Oweh scores 21, No. 23 Kentucky routs Wright State 103-62 in Mark Pope's debut as Wildcats' coach
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Otega Oweh scored 21 points, Koby Brea added 18 off the bench, and No. 23 Kentucky shot 60% to blow out Wright State 103-62 in Mark Pope's Wildcat debut on Monday night.
Pope replaced John Calipari in April after the Hall of Famer left for Arkansas and revamped the roster with nine transfers. Oweh, an Oklahoma transfer, went 8 for 9 from the floor and made all three shots from deep.
Brea made all four of his 3-pointers for Kentucky, which shot 11 of 24 from behind the arc.
Lamont Butler shot 6 of 12 for 14 points while Amari Williams, who left Kentucky's final exhibition game with an injury, scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Andrew Carr and Ansley Almonor each had 11 for the Wildcats.
Brandon Noel had 20 points, Alex Huibregtse scored 16 and Solomon Callaghan added 15 for the Raiders, who shot just 35% from the field.
Wright State: The Raiders' only consistent offensive stretch didn't come until it strung together four consecutive baskets in the second half. Wright State had to work for opportunities against a Kentucky defense that challenged everything.
Kentucky: The Wildcats were quick at both ends of the floor, attacking the glass defensively and spreading the ball around on the other end. The Wildcats owned the boards 41-32 and outscored the Raiders 56-26 in the paint and 37-21 in bench points.
Pope walked into Rupp Arena to a crowd of 19,635 that was spread out around the arena he once called home.
30 - Kentucky's assists on 39 baskets.
Wright State hosts Ohio Christian on Wednesday night, while Kentucky hosts Bucknell on Saturday before facing Duke in the Champions Classic.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Wildcats gains possession) | |||
19:51 | +2 | Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists) | 0-2 | |
19:37 | Logan Woods turnover (bad pass) (Otega Oweh steals) | |||
19:15 | Lamont Butler misses three point jump shot | |||
19:13 | Brandon Noel defensive rebound | |||
19:00 | Amari Williams personal foul (Michael Imariagbe draws the foul) | |||
18:55 | Brandon Noel misses two point layup | |||
18:53 | Michael Imariagbe offensive rebound | |||
18:53 | Michael Imariagbe misses two point layup | |||
18:51 | Brandon Noel offensive rebound | |||
18:47 | +2 | Brandon Noel makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:40 | Alex Huibregtse shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul) | |||
18:40 | +1 | Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-3 | |
18:40 | +1 | Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-4 | |
18:20 | Michael Imariagbe misses two point layup | |||
18:18 | Amari Williams defensive rebound | |||
18:15 | +2 | Otega Oweh makes two point dunk (Amari Williams assists) | 2-6 | |
18:02 | Jaxson Robinson blocks Logan Woods's three point jump shot | |||
18:00 | Otega Oweh defensive rebound | |||
17:51 | +2 | Amari Williams makes two point dunk (Jaxson Robinson assists) | 2-8 | |
17:26 | +3 | Alex Huibregtse makes three point jump shot | 5-8 | |
17:10 | +2 | Lamont Butler makes two point layup (Otega Oweh assists) | 5-10 | |
16:59 | Lamont Butler blocks Keaton Norris's two point jump shot | |||
16:57 | Lamont Butler defensive rebound | |||
16:54 | +3 | Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists) | 5-13 | |
16:21 | Keaton Norris misses two point hook shot | |||
16:19 | Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound | |||
16:07 | Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot | |||
16:05 | Brandon Noel defensive rebound | |||
15:56 | Brandon Noel misses three point jump shot | |||
15:54 | Otega Oweh defensive rebound | |||
15:49 | Lamont Butler misses two point jump shot | |||
15:47 | Michael Imariagbe defensive rebound | |||
15:32 | Alex Huibregtse misses three point jump shot | |||
15:30 | Amari Williams defensive rebound | |||
15:22 | +2 | Lamont Butler makes two point layup | 5-15 | |
15:08 | +3 | Brandon Noel makes three point jump shot (Keaton Norris assists) | 8-15 | |
14:44 | Jaxson Robinson turnover (lost ball) | |||
14:44 | TV timeout | |||
14:16 | Keaton Norris misses three point jump shot | |||
14:14 | Lamont Butler defensive rebound | |||
14:06 | Lamont Butler turnover (bad pass) (Keaton Norris steals) | |||
14:02 | Solomon Callaghan misses three point jump shot | |||
14:00 | Lamont Butler defensive rebound | |||
13:54 | Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot | |||
13:52 | Brandon Noel defensive rebound | |||
13:40 | Keaton Norris misses two point layup | |||
13:38 | Drey Carter offensive rebound | |||
13:37 | Drey Carter misses two point layup | |||
13:35 | Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound | |||
13:24 | +2 | Andrew Carr makes two point jump shot (Jaxson Robinson assists) | 8-17 | |
