There is no question that the Kentucky Wildcats just suffered an ugly loss at the hands of Ed Cooley's Georgetown Hoyas. This was a game many thought the Wildcats would win by a wide margin, but the Hoyas came into Rupp Arena and dominated Mark Pope's team from start to finish.

Their second exhibition, against the Georgetown Hoyas, showed they still have some work to do. Injuries were certainly a part of the story of the game. Both Jaland Lowe and Denzel Aberdeen were held out,

Halloween is here, but the Kentucky Wildcats got a little taste of it a day early. With an 84-70 exhibition loss to the Georgetown Hoyas at Rupp Arena, head coach Mark Pope could help but be taken aback by how it all went down.

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats are getting ready to host the Georgetown Hoyas in Rupp Arena for one final exhibition game before the 2025-26 season begins

Otega Oweh scored 17 points, but Kentucky fell to Georgetown University 84-70 on Thursday night at Rupp Arena.

Georgetown won its exhibition opener, topping George Washington, 73-64. Sophomore forward Caleb Williams led the Hoyas with 20 points and six rebounds, while junior guard Malik Mack added 16. The Cats and the Hoyas have met just twice. In 1922, it was Georgetown getting the best of Kentucky 33-28 in Washington, D.C.