Western Kentucky's men's basketball team was edged out 65-58 by the South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday night in its final non-conference game of the season in Columbia, S.C.
The Hilltoppers scored the first eight points of the game, starting with an alley-oop dunk from Jamarion Sharp, via Jairus Hamilton's pass. Sharp went on to knock down two free throws, Emmanuel Akot hit a jumper and Sharp added a putback layup.
From there, South Carolina responded with a 9-2 run of its own, tying it up at 11-all with two 3-pointers and a handful of free throws by the 13:26 mark.