The Kentucky Wildcats took a brutal loss to South Carolina on Tuesday in a 71-68 defeat as 20-point favorites in Vegas.
The Gamecocks came to Lexington regarded as the worst team in SEC. In the game prior, they lost by 40 at home to Tennessee.
The Wildcats struggled in a major way to start out the game, as South Carolina started the game on a 21-8 run. Kentucky could never fully dig out of the hole, as John Calipari said in the postgame, “We lost the game in the first half”
With that being said, the Cats did fight back in the second half and got back within one and even down three in the final possession of the game with the ball, but they couldn’t figure out a way to get a bucket.