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Oweh's big plays give Mark Pope his first big win for No. 19 Kentucky, beating No. 6 Duke 77-72

AP
Nov 13, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) Otega Oweh knocked down four free throws in the final 10.3 seconds and No. 19 Kentucky claimed the first big win of Mark Pope’s coaching tenure, knocking off No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night.

In the frenetic closing seconds, Duke (2-1) tied the game at 72 on Cooper Flagg’s lay-in with 1:14 remaining but never got off another shot.

Flagg ruined a 26-point night by turning it over twice in the final minute to hand the victory to the Wildcats (3-0).

Oweh had a steal that led to a pair of free throws, then snatched away an offensive rebound off a missed free throw by Lamont Butler, drawing another foul that set up two more free throws with 0.5 seconds left.

Andrew Carr paced Kentucky with 17 points, while Oweh added 15.

It was a huge win for Pope, a former Kentucky player who returned to his alma mater after the departure of long-time coach John Calipari.

Duke: The Blue Devils turned it over only seven times all night, but Flagg's miscues at the end cost them a chance to pull out the victory.

Kentucky: The Wildcats showed plenty of balance. Only three players reached double figures but nine players registered on the scoresheet.

With Duke trailing 74-72, Flagg stumbled as he dribbled into the corner and wound up putting his hand on the end line while trying to regain his balance, turning the ball over to the Wildcats with 5 seconds remaining.

Duke was just 4 of 23 from 3-point range, while the Wildcats made 10 of 25 beyond the arc.

Duke returns home to face Wofford on Saturday. Kentucky hosts Lipscomb next Tuesday to begin a four-game homestand.

