Live updates/game thread: Texas A&M at South Carolina
South Carolina looks to push its win streak to two and get back to .500 in SEC play.
The Gamecocks have a tough test, welcoming a Texas A&M squad riding a five-game winning streak and a perfect 3-0 start to SEC play.
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Who: South Carolina (8-8, 1-2 SEC) vs. Texas A&M (11-5, 3-0 SEC)
When: Saturday, Jan. 14 at 6 p.m.
Where: Colonial Life Arena (Capacity: 18,000)
All-time series: Gamecocks leads 9-4 (Last game: Gamecocks won 74-63 in 2022)
How to watch: SEC Network
How to listen: 107.5 FM
KenPom prediction: 69-63 Texas A&M (Gamecocks given a 28 percent chance to win)
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More perspective on a big win over Kentucky
by Collyn Taylor
South Carolina made a little bit of history last night.
The Gamecocks, days removed from one of the worst losses in program history–a 43-point drubbing by Tennessee–went up to Rupp as double-digit underdogs and pulled off a three-point upset over Kentucky.
South Carolina never trailed. And, when diving into the history of the matchup, it makes last night’s victory even more impressive.
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For starters, South Carolina has been in the SEC over 30 seasons now with Rupp typically being a house of horrors.
Before Tuesday night, the Gamecocks were a paltry 2-27 playing Kentucky in Lexington and hadn’t won there in their last eight tries. The average margin of defeat was 24.4 points and the slimmest margin of defeat was 15 points.
South Carolina’s last win at Rupp came Jan. 31, 2009. The Gamecocks went up there and won 78-77 thanks to 47 combined points from Zam Fredrick and Devan Downey.
Mike Holmes tackled on 15 more, Sam Muldrow had 12 rebounds and Dominique Archie rounded out the starting five.
So for South Carolina to go up to Rupp, snap not only a losing streak in that building but Kentucky’s 28-game home winning streak was huge.
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Lamont Paris became just the third coach in program history to win a game at Rupp. Darin Horn did it that 2009 year, the same year South Carolina won 21 games and almost went to the NCAA Tournament.
Eddie Fogler did it in 1997, ruining senior night for the Wildcats as South Carolina clinched the SEC Championship outright.
The 68 points allowed were the fourth-fewest South Carolina allowed to Kentucky in series history. The only others lower were 66 in that 1997 win then 65 and 62 in losses.
Meechie Johnson also put on a game for the record books. He finished with a career-high 26 points while going 6-for-10 from three and dishing six assists.
He becomes the first South Carolina player since 2010–when Sports Reference’s database started–to score at least 25 points, hit at least six threes and finish with six assists in a single game.
