South Carolina leads wire-to-wire to beat LSU, 82-73

BATON ROUGE, La. – A season-high 15 triples from the Gamecocks propelled them to their third SEC street victory of the season 82-73, over LSU in Baton Rouge.

4 Carolina starters mixed for 74 of the 82 Gamecock factors scored. Meechie Johnson and Gregory “GG” Jackson II led the best way with 20 every for Carolina. Jacobi Wright added a brand new career-high 18, and Hayden Brown scored 16.

Carolina shot 50.0 p.c (8-for-16) from three within the first half and jumped out to a 36-31, halftime lead. Balanced offensive scoring within the second half helped lengthen their result in 13 and the Gamecocks accomplished their second SEC wire-to-wire victory of the season.

The Gamecocks as a group shot 94.4 p.c from the free throw line and dished 20 assists on 25 made baskets. LSU was in a position to muster simply 33.3 p.c from three (7-for-21) and simply 53.8 p.c (14-for-26) from the charity strike. Cam Hayes led all scorers for LSU with a recreation excessive 25 on (8-for-15) capturing.

The win marks the third in convention play for the garnet and black (all on the street). It additionally marks the primary profession win for head coach Lamont Paris in opposition to the Tigers. It’s the first win for South Carolina at LSU since a 88-63 victory on Feb. 1 2017, in the course of the historic closing 4 season.

KEY STAT

• South Carolina made a season-high 15 3s, capturing 46.9 p.c (15-for-32). It marks their most made triples since Jan. 24, 2017, once they made 15 at dwelling in opposition to Auburn.

NOTABLES

• Meechie Johnson and Gregory “GG” Jackson II led Gamecock scorers with 20 factors every. Johnson shot 55.6 p.c (5-for-9) from distance and Jackson II made 4 triples, and went (6-for-6) on the free throw line within the recreation.
• 4 Gamecock starters scored in double-figures: Johnson (20), Jackson II (20), Jacobi Wright (18) and Hayden Brown (16). The group accounted for 74 of Carolina’s 82 factors.
• Jackson II led the Gamecocks with eight rebounds, and Johnson led the group with six assists.
• Wright scored a brand new profession excessive 18 factors, surpassing his earlier excessive of 17 in opposition to Ole Miss final Saturday (Feb. 11) in Oxford. The sophomore guard made a brand new career-high 5 3s and shot 62.5 p.c (5-for-8) from deep.
• The final time the Gamecocks had a number of gamers make 5 3s was the identical man in opposition to the Tigers (1/24/17). Carolina greats Duane Discover and Sindarius Thornwell every made 5 within the recreation.
• Carolina shot a brand new season-high 94.4 p.c (17-for-18) from the charity stripe. It’s their highest share in an SEC street recreation since capturing 100% (11-for-11) in opposition to Vanderbilt in Nashville on Jan. 28, 2004.
• Three gamers dished out 4 plus assists: Johnson (6), Brown (4), and Bosmans-Verdonk (4). The group tallied 20 complete assists on 25 made discipline objectives for the sport.

UP NEXT

Carolina (10-17, 3-11 SEC) has a pair of top-10 video games subsequent week, first squaring off with No. 1/1 Alabama (22-4, 12-1 SEC) at 9 p.m. (ET) on ESPN2. Mike Morgan (pxp) and Seth Greenberg (analyst) shall be on the decision for the printed. The Gamecocks then head to Knoxville on Saturday to face No. 10/11 Tennessee (20-7, 9-5 SEC).

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