Kentucky women in SEC Tournament: Live updates

Follow along live Saturday afternoon as Jennifer Smith of the Herald-Leader tweets live updates from courtside during the University of Kentucky’s women’s basketball game against South Carolina at the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla.

The 13th-ranked Wildcats enter the game 23-6 and as the No. 5 seed in the league tournament. The Wildcats advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating No. 13 seed LSU 79-71 on Thursday and No. 4 seed Florida 92-69 on Friday. Third-ranked South Carolina (29-1) received a bye, then advanced to Saturday’s semifinal game by beating Auburn 57-48 on Friday. The Gamecocks are the tournament’s No. 1 seed after completing an undefeated SEC regular season.

Saturday’s game (5 p.m. tip-off) marks the 58th meeting between the schools. Kentucky leads the all-time series 38-24, but South Carolina has won five of the last seven meetings including both games this season.

The winner of Saturday’s game will play either Tennessee or Mississippi State in Sunday’s championship game at 2:30 p.m. The Volunteers and Bulldogs meet later Saturday in the second semifinal game.

The Kentucky-South Carolina game is being televised live on ESPNU and is also available on WatchESPN.

This story was originally published March 5, 2016 at 4:17 PM with the headline "Kentucky women in SEC Tournament: Live updates."