Final
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Mitchell, No. 10 South Carolina down No. 9 Kentucky
Jan 10, 2014 - 4:28 AM Columbia, SC (SportsNetwork.com) - Tiffany Mitchell had 17 points and seven rebounds as No. 10 South Carolina defeated No. 9 Kentucky 68-59 on Thursday night.Aleighsa Welch added 16 points and 14 boards for the Gamecocks (15-1, 3-0 SEC), who trailed 10-4 in the early proceedings, but outscored Kentucky 50-22 over the next 27 minutes to seize control of the contest.
South Carolina set a school record with 14 blocks and held Kentucky to just 31.5 percent shooting (23-of-73) from the floor.
Azia Bishop tallied 12 points and 11 rebounds for Kentucky (13-3, 1-2), which has dropped back-to-back tilts.
The Gamecocks led 34-24 at the break and Kentucky never got the deficit below eight in the second half.
- KENTUCKY: 59
SOUTH CAROLINA: 68
Final
Jan 9 9:01 PM - KENTUCKY: 24
SOUTH CAROLINA: 34
Halftime
Jan 9 7:49 PM - 45
rootsRUWTbot Took away 12 roots (Upset, Ranked Teams)
Kentucky(9) 16, South Carolina(10) 17 2nd - 6:21Jan 9 7:30 PM - 57
roots - KENTUCKY: 0
SOUTH CAROLINA: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Jan 9 7:11 PM
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