Former OU basketball guard Otega Oweh made a layup in the final seconds to lift Kentucky and stun the Sooners.

Otega Oweh made sure his return to Oklahoma was a memorable one. After spending his first two collegiate seasons with the Sooners before transferring to Kentucky, Oweh put on a performance for the ages, pouring in a career-high 28 points to lead the Wildcats to an 83-82 road victory.

Otega Oweh and Brandon Garrison combined for 40 points to help UK escape with an 83-82 victory over Oklahoma on Wednesday at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Brandon Garrison was credited with the game-saving block, but Otega Oweh claimed he got a piece of it. Of course it was the two Wildcats with Oklahoma roots who did the Sooners in on Wednesday night.

The Kentucky Wildcats traveled to Norman on Wednesday night for a battle with the Oklahoma Sooners as the SEC regular season nears its conclusion. In what turned into a nail-biting finish, the Cats secured a hard-fought 83-82 victory, thanks to a career-best performance from Otega Oweh.

Otega Oweh flipped in the game-winning layup with six seconds left to give No. 17 Kentucky a hard-fought 83-82 win over Oklahoma on Wednesday in its first-ever game at Norman, Okla.

Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson returned to the Kentucky basketball lineup Wednesday night, but Otega Oweh stepped up to help lead the Cats past Oklahoma.

Otega Oweh was Kentucky's leading scorer and made the go-ahead bucket in UK's win on the road at Oklahoma on Wednesday night.

NORMAN, Okla. — Otega Oweh scored a career-high 28 points and banked in an off-balance floater with six seconds remaining for the winner against his former team as No. 17 Kentucky beat Oklahoma 83-82 on Wednesday night.

Kentucky’s late push led by Oklahoma transfer Otega Oweh secured the win in the Wildcats’ first SEC match against the Sooners.