South Carolina upsets No. 12 Kentucky with banked-in 3-pointer at buzzer

Something about Columbia, South Carolina has coach John Calipari teams’ number.

In three out of the past four matchups in Colonial Life Arena, Calipari has been upset by the Gamecocks.

On Wednesday night, South Carolina came back from down 14 to beat No. 12 Kentucky 81-78 on Wednesday night, giving coach Calipari only his seventh loss in 279 games when his Wildcats were up at least 10 points at any time in a contest.

Down 78-76 with time winding down, Kentucky’s Immanuel Quickley hit a baseline jumper to tie it up with less than five seconds left. It didn’t matter, though, as Jermaine Couisnard banked in a last-second 3-pointer as time expired, giving South Carolina the win.

“I really didn’t know it was going in,” Couisnard said about his final shot. “I felt like I shot an air ball.”

Kentucky (12-4) took its first conference loss of the year. South Carolina improved to 9-7 and got its first home win since Dec. 4.

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