No. 14 Kentucky snaps 2-game skid with an 80-57 win over South Carolina

AP
Feb 08, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Otega Oweh scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats snapped a two-game skid with an 80-57 win over South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday.

Brandon Garrison came off the bench and scored 15 points for Kentucky (16-7, 5-5 in the Southeastern Conference), which won at home after losses to No. 4 Alabama (Jan. 18) and Arkansas (Feb. 1).

Collin Murray-Boyles scored 14 points for South Carolina (10-13, 0-10), which dropped its 10th straight game and remained winless in conference play.

South Carolina: The Gamecocks struggled offensively and went through a seven-minute stretch over both halves without a field goal. They made three free throws during that stretch and were 4 for 22 from 3-point range.

Kentucky: The Wildcats welcomed back Lamont Butler, who had been out with a shoulder injury since Jan. 25. He scored eight points and provided a needed defensive lift after Kentucky had given up an average of 93.5 points in consecutive games. Starting guard Jaxson Robinson played after injuring his wrist in practice on Friday and being listed as questionable.

South Carolina had cut the Kentucky lead to nine at 50-41 on Murray-Boyles’ layup with 10:30 left. But, Oweh hit a 3-pointer and converted a steal into a dunk to start a 15-0 run and push the lead to 20 points.

After starting the game by shooting 1 for 9 and missing a several layups, Kentucky shot 12 for 23 the rest of the half. The Wildcats outscored the Gamecocks 12-1 over the last four minutes for a 33-19 lead.

South Carolina hosts Mississippi on Wednesday. Kentucky hosts No. 4 Tennessee on Tuesday.

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1st Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
19
UK
Wildcats
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nick Pringle vs. Amari Williams (Wildcats gains possession)
19:37		Amari Williams misses two point jump shot
19:35		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
19:07		Zachary Davis misses two point jump shot
19:05		Gamecocks offensive rebound
19:05		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
18:51		Lamont Butler misses two point layup
18:49		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
18:44	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	2-0
18:32		Jaxson Robinson misses two point layup
18:30		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
18:22		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
18:20		Wildcats defensive rebound
17:54		Amari Williams misses two point jump shot
17:52		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
17:40		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point jump shot
17:38		Lamont Butler defensive rebound
17:29		Lamont Butler misses two point jump shot
17:27		Wildcats offensive rebound
17:17		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
17:15		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
17:08		Jamarii Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Lamont Butler steals)
17:02	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup	2-2
16:49		Amari Williams personal foul
16:40	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point jump shot	4-2
16:29		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
16:27		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
16:11		Zachary Davis misses two point jump shot
16:09		Wildcats defensive rebound
15:53		Brandon Garrison misses three point jump shot
15:51		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
15:42		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point jump shot
15:40		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
15:36		Otega Oweh turnover (lost ball)
15:18		Otega Oweh personal foul
15:18		TV timeout
15:14		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
15:12		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
15:02		Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul
14:47		Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot
14:45		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
14:39	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Jaxson Robinson assists)	4-4
14:20	+3	Collin Murray-Boyles makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	7-4
14:03	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point hook shot (Koby Brea assists)	7-6
13:51		Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot
13:49		Zachary Davis offensive rebound
13:45	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point layup	9-6
13:17	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Jaxson Robinson assists)	9-8
13:02	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	11-8
12:42	+2	Koby Brea makes two point jump shot	11-10
12:29		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
12:27		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
12:04		Jacobi Wright personal foul
11:51	+3	Koby Brea makes three point jump shot	11-13
11:21		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:19		Koby Brea defensive rebound
