Mark Pope proudly wears his heart on his sleeve — through thick and thin. So after No. 15 Kentucky's dramatic second-round SEC Tournament win over Oklahoma on Thursday night, you better believe the Wildcats head coach was demonstrably riding high.

UK, the 6 seed, claimed an 85-84 win over 14 seed Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament’s second round early Friday morning at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville in the most dramatic of circumstances. After blowing a six-point lead inside the final 40 seconds of the game,

Mark Pope described the final seconds of Kentucky‘s win over Oklahoma in his postgame press conference, detailing the plan to get Oweh downhill and “bum-rush” the rim. The plan worked, obviously, because Oweh delivered the game-winner against his old team for a second time this season.

The Crimson Tide and Wildcats will meet for the third time this season in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday.

The key talking points after Mark Pope and the Wildcats’ victory against Porter Moser and the Sooners in the men’s SEC Tournament’s second round.

Mark Pope, Koby Brea, and Otega Oweh came to the podium to speak with reporters following Kentucky’s 85-84 win over Oklahoma, which was courtesy of another Oweh buzzer-beater. Oweh was the star of the show once again,

The chant rang throughout Bridgestone Arena in the celebratory aftermath of No. 6 seed Kentucky's stunning 85-84 victory over No. 14 seed Oklahoma in the second round of SEC Tournament. It was like the "Olé,

With five seconds remaining, the Sooners pulled ahead by one, but Kentucky’s Otega Oweh secured the win with a decisive game-winning shot. Oweh finished with 27 points on 8/14 shooting, along with five assists and four rebounds.

As they typically do, Kentucky fans are expected to travel in large numbers to watch the Wildcats in the SEC Tournament this week. The tournament officially tipped off on Wednesday, but UK is not scheduled to play until Thursday,