Crawford powers Kentucky past South Carolina 71-63

Joe Crawford scores a career high 35 points to lead the Wildcats over the Gamecocks.

Ramel Bradley chipped in with 20 points.

Zam Fredrick led South Carolina with 19 points.

Kentucky led 34-25 at halftime.

Kentucky held off a late Gamecocks rally to close them out for their 17th win overall on the season, 11th in the SEC.

Complete Box Score

Recaps

• Crawford Goes for 35, as UK Outlasts USC, 71-63
• Crawford’s career-best 35 leads Kentucky to 71-63 win
• Wildcats win in South Carolina 71-63
• Crawford, UK defense too much for Gamecocks

Notes

• Joe Crawford is now 24th on UK’s all-time scoring list with 1,363 points
• Joe Crawford moved into fifth on UK’s all-time three-pointers attempted list with 508
• Kentucky has recorded 22 blocked shots in the last three games.