COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Devin Booker scored 18 points, Aaron Harrison added 13 and No. 1 Kentucky matched its best start under coach John Calipari with a 58-43 victory over South Carolina on Saturday.
The Wildcats (19-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) pulled away with 14 straight points after the Gamecocks (10-8, 1-5) took their last lead at 24-23 with 4:31 in the opening half.
Kentucky's lead never fell below double digits after that.
The Wildcats were 19-0 in 2010, Calipari's first season in Kentucky when he had NBA standouts John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins. That run ended in this building with South Carolina's 68-62 stunner. The sold out crowd was just as loud after Sindarius Thornwell's 3-pointer put the Gamecocks out front.
Tyler Ulis started the comeback for Kentucky with a steal and basket before Booker made two fouls shots and a jam and the Wildcats were on their way.
Texas A&M 67,
Tennessee 61
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Jalen Jones scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds Saturday as Texas A&M outlasted Tennessee 67-61 for its fourth straight victory.
All four wins have come in Southeastern Conference competition, giving the Aggies (13-5, 4-2 SEC) their longest conference winning streak since moving from the Big 12 to the SEC in 2012.
Tennessee (12-6, 4-2) had cut a 17-point, second-half deficit down to five when Volunteers guard Kevin Punter missed a driving layup attempt with 1:13 remaining. Texas A&M went 5 of 6 from the free-throw line the rest of the way to seal the victory.
Danuel House scored 15 points and Alex Caruso added 13 for Texas A&M. Punter scored 17 and Josh Richardson and Robert Hubbs each added 12 for Tennessee, which lost for just the second time in its last 10 games.
Georgia 72,
Mississippi St. 66
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- J.J. Frazier sank all seven of his 3-pointers and finished with a career high 37 points on 12-for-14 shooting to lead Georgia to a 72-66 win over Mississippi State on Saturday.
Georgia (13-5, 4-2 SEC) shot 49 percent from the field but hit 11 of 18 from three-point range for 61 percent. The majority of its offense, however, came from an incredible performance from Frazier, who put in 27 points above his average.
After a seven-point halftime lead from Georgia, MSU (9-10, 2-4) got no closer than three points the rest of the way and the Bulldogs led by as many as 12.
MSU was led by a career-day from Roquez Johnson, who had 25 points on 10-for-18 shooting and made it a double-double by adding 11 rebounds.
MSU shot 34 percent and tied a season-high eight 3-pointers on 18 attempts.
Arkansas St. 64, Troy 55
TROY, Ala. -- Anthony Livingston scored 16 points, including the go-ahead bucket in the second half, and hauled in 13 rebounds to lead Arkansas State to a 64-55 win over Troy on Saturday.
Sean Gardner added 13 points and Cameron Golden sank four 3-pointers as Arkansas State (9-10, 4-6 Sun Belt) shot 40 percent from the field on 57 attempts to snap a two-game skid. Livingston shot 6 of 10 from the floor.
Trailing by five at the break, Arkansas State retook the lead midway through the second half during a 22-3 run that included a trio of 3-pointers from Golden to make it 54-43 with 5:43 left. Livingston sank the go-ahead bucket early in the run and the Red Wolves protected the lead down the stretch.
Kevin Thomas led Troy (7-11, 2-7) with 20 points to go with his 11 rebounds. Wesley Person Jr. added 14 points and Chris Bilbo had 11.
Sports on 01/25/2015