LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A'dia Mathies scored 21 points and the No.
13 Kentucky women defeated South Carolina 53-50 on Thursday night.

The win give the Wildcats a 17-0 home record this season, the
third time in program history they have gone undefeated at home.

Bria Goss added 14 points for the Wildcats (23-5, 12-3
Southeastern Conference), who set a school record for SEC wins in a
season.

Neither team led by more than six points until Kentucky went on
a 9-2 run and built a nine-point lead at 48-39 with 5:05 remaining
in the game. Mathies capped the run with a layup. But South
Carolina battled back, trimming the deficit to 50-48 on a basket by
Ashley Bruner with 42 seconds to go. Kentucky sealed it with three
free throws in the final 10 seconds.

La'Keisha Sutton scored 14 points, and Bruner had 13 points and
11 rebounds for the Gamecocks (20-8, 9-6).