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1st Half
UK
Wildcats
37
DUKE
Blue Devils
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Amari Williams vs. Khaman Maluach (Wildcats gains possession)
19:33		Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot
19:31		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
19:17	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk (Caleb Foster assists)	0-2
19:08		Khaman Maluach blocks Amari Williams's two point layup
19:06		Wildcats offensive rebound
18:54		Otega Oweh turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Foster steals)
18:49	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point layup (Caleb Foster assists)	0-4
18:43		Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
18:43	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-4
18:43		Otega Oweh misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:43		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
18:24		Andrew Carr personal foul
18:17		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
18:15		Lamont Butler defensive rebound
18:01	+2	Lamont Butler makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists)	3-4
17:52		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
17:50		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
17:47	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point jump shot	3-6
17:36	+3	Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Otega Oweh assists)	6-6
17:17		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
17:15		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
17:03		Amari Williams misses two point hook shot
17:01		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
16:53		Otega Oweh personal foul
16:41	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point jump shot	6-8
16:21	+3	Otega Oweh makes three point jump shot (Brandon Garrison assists)	9-8
15:58	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)	9-11
15:42		Lamont Butler turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Foster steals)
15:41		Lamont Butler shooting foul
15:40		TV timeout
15:33		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
15:31		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
15:22	+3	Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists)	12-11
15:10	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	12-13
14:59		Maliq Brown personal foul
14:45	+3	Kerr Kriisa makes three point jump shot (Andrew Carr assists)	15-13
14:31		Jaxson Robinson blocks Kon Knueppel's two point layup
14:29		Wildcats defensive rebound
14:17	+3	Ansley Almonor makes three point jump shot (Koby Brea assists)	18-13
14:02		Sion James misses two point jump shot
14:00		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
13:51		Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Jaxson Robinson draws the foul)
13:51	+1	Jaxson Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	19-13
13:51		Jaxson Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 3
13:51		Jaxson Robinson misses regular free throw 3 of 3
13:51		Sion James defensive rebound
13:39		Ansley Almonor shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
13:39	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-14
13:39	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-15
13:17		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
13:15		Blue Devils defensive rebound
13:02	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	19-17
12:31		Amari Williams misses two point hook shot
12:29		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
12:17		Koby Brea blocks Cooper Flagg's two point jump shot
12:15		Koby Brea defensive rebound
12:02		Ansley Almonor misses three point jump shot
12:00		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
11:52	+2	Sion James makes two point dunk (Caleb Foster assists)	19-19
11:31	+2	Amari Williams makes two point jump shot (Ansley Almonor assists)	21-19
11:24		Kerr Kriisa personal foul
11:24		TV timeout
11:20		Kon Knueppel misses two point jump shot
11:18		Wildcats defensive rebound
11:04		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
11:02		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
10:53	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point jump shot	21-21
10:44		Lamont Butler misses three point jump shot
10:42		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
10:33		Caleb Foster misses two point jump shot
10:31		Caleb Foster offensive rebound
10:15		Sion James misses two point layup
10:13		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
9:55	+2	Amari Williams makes two point jump shot	23-21
9:55		Khaman Maluach shooting foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
9:55	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-21
9:37		Otega Oweh personal foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
9:29		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
9:27		Wildcats defensive rebound
9:13		Lamont Butler misses three point jump shot
9:12		Blue Devils defensive rebound
9:12		Andrew Carr personal foul
9:12		Kon Knueppel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:12		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
8:58		Lamont Butler turnover (traveling)
8:47		Brandon Garrison personal foul
8:47	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-22
8:47	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-23
8:34		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
8:32		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
8:24		Lamont Butler shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
8:24	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 3	24-24
8:24	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 3	24-25
8:24	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 3 of 3	24-26
7:55		Kerr Kriisa misses two point jump shot
7:53		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
7:42		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
7:40		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
7:37		Otega Oweh turnover (Kon Knueppel steals)
7:32	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup (Kon Knueppel assists)	24-28
7:32		Wildcats 30 second timeout
7:32		TV timeout
7:17		Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot
7:15		Amari Williams offensive rebound
7:11		Amari Williams misses two point jump shot
7:09		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
7:08	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	24-30
6:59		Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot
6:57		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
6:54		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
6:52		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
6:46		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
6:44		Amari Williams defensive rebound
6:40		Cooper Flagg personal foul
6:20		Mason Gillis personal foul
6:06		Amari Williams misses two point jump shot
6:04		Otega Oweh offensive rebound
6:01	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point jump shot	26-30
5:41		Kon Knueppel misses two point jump shot
5:39		Amari Williams defensive rebound
5:29		Jaxson Robinson offensive foul
5:29		Jaxson Robinson turnover (offensive foul)
5:16	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	26-33
4:58	+3	Koby Brea makes three point jump shot	29-33
4:42		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
4:40		Lamont Butler defensive rebound
4:32		Lamont Butler misses two point jump shot
4:30		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
4:18	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot	29-36
4:15		Wildcats 30 second timeout
4:15		TV timeout
3:56		Sion James personal foul
3:56		Lamont Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:56		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	29-38
3:27	+3	Lamont Butler makes three point jump shot (Brandon Garrison assists)	32-38
3:04	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists)	32-40
2:57		Otega Oweh turnover (lost ball) (Kon Knueppel steals)
2:45		Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot
2:43		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
2:40	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point jump shot	32-42
2:28		Khaman Maluach shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
2:28	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-42
2:28	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-42
2:15		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
2:14		Amari Williams defensive rebound
2:14		Maliq Brown personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
2:14	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-42
2:14	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-42
1:58	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point jump shot	36-44
1:48		Maliq Brown personal foul
1:48	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-44
1:48		Amari Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:48		Sion James defensive rebound
1:33		Caleb Foster offensive foul
1:33		Caleb Foster turnover (offensive foul)
1:23		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
1:21		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
0:58	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point jump shot	37-46
0:36		Amari Williams misses two point layup
0:34		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
0:09		Amari Williams blocks Kon Knueppel's two point layup
0:07		Amari Williams defensive rebound
0:05		Amari Williams turnover (bad pass)
0:05		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:01		Jaxson Robinson blocks Caleb Foster's two point jump shot
0:00		Blue Devils offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UK
Wildcats
40
DUKE
Blue Devils
26

