Notes after the game of Kentucky’s big victory over South Carolina – Nation of Blue

Kentucky transferred over South Carolina 80-57 Saturday afternoon to improve up to 30-3 all the time against Gamecocks in Rupp Arena.

Wildcats held South Carolina to 57 points and 32.8 percent shooting, the best defense brands of the team this season in the SEC game.

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Kentki men’s basketball notes after matches
Rupp Arena at Central Banking Center | Lexington, Ki
February 8, 2025
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Final Score: No. 14 Kentucky 80, South Carolina 57

Team records and serial notes

 Kentucky is already a total of 16-7, 5-5 in the Southeast Conference. South
Carolina is a total of 10-13, 0-10 in the league
 Kentucky leads the 55-15 series, including 30-3 in Lexington.
 Mark Pope is 203-115 as the head coach, including 16-7 in Kentucky.
 Next for Kentucky: Wildcats stay home to play Tennessee on ON
Tuesday. The game time is 19:00 and will be broadcast on ESPN television.

Notes from the team

 Kentucky restricted South Carolina to 57 points and 32.8 percent shooting,
Wildcats best protective brands this season in the game of SEC.
 Kentucky won the rebound 41-35. UK is 12-3 this season when it wins
Bounce.
 Kentucky won points on the bench 39-4 and paint points, 44-26.

Player

 Otega Oweh had 17 points, scoring 15 of those in the last 10
Minutes of the game.
o he has scored in double digits in every game this season, the only SEC
Player to do this and one of 13 (entry today) in Division I.

 Brandon Garrison had 15 points of the season, his fourth double -figure game
of the season. He made 7 out of 8 shots, with his only pass came to a 3-point attempt.
 Amari Williams had 10 points and teams of six fights.
o This is his 14th double-figure game for the season.
 Kobi Brea scored 10 points and had six career assists.
After the match, Coach Pope also credited the protective performance of Brea.
o He made two threes. He has 17 matches with multiple 3s this season and
38 straight races in general with at least one made 3.

 After the absence of three games, Lamont Butler returned into action. He played 23
Minutes and eight points, three assists, one jump and one theft.

In the first half

 Kentucky’s starters were Lamont Butler, Jackson Robinson, Otega Oue,
Ansley Almonor and Amari Williams. Britain 1-1 with this start composition.
 Kobi Brea was the first replacement of the United Kingdom at 16:07.
 Both teams started cold, with Kentucky missing their first six shots in the south
Carolina was missing six of her first eight.
 Departing 4-2, the UK made five shots in a row, closed by a 3-indicator of Brea, which gave
Wildcats their first lead at 13-11.

 additional threes of Robinson and Brea finished 11-0 and made
Count 19-11.
 Kentucky closed the halftime when running 12-1 and took the lead 33-19 in the locker
room.
o 19 points of South Carolina and 23.5 percent of firing are the best of the United Kingdom
Defense estimates for half this season.
o uk is already 13-0 this season when it leads to halftime

In the second half

 Kentucky began the second half with beginners.
 Butler assist Williams and Butler Jumper jumped the action, expanding
The execution up to 16-1 and giving the UK 37-19.
 South Carolina gathered to close within 41-30, attaching time to wait for the United Kingdom at 14:49.
 Gamecocks fell within nine, 50-41, with 10:39 remain but 11-0
The advance.
 Kentucky, led by 26 points at 73-47.