Kentucky Wildcats vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

Feb 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UK	28	44	72
SC	21	42	63

Game Recap

Kentucky Wildcats vs South Carolina Gamecocks game highlights

Denzel Aberdeen scores 19 and Kentucky beats South Carolina 72-63 to end a 3-game skid. Denzel Aberdeen scored 19 points, Mouhamed Dioubate had 12 points and a key block down the stretch, and Kentucky beat South Carolina 72-63 on Tuesday night to end a three-game skid.

Player Stats

KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Andrija Jelavic	17	5-10	1-6	0-0	3	0	0	0	3	2	11
24Malachi Moreno	27	2-4	0-0	4-4	11	0	1	2	3	0	8
5Collin Chandler	35	4-6	2-4	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	2	10
00Otega Oweh	37	3-13	0-2	2-2	4	3	5	0	3	4	8
1Denzel Aberdeen	37	6-12	4-6	3-4	4	5	0	0	0	2	19
9Trent Noah	6	0-4	0-3	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
23Mo Dioubate	20	5-10	0-1	2-4	4	1	1	1	0	3	12
10Brandon Garrison	13	1-4	0-0	2-4	7	2	1	0	1	1	4
2Jasper Johnson	8	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0


TOTAL	-	26-6639.4%	7-2528.0%	13-1872.2%	41	15	8	3	14	17	72

SOUTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
31Elijah Strong	21	5-15	0-7	1-1	3	0	1	0	1	2	11
6EJ Walker	21	2-2	1-1	1-2	3	0	0	1	1	2	6
55Mike Sharavjamts	29	4-6	3-4	1-2	5	2	0	1	1	3	12
4Kobe Knox	36	3-9	1-2	0-0	1	0	2	0	2	0	7
5Meechie Johnson	32	5-12	2-6	6-8	4	6	3	0	4	4	18
24Nordin Kapic	17	1-6	1-5	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	3	3
2Christ Essandoko	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
0Jordan Butler	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
13Grant Polk	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
14Eli Sparkman	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Eli Ellis	25	0-4	0-2	4-4	2	1	1	0	2	0	4
TOTAL	-	21-5736.8%	8-2927.6%	13-1776.5%	24	9	8	4	12	16	63