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
19:42		Wildcats defensive rebound
19:32		Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot
19:30		Amari Williams offensive rebound
19:26		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
19:24		Amari Williams offensive rebound
19:20	+3	Otega Oweh makes three point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists)	40-46
18:52		Caleb Foster turnover (lost ball) (Jaxson Robinson steals)
18:41	+2	Amari Williams makes two point hook shot	42-46
18:19		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
18:17		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
18:12		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
18:10		Wildcats defensive rebound
17:52		Cooper Flagg blocks Otega Oweh's two point layup
17:50		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
17:48		Lamont Butler personal foul
17:34	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)	42-48
17:06	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point hook shot (Otega Oweh assists)	44-48
16:52	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point jump shot	44-50
16:41		Tyrese Proctor shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
16:41	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-50
16:41		Andrew Carr misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:41		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
16:27		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
16:25		Kerr Kriisa defensive rebound
16:16		Kon Knueppel personal foul
15:54		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
15:54		TV timeout
15:31		Kerr Kriisa personal foul
15:14	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup (Tyrese Proctor assists)	45-52
14:50		Cooper Flagg blocks Andrew Carr's two point hook shot
14:48		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
14:45		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
14:43		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
14:36		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
14:34		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
14:16	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	45-54
14:09	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Otega Oweh assists)	47-54
13:55		Kon Knueppel misses two point layup
13:53		Koby Brea defensive rebound
13:44		Jaxson Robinson misses two point layup
13:42		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
13:37	+2	Sion James makes two point layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	47-56
13:18		Brandon Garrison turnover (bad pass)
13:10		Koby Brea shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
13:10		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:10		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:10		Koby Brea defensive rebound
12:49	+3	Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists)	50-56
12:26		Caleb Foster misses two point jump shot
12:24		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
12:15		Otega Oweh misses two point layup
12:13		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
12:07		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
12:05		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
11:58		Amari Williams misses two point jump shot
11:56		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
11:34		Kon Knueppel misses two point layup
11:32		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
11:29		Maliq Brown misses two point jump shot
11:27		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
11:24		Maliq Brown misses two point jump shot
11:24		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
11:24		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
11:22		Lamont Butler defensive rebound
11:18	+2	Lamont Butler makes two point layup	52-56
11:18		Tyrese Proctor shooting foul (Lamont Butler draws the foul)
11:18		TV timeout
11:18	+1	Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-56
10:57		Amari Williams blocks Cooper Flagg's two point jump shot
10:55		Mason Gillis offensive rebound
10:51	+2	Mason Gillis makes two point jump shot	53-58
10:33		Amari Williams misses two point hook shot
10:31		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
10:21	+3	Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	53-61
9:55		Khaman Maluach blocks Amari Williams's two point hook shot
9:53		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
9:43		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
9:41		Kon Knueppel offensive rebound
9:29		Kon Knueppel misses two point layup
9:27		Amari Williams defensive rebound
9:20	+2	Koby Brea makes two point layup (Lamont Butler assists)	55-61
8:53		Brandon Garrison blocks Mason Gillis's two point layup
8:53		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
8:53		Mason Gillis turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Garrison steals)
8:43		Lamont Butler misses two point layup
8:41		Brandon Garrison offensive rebound
8:38	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point jump shot	57-61
8:29		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
8:29		TV timeout
8:23		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
8:21		Koby Brea defensive rebound
7:57		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
7:55		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
7:33	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	57-63
7:20	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point jump shot (Andrew Carr assists)	59-63
6:56		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
6:54		Koby Brea defensive rebound
6:49	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Koby Brea assists)	61-63
6:32		Otega Oweh blocks Kon Knueppel's two point layup
6:31		Blue Devils offensive rebound
6:31		TV timeout
6:30		Brandon Garrison shooting foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul)
6:30		Tyrese Proctor misses regular free throw 1 of 3
6:30	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 2 of 3	61-64
6:30	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 3 of 3	61-65
6:10		Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot
6:08		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
5:41		Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot
5:39		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
5:28	+3	Kerr Kriisa makes three point jump shot	64-65
5:11		Brandon Garrison blocks Kon Knueppel's three point jump shot
5:09		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
4:54		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
4:52		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
4:38		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
4:36		Kerr Kriisa defensive rebound
4:25		Brandon Garrison misses two point layup
4:23		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
4:18		Otega Oweh personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
4:18	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-66
4:18	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-67
3:57	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists)	66-67
3:57		Tyrese Proctor shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-67
3:41		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
3:39		Wildcats defensive rebound
3:18		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
3:16		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
2:55		Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Otega Oweh steals)
2:40	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Andrew Carr assists)	69-67
2:16		Koby Brea personal foul
2:09		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
2:01	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	69-69
2:01		Koby Brea shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
2:01	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-70
1:49	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup	71-70
1:49		Khaman Maluach shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
1:49	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-70
1:41		Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball)
1:23		Andrew Carr turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Foster steals)
1:22		Brandon Garrison personal foul
1:22		Caleb Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:22		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
1:14	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	72-72
0:42		Maliq Brown blocks Kerr Kriisa's three point jump shot
0:40		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
0:33		Kerr Kriisa misses two point jump shot
0:31		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
0:26		Blue Devils 60 second timeout
0:12		Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) (Otega Oweh steals)
0:10		Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-72
0:10	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-72
0:05		Cooper Flagg turnover (out of bounds)
0:05		Caleb Foster personal foul
0:05	+1	Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-72
0:05		Lamont Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:05		Otega Oweh offensive rebound
0:00		Caleb Foster personal foul
0:00	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-72
0:00	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-72
0:00		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
0:00		Blue Devils offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Blue Devils offensive rebound