No. 14 Kentucky gets much-needed win over South Carolina

Otega Oweh scored 15 of his 17 points after halftime as 14th-ranked Kentucky took control late in the first half and pulled away for an 80-57 victory over visiting South Carolina Saturday afternoon in Lexington, Ky.The Wildcats (16-7, 5-5 SEC) bounced back nicely from consecutive losses to Arkansas and No. 25 Ole Miss and won for just the second time in six games. South Carolina (10-13, 0-10) remained the lone winless team in SEC play.Oweh made 5 of 7 shots in the second half when Kentucky outscored South Carolina 47-38. He shot 6-of-10 overall and helped the Wildcats earn their most lopsided win in conference play this season.Reserve Brandon Garrison added a season-high 15 on 7-of-8 shooting as he and Oweh were a combined 13-of-18 from the floor. Koby Brea added 10 and a career-high six assists as Kentucky’s bench totaled 39 points.Amari Williams also scored 10 as the Wildcats shot 48.4 percent, hit 15 layups and led for the final 31:50.The Wildcats got a boost as Lamont Butler returned from missing three games with a shoulder injury and scored eight points in 23 minutes. Second-leading scorer Jaxson Robinson played through a tweaked right hand and was held to six points in 20 minutes.