ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) - Matthew Hezekiah scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half as South Carolina State defeated Webber International 86-66 Thursday night.
Hezekiah, a junior forward, also grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked four shots. He made three layups during a 13-2 run late in the second half that gave South Carolina State (2-1) a 75-61 lead with 3:55 remaining.
Adama Adams contributed 17 points, Patrick Myers 16 and Khalif Toombs contributed 14 points and seven assists for the Bulldogs. Toombs had five points during South Carolina State's 13-2 run.
Brian Pace scored 27 points to lead the Warriors (2-2), an NAIA team that counted the game as an exhibition.
Webber led 28-26 with 5:59 left in the first half before a 17-4 run by South Carolina State that began with 3-pointers by Adams, Toombs and Myers.
The Bulldogs, however, were just 5 of 15 behind the arc in the game.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Webber International (0-1) | 35 | 31 | 66 |
| South Carolina State (2-1) « | 43 | 43 | 86 |
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| Webber International Warriors | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| G. Rutledge, F | 19 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| T. Koloamatangi, C | 13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| B. Pace, G | 36 | 10-21 | 4-5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| M. Bonilla, G | 33 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Hill, G | 29 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Auerbacher | 30 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| D. Swan | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Mesidor | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Choo Quan | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| K. Kobold | 8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Morrell | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-64 | 7-13 | 31 | 12 | 23 | 66 | |
| 40.6% | 53.8% | ||||||
| South Carolina State Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Hezekiah, F | 24 | 10-15 | 2-3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| L. Radovic, F | 19 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| A. Adams, G | 36 | 6-12 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| K. Toombs, G | 35 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| S. Mitchell, G | 31 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| P. Myers | 31 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| D. Palmer | 22 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Campbell | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32-62 | 17-21 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 86 | |
| 51.6% | 81% | ||||||
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