13:00 | +3 | Drey Carter makes three point jump shot (Andrew Welage assists) | 11-17 | |
12:45 | +3 | Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Brandon Garrison assists) | 11-20 | |
12:31 | Lamont Butler personal foul (Solomon Callaghan draws the foul) | |||
12:21 | Jack Doumbia turnover (lost ball) (Collin Chandler steals) | |||
12:14 | Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot | |||
12:12 | Amari Williams offensive rebound | |||
12:04 | +2 | Amari Williams makes two point layup | 11-22 | |
11:51 | Andrew Welage misses three point jump shot | |||
11:49 | Amari Williams defensive rebound | |||
11:34 | +3 | Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Amari Williams assists) | 11-25 | |
11:01 | Alex Huibregtse misses three point jump shot | |||
10:59 | Koby Brea defensive rebound | |||
10:51 | Koby Brea misses two point jump shot | |||
10:49 | Jack Doumbia defensive rebound | |||
10:34 | Andrew Welage misses two point jump shot | |||
10:32 | Amari Williams defensive rebound | |||
10:23 | Amari Williams turnover (bad pass) | |||
10:23 | TV timeout | |||
9:58 | Keaton Norris misses two point jump shot | |||
9:56 | Koby Brea defensive rebound | |||
9:47 | +2 | Koby Brea makes two point jump shot | 11-27 | |
9:19 | Brandon Noel misses two point layup | |||
9:17 | Ansley Almonor defensive rebound | |||
8:49 | Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot | |||
8:46 | Raiders defensive rebound | |||
8:32 | +2 | Alex Huibregtse makes two point layup | 13-27 | |
8:32 | Collin Chandler shooting foul (Alex Huibregtse draws the foul) | |||
8:32 | +1 | Alex Huibregtse makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-27 | |
8:19 | +2 | Brandon Garrison makes two point dunk (Collin Chandler assists) | 14-29 | |
7:55 | +2 | Alex Huibregtse makes two point jump shot | 16-29 | |
7:32 | Lamont Butler misses two point layup | |||
7:30 | Logan Woods defensive rebound | |||
7:25 | Logan Woods turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Garrison steals) | |||
7:19 | TV timeout | |||
7:14 | +2 | Jaxson Robinson makes two point dunk (Brandon Garrison assists) | 16-31 | |
6:52 | +2 | Solomon Callaghan makes two point layup | 18-31 | |
6:44 | +3 | Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists) | 18-34 | |
6:26 | Brandon Noel misses three point jump shot | |||
6:24 | Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound | |||
6:05 | Andrew Welage shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul) | |||
6:24 | Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound | |||
6:05 | +1 | Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-35 | |
6:05 | +1 | Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-36 | |
5:39 | Otega Oweh personal foul (Alex Huibregtse draws the foul) | |||
5:29 | +2 | Alex Huibregtse makes two point jump shot | 20-36 | |
5:03 | Brandon Garrison misses two point layup | |||
5:01 | Solomon Callaghan defensive rebound | |||
4:47 | Brandon Garrison personal foul (Brandon Noel draws the foul) | |||
4:40 | Otega Oweh blocks Andrew Welage's three point jump shot | |||
4:38 | Amari Williams defensive rebound | |||
4:28 | Amari Williams turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Noel steals) | |||
4:24 | +2 | Brandon Noel makes two point dunk | 22-36 | |
4:11 | Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot | |||
4:09 | Andrew Welage defensive rebound | |||
3:56 | Solomon Callaghan turnover (lost ball) (Lamont Butler steals) | |||
3:53 | Lamont Butler misses two point dunk | |||
3:51 | Solomon Callaghan defensive rebound | |||
3:39 | Brandon Noel misses three point jump shot | |||
3:37 | Lamont Butler defensive rebound | |||
3:33 | +2 | Amari Williams makes two point dunk (Lamont Butler assists) | 22-38 | |
3:18 | Andrew Welage turnover (bad pass) (Otega Oweh steals) | |||
3:14 | +2 | Otega Oweh makes two point dunk | 22-40 | |
3:13 | Raiders 30 second timeout | |||
3:13 | TV timeout | |||
2:56 | Andrew Welage misses three point jump shot | |||
2:54 | Andrew Welage offensive rebound | |||
2:49 | Keaton Norris misses three point jump shot | |||
2:47 | Amari Williams defensive rebound | |||
2:39 | Amari Williams turnover (bad pass) (Drey Carter steals) | |||
2:29 | Drey Carter misses three point jump shot | |||
2:27 | Andrew Welage offensive rebound | |||
2:26 | +2 | Andrew Welage makes two point layup | 24-40 | |
2:12 | Keaton Norris shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul) | |||
2:12 | +1 | Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-41 | |
2:12 | +1 | Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-42 | |
1:52 | Brandon Noel turnover (bad pass) (Kerr Kriisa steals) | |||
1:48 | +2 | Otega Oweh makes two point layup (Kerr Kriisa assists) | 24-44 | |
1:34 | Keaton Norris misses two point jump shot | |||
1:32 | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | |||
1:26 | Jack Doumbia personal foul | |||
1:13 | Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot | |||
1:11 |