After one-and-done results at the SEC Tournament the past two years, Kentucky held off Oklahoma in a 2nd-round matchup Thursday at Bridgestone Arena.

Three takeaways from Kentucky basketball’s 85-84 victory over Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena.

Oklahoma faces Kentucky in the second round of the SEC tournament at 8:30 p.m. Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Lamont Butler, Kentucky basketball's starting point guard, departed in the middle of the first half Thursday during UK's opening game in Nashville.

Kentucky standout point guard Lamont Butler exited the Wildcats' Southeastern Conference tournament second-round game against Oklahoma on Thursday after he aggravated his left shoulder injury. After 15th-ranked Kentucky pulled out an 85-84 win,

Mark Pope was unable to give a clear answer on Lamont Butler's injury status, but it seems like teammate Kerr Kriisa gave a terrible reaction when Butler told him the injury.

Lamont Butler, who has missed six games over the past two months with a left shoulder injury, left Kentucky’s SEC Tournament opener with the same ailment.

Kentucky basketball guard Collin Chandler talks about teammate Lamont Butler’s shoulder injury after the Wildcats’ 85-84 victory over Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament on March 13, 2025, in Nashville.