Kentucky 72-63 South Carolina (Feb 24, 2026) Final Score

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Kentucky WildcatsUK

72–63

Final

South Carolina GamecocksSC

Team Season Averages

Kentucky WildcatsLeads 3 of 4

South Carolina GamecocksLeads 1 of 4

Offense

46.7%Field goal percentage44.3%

Defense

71.0Points allowed per game74.9

3-Point

34.8%Three-point percentage31.0%
72.3%Free throw percentage79.0%

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (SC)	Total	UK ML	SC ML
DDraftKings	+7.5	151.5	-325	+260
FFanDuel	+7.5	150.5	-375	+290
BBetMGM	+7.5	151.5	-325	+260
CCaesars	+7.5	151.5	-350	+275
BBetRivers	+7.5	150.5	-315	+240
FFanatics	+7.5	150.5	-325	+250
KKalshi	+8.5	151.5	-292	+292
PPolymarket	+6.5	149.5	-292	+292

Game Information

Venue to be announced

Stadium

Feb 24, 2026

7:00 PM EST

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Rebound	3-Point
UK	32nd	64th	41st	51st	129th
SC	83rd	148th	77th	273rd	297th

Matchup

UKSC

27Games played27
2Rest days3

Scores

Team	H1	H2	T
UK	28	44	72
SC	21	42	63

Team Stats

UKStatSC

72Points63
26-66 (39.4%)FG21-57 (36.8%)
7-25 (28.0%)3PT8-29 (27.6%)
13-18 (72.2%)FT13-17 (76.5%)
41Rebounds24
15Assists9
8Steals8
3Blocks4
14Turnovers12

Player Stats

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Denzel AberdeenG	37	19	4	5	0	0	0	6/12	4/6	3/4	—
Mouhamed DioubateF	20	12	4	1	1	1	0	5/10	0/1	2/4	—
Andrija JelavicF	17	11	3	0	0	0	3	5/10	1/6	0/0	—
Collin ChandlerG	35	10	2	3	0	0	1	4/6	2/4	0/0	—
Otega OwehG	37	8	4	3	5	0	3	3/13	0/2	2/2	—
Malachi MorenoC	27	8	11	0	1	2	3	2/4	0/0	4/4	—
Brandon GarrisonF	13	4	7	2	1	0	1	1/4	0/0	2/4	—
Zach TowF	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Trent NoahF	6	0	5	0	0	0	0	0/4	0/3	0/0	—
Jaland LoweG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Walker HornG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Kam WilliamsG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Reece PotterF	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jasper JohnsonG	8	0	1	1	0	0	3	0/3	0/3	0/0	—
Braydon HawthorneF	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jayden QuaintanceF	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Meechie JohnsonG	31	18	4	6	3	0	4	5/12	2/6	6/8	—
Mike SharavjamtsG	29	12	5	2	0	1	1	4/6	3/4	1/2	—
Elijah StrongF	21	11	3	0	1	0	1	5/15	0/7	1/1	—
Kobe KnoxG	36	7	1	0	2	0	2	3/9	1/2	0/0	—
EJ WalkerF	21	6	3	0	0	1	1	2/2	1/1	1/2	—
Eli EllisG	25	4	2	1	1	0	2	0/4	0/2	4/4	—
Nordin KapicF	17	3	3	0	1	0	0	1/6	1/5	0/0	—
Grant PolkG	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	1/2	0/1	0/0	—
Cam ScottG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Abu YarmahG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Myles StuteG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Eli SparkmanG	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jordan ButlerF	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	0/1	0/1	0/0	—
Hayden AssemianF	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Christ EssandokoF	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—

Scoring Summary

83 events · 73 scoring

1st Half

19:38SC
Meechie Johnson makes 29-foot three point jumper (Mike Sharavjamts assists)
0-3
18:49UK
Collin Chandler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Denzel Aberdeen assists)
3-3
18:25SC
Mike Sharavjamts makes 24-foot three point jumper
3-6
16:59SC
Mike Sharavjamts makes 25-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists)
3-9
15:41UK
Denzel Aberdeen makes 20-foot jumper (Brandon Garrison assists)
5-9
15:20SC
Nordin Kapic makes 29-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists)
5-12
15:04UK
Andrija Jelavic makes layup (Brandon Garrison assists)
7-12
13:55UK
Otega Oweh makes layup (Jasper Johnson assists)
9-12
12:08SC
Kobe Knox makes 7-foot hook shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists)
9-14
10:54SC
EJ Walker makes free throw 2 of 2
9-15
10:42UK
Otega Oweh makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
11-15
9:34UK
Mouhamed Dioubate makes layup
13-15
8:20UK
Denzel Aberdeen makes 31-foot three pointer (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)
16-15
7:53UK
Denzel Aberdeen makes 26-foot three pointer
19-15
6:39UK
Denzel Aberdeen makes 29-foot three point jumper (Otega Oweh assists)
22-15
4:47SC
Grant Polk makes layup
22-17
3:41SC
Mike Sharavjamts makes free throw 2 of 2
22-18
3:24UK
Andrija Jelavic makes driving layup
24-18
2:49UK
Andrija Jelavic makes driving layup (Denzel Aberdeen assists)
26-18
2:05SC
Meechie Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
26-19
1:51UK
Malachi Moreno makes free throw 1 of 2
27-19
1:51UK
Malachi Moreno makes free throw 2 of 2
28-19
1:03SC
Meechie Johnson makes 14-foot floating jump shot
28-21

