Mike Sharavjamts and Myles Stute every scored 15 factors to guide South Carolina to a 95-70 win over South Carolina State on Monday in Columbia, S.C.
Reserves Elijah Sturdy and Grant Polk added 13 factors apiece for the Gamecocks (8-4). Kobe Knox chipped in with 11 factors and 5 assists.
Jayden Johnson led all scorers with 23 factors on 10-of-15 capturing and Noah Treadwell chipped in with 17 factors on 5 three-pointers for South Carolina State (1-13). James Morrow completed with 13 factors.
A Florian Tenebay layup on the 13:27 mark of the second half reduce the Bulldogs’ deficit to 58-47. That was the closest South Carolina State obtained within the second half as a 10-2 Gamecock response inflated the result in 19 factors.
The hosts then put the sport away with 6:42 remaining within the recreation after occurring a 10-0 run to provide them a 81-54 lead, their largest benefit of the competition.
Eli Ellis, who missed the sport towards Clemson with an ankle harm, led the way in which within the second half with 9 factors for South Carolina. The Gamecocks had 10 completely different gamers rating at the very least one level and shot 59.2% from the ground.
South Carolina made 31 of 36 free throw makes an attempt (86.1%), in comparison with simply 9 made free throws for South Carolina State.
Within the first half, South Carolina State hung round for some time. A Tim Okojie jumper with 9:39 remaining within the first half had the Bulldogs trailing 20-19.
South Carolina, nevertheless, answered with 10 unanswered factors, capped off by Stute’s third 3-pointer of the half to provide the Gamecocks a 30-19 benefit.
The Gamecocks ended the primary half on a 7-0 run and made eight of their final 10 subject objective makes an attempt to take a 46-33 lead on the half.
South Carolina outrebounded S.C. State, 36-22 and outscored their in-state foes within the paint, 36-10.
South Carolina wraps up their nonconference schedule subsequent Tuesday once they host Albany.
–Area Degree Media
