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.

NORMAN — 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 made the trip to Norman, Oklahoma, to take on the Sooners in what was a must-win game for Mark Pope's squad. It was a back-and-forth game

Kentucky’s leading scorer Otega Oweh, who spent two seasons at OU with coach Porter Moser, returns to the Lloyd Noble Center on Wednesday.

Otega Oweh put Kentucky on his back and dragged the Wildcats to the finish line in a crazy win against Oklahoma.

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.

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.