2nd Half

19:47SC
Elijah Strong makes 18-foot jumper
28-23
19:16SC
EJ Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists)
28-26
18:03SC
Mike Sharavjamts makes layup (Meechie Johnson assists)
28-28
17:46UK
Andrija Jelavic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Denzel Aberdeen assists)
31-28
17:01UK
Andrija Jelavic makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Otega Oweh assists)
33-28
16:34SC
Kobe Knox makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
33-30
15:54SC
Meechie Johnson makes 11-foot hook shot
33-32
15:41UK
Denzel Aberdeen makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
36-32
15:22UK
Otega Oweh makes free throw 1 of 2
37-32
15:22UK
Otega Oweh makes free throw 2 of 2
38-32
15:03SC
Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
38-33
15:03SC
Meechie Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
38-34
13:43SC
EJ Walker makes layup (Eli Ellis assists)
38-36
13:08SC
Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
38-37
13:08SC
Meechie Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
38-38
12:26UK
Brandon Garrison makes layup
40-38
12:26UK
Brandon Garrison makes free throw 1 of 1
41-38
11:57SC
Kobe Knox makes 27-foot three point jumper
41-41
11:41UK
Mouhamed Dioubate makes driving layup
43-41
11:41UK
Mouhamed Dioubate makes free throw 1 of 1
44-41
11:27UK
Mouhamed Dioubate makes driving layup
46-41
10:58SC
Elijah Strong makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot
46-43
9:49UK
Malachi Moreno makes 0-foot tip in dunk
48-43
9:36SC
Elijah Strong makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot
48-45
9:36SC
Elijah Strong makes free throw 1 of 1
48-46
8:28SC
Elijah Strong makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot
48-48
8:06UK
Otega Oweh makes driving layup
50-48
7:40UK
Malachi Moreno makes free throw 1 of 2
51-48
7:40UK
Malachi Moreno makes free throw 2 of 2
52-48
7:13SC
Elijah Strong makes 11-foot jumper (Meechie Johnson assists)
52-50
6:06UK
Denzel Aberdeen makes 6-foot jumper
54-50
5:01UK
Mouhamed Dioubate makes free throw 2 of 2
55-50
4:38UK
Collin Chandler makes 2-foot dunk (Otega Oweh assists)
57-50
4:31SC
Eli Ellis makes free throw 1 of 2
57-51
4:31SC
Eli Ellis makes free throw 2 of 2
57-52
4:20UK
Mouhamed Dioubate makes layup (Collin Chandler assists)
59-52
3:30SC
Eli Ellis makes free throw 1 of 2
59-53
3:30SC
Eli Ellis makes free throw 2 of 2
59-54
2:52SC
Mike Sharavjamts makes 23-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists)
59-57
2:28UK
Malachi Moreno makes layup (Collin Chandler assists)
61-57
1:51UK
Collin Chandler makes 29-foot three point jumper (Denzel Aberdeen assists)
64-57
1:29UK
Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 2
65-57
1:29UK
Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2
66-57
1:01UK
Mouhamed Dioubate makes 3-foot dunk (Collin Chandler assists)
68-57
0:34UK
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
69-57
0:36SC
Foul on Meechie Johnson.
68-57
0:36UK
Brandon Garrison misses free throw 1 of 2
68-57
0:36UK
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
68-57
0:36UK
Brandon Garrison makes free throw 2 of 2
69-57
0:21SC
Meechie Johnson makes layup
69-59
0:18SC
Foul on Meechie Johnson.
69-59
0:18UK
Denzel Aberdeen misses free throw 1 of 2
69-59
0:18UK
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
69-59
0:18SC
Mike Sharavjamts subbing out for South Carolina
69-59
0:18SC
Eli Sparkman subbing in for South Carolina
69-59
0:18UK
Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2
70-59
0:10SC
Meechie Johnson makes 28-foot three pointer
70-62
0:09UK
Collin Chandler makes 3-foot dunk (Denzel Aberdeen assists)
72-62
0:08UK
Foul on Otega Oweh.
72-62
0:08SC
Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
72-63

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