– Florida head coach Billy Donovan came away from Saturday’s thrilling game with South Carolina impressed by the ability of South Carolina guard Devan Downey. “He can (score) in a variety of different ways. He can do it from behind the 3-piont line with deep range, he can take you off the dribble and hit runners and floaters in the lane, and then one of the things he does the best is he goes to the free-throw line 10 times a game.” Because Downey is such an integral part of the Gamecock offense – the 5-foot-9 guard has taken 27.7 percent of South Carolina’s shots – Donovan often times threw two guys on him. Donovan said he thinks the matchup with Kentucky will be a little different because of UK’s length and athleticism. – South Carolina head coach Darrin Horn doesn’t anticipate a letdown on Tuesday after his team suffered a heartbreaking loss to Florida on Saturday. Horn expects Kentucky’s likely No. 1 ranking and a sellout crowd to be all the motivation his players need.- With the graduation of Zam Fredrick and the season-ending injury to Dominique Archie, it’s fairly evident that Downey is the heart of the South Carolina offense. Horn said on Monday’s teleconference that some of the other players need to give a little more to help out Downey. – As great as Kentucky’s guards have been, Horn said the most daunting task about facing Kentucky is its size in the interior.- UK head coach John Calipari said the matchup between John Wall and Downey is likely a matchup of two of the nation’s best guards. Calipari raved about Downey’s ability to get to the basket and said Downey obviously has the edge in terms of experience. Downey was the focus of the teleconference,  and justifiably so, but I’ll have more on that in the South Carolina preview.- Interesting to hear Calipari say that the Cats will “bring it” if it’s a “significant game.” Sounds like Calipari doesn’t have to worry about getting his players up for a big game. However, he still doesn’t think they’ve figured out to play an entire 40-minute game, which falls on their inexperience. – DeMarcus Cousins, who was named SEC Freshman of the Week for his 16-point, 14-rebound performance against Arkansas, had his two front teeth repaired. Calipari joked on the teleconference that Cousins was back to being his “cute self,” but said he came away really impressed with the kid’s ability to keep his composure. “It was the funniest thing,” Calipari said. “How much has this guy grown? He got basically punched in the mouth – not on purpose – but he likes their little point guard (Courtney Fortson). They’re all from Mobile, Alabama, so when the kid whacked him in the mouth with his fist as he went for a layup and it knocked out his tooth, he came walking over and when he showed us his tooth, the entire team – and me – bust out laughing because here is this kid, 6-11-, 280, and looked like he was 11 with his tooth missing. It was hysterical.”