COLUMBIA, S.C. — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Oscar Tshiebwe had his sixth straight double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds and TyTy Washington scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half as No. 5 Kentucky beat South Carolina 86-76.
The Wildcats reached 20 wins for the 13th time in the past 14 seasons, but not without having to reset after South Carolina wiped out an 11-point lead with 15 minutes to play. Tshiebwe and Washington led Kentucky on a 15-2 run to regain control and win its fifth straight game and fourth in a row in Southeastern Conference play.
South Carolina (13-10, 4-7 SEC) plays at Georgia Saturday at 2:00 p.m.