Feb. 18, 2006

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• Tre’ Kelley tied his season high with 5 rebounds. (5 vs. Monmouth, Clemson, and Florida)
• Brandon Wallace took over No. 5 on the career blocks list. (126 career).
• Tarence Kinsey scored 20 or more points in a game for the 7^th time this season.
• Today’s attendance was 17,188.
• UK went on a 19-4 run (18:38 -12:29 ) and outscored the Gamecocks 24-6 in the 2^nd half through
• Brandon Wallace has posted 3+ assists in 10 games this season.
• South Carolina started the game 2-of-13 from the field but ended the first half 10-of-17.
• After an 8-0 UK run in the first half (13:36 – 10:29), USC went on a 16-2 run (10:29-4:56).
• Tarence Kinsey is in double figures for the 18^th time this year and 43^rd time in his career.
• UK leads the overall series 37-6 and holds a 14-4 record in Columbia … UK won the meeting earlier this season 80-78 in Lexington on Jan. 21, 2006 … Last season in Columbia, USC defeated the #3 Kentucky Wildcats 73-61. The game is part of the SEC’s Throwback Week and USC’s own Player Reunion Weekend.
• Kentucky moves to 17-9 overall, 7-5 in the Southeastern Conference and has won two in a row. South Carolina is 14-11, 5-7 in league play.
• Kentucky returns home on Wednesday, Feb. 22 vs. Ole Miss. The game will be at 8 p.m. and televised by Jefferson-Pilot Sports.
• Key Stat: After going 0-for-8 from three-point range in the first half, Kentucky was 8-of-9 from long range in the second half. Kentucky’s 47 percent three-point performance was its best in five games (.520 at Mississippi State).
• The Wildcats have hit at least one three-pointer in 601 consecutive games, the third-longest streak in the nation.
• Kentucky won the rebounding battle, 35-29.
• UK shot 56 percent from the field (29-of-52). Kentucky is 102-2 under Tubby Smith when shooting better than 50 percent. The Wildcats are 5-0 in SEC play when topping the 50 percent plateau and 8-1 overall this season.
• The Cats held South Carolina to 39 percent shooting, marking the second consecutive game in which UK has held the opponent below 40 percent.
• UK was 13-of-17 from the charity stripe (.765). It was the Wildcats’ best free-throw performance since shooting 91.7% against Alabama on Jan. 14.
• The Wildcats’ bench outscored the opponent reserves, 35-16.
• Patrick Sparks was on fire after the break, scoring 24 of his season-high 26 points in the decisive second half. That total included six three-pointers (6-of-8). He also went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line and added four assists and two steals.
• Randolph Morris had his best defensive game of the season, tallying a season-best 11 boards, all of which were on the defensive end. He added 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting for his first double-double of the season.
• Sophomore Joe Crawford had 12 points and three assists. It was his 11^th double-figure scoring effort of the year and his fourth in the last six games.