11:06		Amari Williams turnover (bad pass)
11:06		TV timeout
10:47		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
10:45		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
10:42		Nick Pringle misses two point jump shot
10:40		Wildcats defensive rebound
10:33		Lamont Butler turnover (lost ball)
10:16		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
10:14		Amari Williams defensive rebound
10:03		Amari Williams misses two point hook shot
10:01		Amari Williams offensive rebound
9:56		Amari Williams misses two point layup
9:54		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
9:50		Zachary Davis misses two point jump shot
9:48		Amari Williams defensive rebound
9:29		Amari Williams turnover (Nick Pringle steals)
9:27		Jump ball. (Gamecocks gains possession)
9:13		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
9:11		Wildcats defensive rebound
8:50	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Ansley Almonor assists)	11-16
8:32		Morris Ugusuk turnover (lost ball) (Koby Brea steals)
8:26	+3	Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Robinson assists)	11-19
8:24		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
8:24		TV timeout
8:14		Collin Murray-Boyles misses three point jump shot
8:12		Morris Ugusuk offensive rebound
8:08		Ansley Almonor shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
8:08		Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:08	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-19
7:51		Jaxson Robinson misses two point layup
7:49		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
7:38		Cam Scott misses three point jump shot
7:36		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
7:30		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
7:28		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
7:06	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	14-19
6:35		Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot
6:33		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
6:15		Andrew Carr personal foul
6:04		Cam Scott misses two point jump shot
6:02		Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
5:57	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	16-19
5:42		Collin Murray-Boyles shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-20
5:42	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-21
5:32		Andrew Carr shooting foul (Jordan Butler draws the foul)
5:32		Jordan Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:32		Jordan Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:32		Trent Noah defensive rebound
5:24		Otega Oweh misses two point layup
5:22		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
4:54	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point jump shot	18-21
4:36		Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot
4:34		Trent Noah offensive rebound
4:24		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul
4:09	+3	Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Trent Noah assists)	18-24
3:45		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
3:43		Trent Noah defensive rebound
3:38		Trent Noah misses three point jump shot
3:36		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
3:25		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
3:23		Trent Noah defensive rebound
3:13	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Koby Brea assists)	18-26
2:44		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
2:42		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
2:40		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
2:40		TV timeout
2:26		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
2:24		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
2:06		Nick Pringle misses two point jump shot
2:04		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
2:03		Brandon Garrison blocks Nick Pringle's two point jump shot
2:03		Gamecocks offensive rebound
2:03		Morris Ugusuk misses two point jump shot
2:01		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
1:56	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Koby Brea assists)	18-28
1:32		Lamont Butler personal foul
1:15		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
1:13		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
1:13		Brandon Garrison shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
1:13	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-28
1:13		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:13		Amari Williams defensive rebound
0:57	+2	Amari Williams makes two point jump shot	19-30
0:57		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
0:57	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-31
0:51		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
0:49		Wildcats defensive rebound
0:40	+2	Amari Williams makes two point alley-oop layup (Lamont Butler assists)	19-33
0:22		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
0:20		Koby Brea defensive rebound
0:02		Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot
0:01		Gamecocks defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
38
UK
Wildcats
47

