National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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