At the other end, Jelavic had UK’s first three points of the game and six of the Wildcats’ first nine. Remarkably, Jelavic was the only Kentucky player to make a shot from the field — he converted on a layup and a 3-pointer from near the top of the key — during the first 12 minutes of the game as LSU built a 12-point lead.

Otega Oweh, Malachi Moreno and their Kentucky basketball teammates made a valiant rally in the second half, leading the Cats to an SEC road win vs LSU

The Kentucky Wildcats faced the LSU Tigers in a college basketball game. Look back at the highlights from UK's SEC contest:

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Kentucky basketball's Otega Oweh led four Cats players in double-digit scoring, and UK went on to a convincing win vs Mississippi State on Saturday.

On the men's side, Kentucky, Ole Miss and SMU all picked up dramatic wins on last-second shots. For the women, TCU needed help against unranked WVU, and Marta Suarez delivered. And the best thing about all those shots: none of them looked the same. All four teams that won on buzzer beaters picked them up in different ways.

The Kentucky Wildcats completed an incredible comeback effort on Wednesday against the LSU Tigers. Kentucky was down as much as 18 points early in the second ha

After the Kentucky basketball team beat LSU in huge comeback, Mark Pope credits Otega Oweh for his 'heroic' efforts.