Time		Play	Score
19:40	+2	Amari Williams makes two point layup (Lamont Butler assists)	19-35
19:19		Otega Oweh blocks Zachary Davis's two point layup
19:17		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
19:05	+2	Lamont Butler makes two point jump shot (Amari Williams assists)	19-37
18:43		Otega Oweh personal foul (Zachary Davis draws the foul)
18:33		Lamont Butler shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
18:33	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-37
18:33	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-37
18:17		Jamarii Thomas shooting foul (Lamont Butler draws the foul)
18:17	+1	Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-38
18:17		Lamont Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:17		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
18:01		Amari Williams personal foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
17:53	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot	24-38
17:39	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot	24-41
17:15	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup	26-41
16:53		Ansley Almonor misses three point jump shot
16:51		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
16:23		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:21		Ansley Almonor defensive rebound
15:58		Nick Pringle blocks Otega Oweh's two point dunk
15:56		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
15:44	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point dunk (Jamarii Thomas assists)	28-41
15:35		Collin Murray-Boyles blocks Lamont Butler's two point dunk
15:33		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
15:27		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:25		Koby Brea defensive rebound
15:16		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
15:14		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
15:00	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists)	30-41
14:49		Wildcats 30 second timeout
14:49		TV timeout
14:25	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Koby Brea assists)	30-43
13:58		Brandon Garrison blocks Collin Murray-Boyles's two point layup
13:56		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
13:51		Cam Scott personal foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
13:51		TV timeout
13:45		Trent Noah misses two point layup
13:43		Cam Scott defensive rebound
13:27		Andrew Carr personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
13:24	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point layup (Morris Ugusuk assists)	32-43
13:00		Jamarii Thomas personal foul (Jaxson Robinson draws the foul)
12:50	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point dunk (Jaxson Robinson assists)	32-45
12:28		Andrew Carr blocks Collin Murray-Boyles's two point layup
12:26		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
12:21		Trent Noah misses three point jump shot
12:19		Jaxson Robinson offensive rebound
12:19		Cam Scott personal foul (Jaxson Robinson draws the foul)
12:19		Lamont Butler turnover (bad pass) (Nick Pringle steals)
12:19		Lamont Butler turnover (bad pass) (Nick Pringle steals)
12:12	+2	Cam Scott makes two point dunk (Nick Pringle assists)	34-45
11:54	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point dunk (Lamont Butler assists)	34-47
11:29	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	37-47
11:15	+3	Brandon Garrison makes three point jump shot	37-50
11:12		Brandon Garrison technical foul
11:12	+1	Jacobi Wright makes technical free throw 1 of 2	38-50
11:12	+1	Jacobi Wright makes technical free throw 2 of 2	39-50
11:12		TV timeout
10:47		Andrew Carr personal foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
10:47		Official timeout
10:38	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	41-50
10:20		Ansley Almonor turnover (lost ball)
9:55		Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass)
9:49	+3	Otega Oweh makes three point jump shot (Koby Brea assists)	41-53
9:24		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
9:22		Ansley Almonor defensive rebound
9:05		Amari Williams misses two point jump shot
9:03		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
8:42		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
8:40		Amari Williams defensive rebound
8:29		Otega Oweh misses two point layup
8:27		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
8:23		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (lost ball) (Otega Oweh steals)
8:17	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point dunk	41-55
7:59		Amari Williams personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59		Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:59		Amari Williams defensive rebound
7:45	+2	Amari Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Koby Brea assists)	41-57
7:45		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
7:45	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-58
7:29		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
7:27		Wildcats defensive rebound
7:16	+2	Lamont Butler makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists)	41-60
7:16		Jordan Butler shooting foul (Lamont Butler draws the foul)
7:16	+1	Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-61
6:58		Jamarii Thomas turnover (bad pass)
6:48		Lamont Butler turnover (bad pass)
6:41		Otega Oweh shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
6:41	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-61
6:41		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:41		Koby Brea defensive rebound
6:25		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
6:23		Otega Oweh offensive rebound
6:21	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point dunk	42-63
5:59		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
5:57		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
5:48	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point hook shot (Brandon Garrison assists)	42-65
5:30	+3	Zachary Davis makes three point jump shot (Jamarii Thomas assists)	45-65
5:27		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
5:09	+2	Koby Brea makes two point layup	45-67
4:51		Jordan Butler misses three point jump shot
4:49		Zachary Davis offensive rebound
4:45		Jordan Butler turnover (bad pass)
4:26		Jamarii Thomas personal foul (Lamont Butler draws the foul)
4:26	+1	Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-68
4:26	+1	Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-69
4:17		Koby Brea personal foul (Cam Scott draws the foul)
4:17	+1	Cam Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-69
4:17	+1	Cam Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-69
4:00		Jamarii Thomas personal foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-70
4:00	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-71
3:53		Cam Scott turnover (bad pass) (Otega Oweh steals)
3:48	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point layup	47-73
3:40		Amari Williams shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
3:40	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-73
3:40		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:40		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
3:22		Trent Noah turnover (bad pass) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
3:17		Trent Noah shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
3:17	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-73
3:17	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-73
2:57		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
2:55		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
2:53		Trent Noah personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
2:53	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-73
2:53	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-73
2:44		Otega Oweh turnover (bad pass) (Jacobi Wright steals)
2:39		Koby Brea shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
2:39		Wildcats 30 second timeout
2:39		Jacobi Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:39	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-73
2:27		Ansley Almonor misses three point jump shot
2:25		Gamecocks defensive rebound
2:11		Cam Scott misses three point jump shot
2:09		Koby Brea defensive rebound
1:48		Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-74
1:48	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-75
1:42	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	55-75
1:22		Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
1:20		Gamecocks defensive rebound
1:14		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
1:12		Travis Perry defensive rebound
1:07		Collin Chandler misses three point jump shot
1:05		Trent Noah offensive rebound
1:04	+2	Trent Noah makes two point layup	55-77
0:47		Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot
0:45		Wildcats defensive rebound
0:30	+3	Trent Noah makes three point jump shot (Collin Chandler assists)	55-80
0:17	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	57-80
0:00		End of period

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Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot