South Carolina hopes to 'compete better' vs. Western Kentucky

South Carolina will look to end a two-game losing streak when it hosts Western Kentucky on Thursday in Columbia, S.C.

The Gamecocks (5-6) are coming off a 64-56 loss to East Carolina in the inaugural Greenville Winter Invitational on Saturday, while Western Kentucky (8-2) ended a five-game winning streak with a 94-83 loss at Louisville on Dec. 14.

South Carolina fell behind East Carolina 12-0 and never got closer than s