LEXINGTON, Ky. – After being postponed months ago due to COVID-19, the University of Kentucky (UK) men’s basketball game vs. South Carolina has been rescheduled for March 6 at Rupp Arena. Tip-off and broadcast details will be announced at a later time.

The rescheduled game, which was originally slated to begin the Southeastern Conference slate for the Wildcats on Dec. 29, will conclude the league portion of UK’s schedule. The Wildcats’ previously postponed game vs. Texas A&M on Feb. 23 will not be rescheduled. Kentucky will finish the season with 17 conference games.

The original South Carolina game was postponed due to a combination of positive tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Gamecocks men's basketball program. The decision to postpone was consistent with SEC COVID-19 management requirements, according to a press release from UK Athletics.

Tickets purchased for the original Dec. 29 date with South Carolina will be valid for the rescheduled game on March 6. UK ticket holders will receive communication via email if additional changes are made to Kentucky's schedule.

The Wildcats will play the Gamecocks for the first time this season. South Carolina enters the weekend 5-12 overall and 3-10 in SEC play.

Kentucky owns a 52-13 all-time record vs. the Gamecocks, including 28-2 in Rupp Arena. South Carolina defeated the Wildcats 81-78 last season on a buzzer-beater in Columbia, South Carolina.