Kentucky may have come into Thursday night winless in SEC play, but they were able to go blow for blow with the defending champs… for three quarters.
Top-ranked South Carolina (17-0, 5-0) defeated the Kentucky Wildcats (8-9, 0-5) in a competitive matchup that got out of hand late by the score of 95-66.
Although this game may have looked like an ordinary conference affair on paper, there may have been a little extra motivation on USC’s side.
Kentucky was the last team to take down the Gamecocks, and they did so in the SEC Tournament final to rob them of another banner.