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUKSC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by South Carolina.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Kentucky.
+3 (19:38) Meechie Johnson makes 29-foot three point jumper (Mike Sharavjamts assists).
03
(19:24) Otega Oweh bad pass turnover.
(19:09) Elijah Strong misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:07) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:49) Collin Chandler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
33
+3 (18:25) Mike Sharavjamts makes 24-foot three point jumper.
36
(18:01) Collin Chandler misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(17:58) Andrija Jelavic Offensive Rebound.
(17:54) Denzel Aberdeen misses 11-foot step back jumpshot.
(17:50) EJ Walker Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Meechie Johnson bad pass turnover.
(17:43) Otega Oweh Steal.
(17:34) Otega Oweh misses layup.
(17:33) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:33) Foul on Elijah Strong.
(17:27) Andrija Jelavic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:24) Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(17:14) Malachi Moreno misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:12) Elijah Strong Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:59) Mike Sharavjamts makes 25-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists).
39
(16:36) Andrija Jelavic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:32) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(16:26) Foul on Otega Oweh.
(16:21) Kobe Knox misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:17) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(16:09) Malachi Moreno bad pass turnover.
(16:09) Kobe Knox Steal.
(16:05) Kobe Knox misses driving layup.
(16:04) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(15:47) Andrija Jelavic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:43) Brandon Garrison Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:41) Denzel Aberdeen makes 20-foot jumper (Brandon Garrison assists).
59
+3 (15:20) Nordin Kapic makes 29-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists).
512
+2 (15:04) Andrija Jelavic makes layup (Brandon Garrison assists).
712
(14:48) Jordan Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:45) Meechie Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(14:44) Meechie Johnson misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(14:40) Otega Oweh Defensive Rebound.
(14:30) Brandon Garrison misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:27) Nordin Kapic Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Meechie Johnson bad pass turnover.
(14:08) Brandon Garrison Steal.
(13:59) Jasper Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:58) Foul on Meechie Johnson.
(13:57) Brandon Garrison Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:55) Otega Oweh makes layup (Jasper Johnson assists).
912
(13:27) Mike Sharavjamts misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(13:23) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(13:10) Brandon Garrison misses dunk.
(13:10) Nordin Kapic Defensive Rebound.
(13:10) Jordan Butler Block.
(12:56) Foul on Jasper Johnson.
(12:39) Eli Ellis misses layup.
(12:39) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Malachi Moreno traveling turnover.
+2 (12:08) Kobe Knox makes 7-foot hook shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists).
914
(11:55) Jasper Johnson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(11:53) Nordin Kapic Defensive Rebound.
(11:40) Mike Sharavjamts misses 6-foot jumper.
(11:40) Malachi Moreno Block.
(11:34) Jasper Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(11:22) Jasper Johnson traveling turnover.
(10:54) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
(10:54) EJ Walker misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:54) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:54) EJ Walker makes free throw 2 of 2.
915
+2 (10:42) Otega Oweh makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
1115
(10:26) Eli Ellis misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:23) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
(10:18) Foul on Meechie Johnson.
(10:03) Mouhamed Dioubate misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:59) Kobe Knox Defensive Rebound.
(9:51) Nordin Kapic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:49) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:34) Mouhamed Dioubate makes layup.
1315
(9:34) Foul on Nordin Kapic.
(9:34) Mouhamed Dioubate misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:32) Malachi Moreno Offensive Rebound.
(9:11) team shot clock turnover .
(9:08) Kobe Knox misses driving layup.
(9:08) Malachi Moreno Block.
(8:58) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(8:45) Trent Noah misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:41) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(8:28) Kobe Knox misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:26) Trent Noah Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:20) Denzel Aberdeen makes 31-foot three pointer (Mouhamed Dioubate assists).
1615
(8:00) Elijah Strong misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:56) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:53) Denzel Aberdeen makes 26-foot three pointer.
1915
(7:35) Jordan Butler offensive goaltending turnover.
(7:16) Foul on Brandon Garrison.
(7:16) Brandon Garrison turnover.
(7:05) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
(6:51) Elijah Strong misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:48) Trent Noah Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:39) Denzel Aberdeen makes 29-foot three point jumper (Otega Oweh assists).
2215
(6:07) Elijah Strong misses 9-foot hook shot.
(6:04) Trent Noah Defensive Rebound.
(5:46) Trent Noah misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:42) Elijah Strong Defensive Rebound.
(5:25) Kobe Knox bad pass turnover.
(5:00) Collin Chandler bad pass turnover.
(5:00) Nordin Kapic Steal.
(4:51) Nordin Kapic misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:49) Grant Polk Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:47) Grant Polk makes layup.
2217
(4:36) Trent Noah misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:32) Malachi Moreno Offensive Rebound.
(4:30) Otega Oweh misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:25) Trent Noah Offensive Rebound.
(4:25) Collin Chandler misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(4:22) South Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(4:10) Nordin Kapic misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(4:07) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Brandon Garrison misses driving layup.
(4:00) Trent Noah Offensive Rebound.
(4:00) Trent Noah misses tip in layup.
(3:59) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(3:41) Foul on Trent Noah.
(3:41) Mike Sharavjamts misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:41) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:41) Mike Sharavjamts makes free throw 2 of 2.
2218
+2 (3:24) Andrija Jelavic makes driving layup.
2418
(2:56) Meechie Johnson misses driving layup.
(2:53) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:49) Andrija Jelavic makes driving layup (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
2618
(2:34) Grant Polk misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:31) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
(2:16) Otega Oweh misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:13) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(2:05) Foul on Denzel Aberdeen.
(2:05) Meechie Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:05) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:05) Meechie Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2619
(1:51) Foul on Nordin Kapic.
+1 (1:51) Malachi Moreno makes free throw 1 of 2.
2719
+1 (1:51) Malachi Moreno makes free throw 2 of 2.
2819
(1:29) Kobe Knox misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:26) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) Foul on Andrija Jelavic.
(1:12) Andrija Jelavic turnover.
+2 (1:03) Meechie Johnson makes 14-foot floating jump shot.
2821
(0:30) Andrija Jelavic bad pass turnover.
(0:30) Meechie Johnson Steal.
(0:03) Nordin Kapic misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(0:00) Grant Polk Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

72Points63

26-66(39.4%)Field Goal(%)21-57(36.8%)

7-25(28.0%)3-Point(%)8-29(27.6%)

13-18(72.2%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

48(18)Rebounds(Offensive)28(5)

15Assists9

8Steals8

3Blocks4

15Turnovers12

17(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

12Largest Lead7

Game Details

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Colonial Life Arena · Columbia, SC

attendance: 11,318 (62.9%)

spread: UK -7.5

over/under: 151.5