COLUMBIA, S.C. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – The Kentucky Wildcats snapped their three-game losing streak with a 72-63 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia on Tuesday evening. The Wildcats got off to a slow start once again, finding themselves down 12-7 at the first media timeout. Kentucky shu t down the Gamecocks for the remainder of the first half, outscoring South Carolina 21-9 over the final 13:58. Kentucky led 28-21 at halftime. The Gamecocks came out of the locker room on a 7-0 run in the first two minutes to tie the game at 28. It remained close over the next 14 minutes, as Kentucky held a 59-57 lead with just under three minutes to play. The Wildcats finished the game on a 13-6 run over the final 2:52 to secure the 72-63 victory. Denzel Aberdeen scored a game-high 19 points for Kentucky. Mo Dioubate (12), Andrija Jelavic (11), and Collin Chandler (10) joined him in double figures. Otega Oweh’s 30-game streak of scoring 10 or more points was snapped, as he finished with eight. It was just his fourth game as a Wildcat in which he scored in single digits. Meechie Johnson led the Gamecocks with 18 points. He also had four rebounds and six assists. Malachi Moreno grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and added eight points in the win. With the victory, Kentucky improves to 18-10 (9-6 SEC), while South Carolina falls to 12-16 (3-12 SEC). Kentucky will return home to face the Vanderbilt Commodores (21-6, 8-6 SEC) on Saturday at Rupp Arena. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN. Categories: Featured, Solid Blue, Sports ...read more read less