The South Carolina Gamecocks entered Tuesday night’s contest against fifth-ranked Kentucky after suffering a drubbing against Tennessee, but with some measure of hope: The Wildcats had lost their last two games in Columbia despite coming in with vastly superior teams, so USC theoretically had a chance to channel some of that mojo again.
Unfortunately, despite a spirited effort that saw the Gamecocks down just 39-34 at the half and tie the game at 43 with 15 minutes remaining, the Wildcats finally put it into gear and put any thoughts of an upset to rest with a dominance-asserting 15-2 run to move the game out of reach.