Overview
- Mouhamed Dioubate returned to post 14 points, 12 rebounds and five steals off the bench, and Jaland Lowe added 13 as both scored nine after halftime.
- Kentucky forced 18 turnovers, won points off giveaways 23-6, and held Indiana to 34.1% shooting and 4-of-24 from three.
- The Wildcats erased a 39-32 halftime deficit, outscoring the Hoosiers 40-21 in the second half and closing on a 30-11 run.
- Otega Oweh was the only Kentucky starter in double figures with 10 points, while Indiana’s Lamar Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries led the Hoosiers with 15 each.
- In the programs’ first meeting in nine years, Kentucky improved to 7-4 and Indiana fell to 8-3, with Kentucky set to play No. 22 St. John’s next and Indiana hosting Chicago State.