopoulos assists)
1:54
Jaland Lowe makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
2:25
Zuby Ejiofor makes layup (Dillon Mitchell assists)
2:27
Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
2:30
Bryce Hopkins misses driving layup
2:48
Kam Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
2:48
Lefteris Liotopoulos subbing in for St. John's
2:48
Zuby Ejiofor subbing in for St. John's
2:48
Ruben Prey subbing out for St. John's
Kentucky rallies in second half to beat St. John's 78-66 in first meeting against Pitino since 2016
— Otega Oweh scored 20 points, Jayden Quaintance made a big first impression and Kentucky stifled No. 22 St. John's in the second half, beating former coach Rick Pitino 78-66 in the opening game of a college basketball doubleheader Saturday.
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