Kentucky vs LSU score today: UK basketball game updates, highlights from SEC contest

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LEXINGTON — Kentucky basketball will honor six seniors tonight at Rupp Arena, prior to the team’s matchup with LSU. Those who will be honored during senior night festivities include guards Lamont Butler, Koby Brea and Jaxson Robinson, forwards Ansley Almonor and Andrew Carr and center Amari Williams.

During his weekly radio show Monday night, coach Mark Pope said another senior, guard Kerr Kriisa (who hasn’t played since Dec. 7), will not participate in senior night; Kriisa has an opportunity to redshirt and return to the Wildcats for a sixth college season in 2025-26 after appearing in only nine games so far in 2024-25.

This won’t be Williams’ first senior night experience, though, as he also took part in the ceremony last season at his previous school, Drexel.

“It’s just knowing how to manage the emotion between the two,” Williams said. “It’s going to be a weird night, knowing that it’s the last (time at Rupp), but also you’ve got to be mentally prepared for the game coming up five minutes after.”

Williams, who is from Nottingham, England, said his mother, Sharon Williams, will be in attendance tonight. Almonor said his father and mother, as well as his brother, sister and sister-in-law, will be on hand.

“So grateful and thankful for the opportunity to be able to play here, play for this prestigious program,” Almonor said, “and I can’t wait to go out there one more time.”

Can the Wildcats (19-10, 8-8 SEC) send off the seniors on a high note? Or will the Tigers (14-15, 3-13) pull off the upset and author an unhappy ending for the hosts’ senior class?

Follow along below with live updates from Lexington:

The contest between the Wildcats and Tigers will air on ESPN2. Brian Custer (play-by-play) and Daymeon Fishback (analyst) will have the call.

Authenticated subscribers can access ESPN2 via TV-connected devices or by going to WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN app or ESPN+.

You also can stream ESPN2 on Fubo, which offers a free trial.

Tom Leach (play-by-play) and Jack Givens (analyst) will have the UK radio network call on 840 AM in Louisville and both 630 AM and 98.1 FM in Lexington.

You can also listen online via UKAthletics.com.

Betting odds: Kentucky is a 12 ½-point home favorite (-105) on DraftKings, which set the over/under at 156 ½ points (-108). The money line odds are Kentucky -950, LSU +625.

Oct. 23: exhibition vs. Kentucky Wesleyan ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 123, Kentucky Wesleyan 52
Oct. 29: exhibition vs. Minnesota State Mankato ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 98, Minnesota State Mankato 67
Nov. 4: vs. Wright State (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 103, Wright State 62
Nov. 9: vs. Bucknell (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 100, Bucknell 72
Nov. 12: vs. Duke (Champions Classic; State Farm Arena, Atlanta) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 77, Duke 72
Nov. 19: vs. Lipscomb, (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 97, Lipscomb 68
Nov. 22: vs. Jackson State (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 108, Jackson State 59
Nov. 26: vs. Western Kentucky (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 87, Western Kentucky 68
Nov. 29: vs. Georgia State (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 105, Georgia State 76
Dec. 3: at Clemson (ACC/SEC Challenge) ∣ SCORE: Clemson 70, Kentucky 66
Dec. 7: vs. Gonzaga (Climate Pledge Arena; Seattle) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 90, Gonzaga 89 (OT)
Dec. 11: vs. Colgate (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 78, Colgate 67
Dec. 14: vs. Louisville (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 93, Louisville 85
Dec. 21: vs. Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic; Madison Square Garden, New York) | SCORE: Ohio State 85, Kentucky 65
Dec. 31: vs. Brown (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 88, Brown 54
Jan. 4: vs. Florida (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 106, Florida 100
Jan. 7: at Georgia | SCORE: Georgia 82, Kentucky 69
Jan. 11: at Mississippi State | SCORE: Kentucky 95, Mississippi State 90
Jan. 14: vs. Texas A&M (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Kentucky 81, Texas A&M 69
Jan. 18: vs. Alabama (Rupp Arena) | SCORE: Alabama 102, Kentucky 97
Jan. 25: at Vanderbilt | SCORE: Vanderbilt 74, Kentucky 69
Jan. 28: at Tennessee | SCORE: Kentucky 78, Tennessee 73
Feb. 1: vs. Arkansas | SCORE: Arkansas 89, Kentucky 79
Feb. 4: at Ole Miss | SCORE: Ole Miss 98, Kentucky 84
Feb. 8: vs. South Carolina | SCORE: Kentucky 80, South Carolina 57
Feb. 11: vs. Tennessee | SCORE: Kentucky 75, Tennessee 64
Feb. 15: at Texas | SCORE: Texas 82, Kentucky 78
Feb. 19: vs. Vanderbilt | SCORE: Kentucky 82, Vanderbilt 61
Feb. 22: at Alabama | SCORE: Alabama 96, Kentucky 83
Feb. 26: at Oklahoma | SCORE: Kentucky 83, Oklahoma 82
March 1: vs. Auburn | SCORE: Auburn 94, Kentucky 78
March 4: vs. LSU (Rupp Arena), 7 p.m., ESPN2
March 8: at Missouri, noon, ESPN

Record: 19-10 (8-8 SEC)

Ansley Almonor (forward, senior)
Koby Brea (guard, graduate)
Lamont Butler (guard, graduate)
Andrew Carr (forward, graduate)
Collin Chandler (guard, freshman)
Grant Darbyshire (guard, junior)
Brandon Garrison (forward, sophomore)
Walker Horn (guard, junior)
Kerr Kriisa (guard, senior)
Trent Noah (forward, freshman)
Otega Oweh (guard, junior)
Travis Perry (guard, freshman)
Jaxson Robinson (guard, graduate)
Amari Williams (center, graduate)

The Tigers are 14-15 overall this season, entering tonight 15th in the 16-team SEC standings with a 3-13 record.

UK is 93-29 all time versus LSU, but the Tigers stunned the Wildcats in the last meeting: A putback by LSU forward Tyrell Ward as time expired gave the hosts a 75-74 win at the Pete Maravich Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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