Kentucky Wildcats at South Carolina Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Denzel Aberdeen scores 19 and Kentucky beats South Carolina 72-63 to end a 3-game skid
Kentucky (18-10, 9-6 SEC) secured its first win at South Carolina since the 2021-22 season.
The Wildcats had their lead trimmed to 59-57 with 2:43 left when Mike Sharavjamts made a wide open 3-pointer, off a nice drive and pass from Meechie Johnson. But Kentucky scored the next 10 points to pull away.
Malachi Moreno made a driving layup to give Kentucky a 61-57 lead and a block by Dioubate led to a Collin Chandler 3-pointer for a seven-point lead. South Carolina was off on a 3-pointer and Aberdeen added two free throws with 1:29 left for a nine-point advantage.
Andrija Jelavic added 11 points, Chandler finished with 10 points and Moreno had 11 rebounds for Kentucky. The Wildcats outrebounded South Carolina 48-28, including an 18-5 edge on the offensive end.
Johnson led South Carolina (12-16, 3-12) with 18 points. Sharavjamts added 12 points and Elijah Strong scored 11.
South Carolina was just 7-of-28 shooting in the first half (25%) to trail 28-21. But the Gamecocks made 10 of their first 16 shots of the second half to tie it at 48-all with eight minutes left.
South Carolina: Plays at Georgia on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Meechie Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2 | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 72 - 63 |
Statistics
 UK |
 SC |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-66 | FG | 21-57 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 7-25 | 3PT | 8-29 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 13-18 | FT | 13-17 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 15 | Assists | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 26 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 67 | Percent Led | 27 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, SC
Attendance: 11,318 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-9 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 19-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 17-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-18 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-18 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 12-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-16 |