National Basketball Association
Kentucky 90, South Carolina 59
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 19, 2011
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # JB Caldwell, # Antinio Petty
Attendance:
24338
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No. 22 Kentucky opened with a 29-7 outburst and cruised to a 90-59 home win over South Carolina on Saturday afternoon.
The Wildcats (19-7, 7-5 SEC) sucked all the drama out of the game early, scoring the first 15 points while keeping the Gamecocks off the scoreboard for the first 6:09. Kentucky held South Carolina to 21.6 percent shooting while building a 50-21 halftime edge.
Darius Miller hit 6-of-8 3-pointers en route to a game-high 22 points for Kentucky, which shot 50-percent overall and hit 11 of 20 from long range. Terrence Jones added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats, while Doron Lamb finished with 18 points.
Malik Cooke scored 12 points for the Gamecocks (13-12, 4-8), who made just 6 of 23 shots from behind the arc.
Top Game Performances
| South Carolina |
|
Kentucky |
|
Malik Cooke 12 |
Scoring |
Darius Miller 22 |
|
Bruce Ellington 5 |
Assists |
Brandon Knight 9 |
|
Malik Cooke 8 |
Rebounds |
Terrence Jones 12 |
|
Bruce Ellington 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Terrence Jones 6 |
|
Ramon Galloway 2 |
Steals |
Doron Lamb 2 |
|
Damontre Harris 2 |
Blocks |
Darius Miller 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Carolina
|
59 |
34.4 |
6-23 |
9-14 |
10 |
30 |
3 |
6 |
|
| Kentucky
|
90 |
50.0 |
11-20 |
21-27 |
15 |
42 |
3 |
5 |
|