Silva leads Gamecocks to 76-68 win over No. 18 Wildcats
Chris Silva tied his career high with 27 points and South Carolina rallied from 14-points down in the second half to top No. 18 Kentucky 76-68 on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kentucky Wildcats
68
South Carolina Gamecocks
76
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 37 | 31 | 68 |
| SC | 34 | 42 | 76 |
Colonial Life Arena · 16,210 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs James Madison Dukes | W 89-80 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs Manhattan Jaspers | W 85-57 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 68-76
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 68-75
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 68-75
Wesley Myers made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 68-74
Wesley Myers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 68-73
Foul on Kevin Knox.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 68-73
Frank Booker made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 68-72
Frank Booker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 68-71
Foul on PJ Washington.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:42 68-71
PJ Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:42 67-71
Foul on Maik Kotsar.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 67-71
Maik Kotsar made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 67-70
Maik Kotsar made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 67-69
Foul on PJ Washington.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:03 67-69
PJ Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:03 66-69
Foul on Frank Booker.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 66-69
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:27 65-69
Foul on Frank Booker.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 65-69
Maik Kotsar made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 65-68
Maik Kotsar made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 65-67
Foul on Nick Richards.
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JumpShot 3:24 65-67
Wesley Myers made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 3:44 65-65
Foul on Felipe Haase.
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LayUpShot 4:02 65-65
Wesley Myers made Layup. Assisted by Hassani Gravett.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:13 65-63
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:13 65-62
Foul on Nick Richards.
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LayUpShot 4:13 65-62
Chris Silva made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:23 65-60
Frank Booker made Layup.
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JumpShot 6:13 65-58
Jarred Vanderbilt made Jumper. Assisted by PJ Washington.
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LayUpShot 6:34 63-58
Chris Silva made Layup. Assisted by Frank Booker.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:01 63-56
Kevin Knox made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:21 60-56
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:21 60-55
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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DunkShot 8:06 60-55
Chris Silva made Dunk. Assisted by Wesley Myers.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:18 60-53
PJ Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:18 59-53
Foul on Felipe Haase.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:36 59-53
Frank Booker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Felipe Haase.
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JumpShot 8:51 59-50
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:18 57-50
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:18 57-49
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:18 57-48
Foul on Sacha Killeya-Jones.
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LayUpShot 9:56 57-48
Frank Booker made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 10:12 57-46
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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JumpShot 11:13 57-46
Chris Silva made Jumper. Assisted by Felipe Haase.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:26 57-44
Maik Kotsar made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:26 57-43
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:30 57-43
Hamidou Diallo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:30 56-43
Foul on Evan Hinson.
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LayUpShot 11:52 56-43
Nick Richards made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:13 54-43
Evan Hinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassani Gravett.
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JumpShot 12:31 54-40
Kevin Knox made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:13 52-40
Chris Silva made Layup. Assisted by Felipe Haase.
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JumpShot 13:24 52-38
Nick Richards made Jumper. Assisted by Jarred Vanderbilt.
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JumpShot 13:41 50-38
Jarred Vanderbilt made Jumper.
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JumpShot 13:48 48-38
Felipe Haase made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 14:32 48-36
Foul on Chris Silva.
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PersonalFoul 14:45 48-36
Foul on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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LayUpShot 15:05 48-36
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Layup. Assisted by Jarred Vanderbilt.
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LayUpShot 15:30 46-36
Sacha Killeya-Jones made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Knox.
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PersonalFoul 15:42 44-36
Foul on Sacha Killeya-Jones.
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PersonalFoul 15:46 44-36
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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End Game 0:00 68-76
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:12 68-76
South Carolina Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:12 68-76
Kevin Knox missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:16 68-76
Kentucky Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 68-76
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:16 68-75
South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 68-75
Chris Silva missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 68-75
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:18 68-75
South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 68-75
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 68-75
Wesley Myers made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 68-74
Wesley Myers made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 68-73
Foul on Kevin Knox.
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Defensive Rebound 0:40 68-73
South Carolina Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:40 68-73
Kevin Knox missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 68-73
Frank Booker made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 68-72
Frank Booker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 68-71
Foul on PJ Washington.
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ShortTimeOut 1:10 68-71
South Carolina Timeout
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OfficialTVTimeOut 1:10 68-71
Official TV Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 1:15 68-71
Wesley Myers Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:15 68-71
Wesley Myers missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:42 68-71
Chris Silva Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:42 68-71
PJ Washington missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:42 68-71
PJ Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:42 67-71
Foul on Maik Kotsar.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 67-71
Maik Kotsar made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 67-70
Maik Kotsar made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 67-69
Foul on PJ Washington.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:03 67-69
PJ Washington made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:03 66-69
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:03 66-69
PJ Washington missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:03 66-69
Foul on Frank Booker.
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Steal 2:03 66-69
PJ Washington Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:03 66-69
Frank Booker Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 66-69
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:27 65-69
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 65-69
Kevin Knox missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:27 65-69
Foul on Frank Booker.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 65-69
Maik Kotsar made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
UK
SC
22-49
FG
23-61
45
Field Goal %
38
1-11
3PT
5-23
9
Three Point %
22
23-36
FT
25-38
64
Free Throw %
66
35
Rebounds
40
6
Offensive Rebounds
14
29
Defensive Rebounds
26
7
Assists
11
5
Steals
7
5
Blocks
1
16
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
16
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
32
Fouls
27
14
Largest Lead
9
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