VMI

B.J. Mack's double-double helps South Carolina pull away early in the second half to beat VMI 74-64

AP
Nov 13, 2023

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) B.J. Mack scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead South Carolina Gamecocks to a 74-64 victory over VMI Keydets on Monday night.

Mack, a 6-foot-8 forward transfer from Wofford, shot 5 of 11 from the floor and made 6 of 7 free throws. Meechie Johnson added 13 points and Myles Stute had 10 for South Carolina, which is 3-0 for the first time since the 2019-2020 season.

Mack scored five points and Stute added four during a 16-7 run to open the second half that stretched the Gamecocks' lead to 57-40 with 13:48 to play. It was their largest lead of the game. Jacobi Wright, who finished with nine points, ended the surge with a 3-pointer.

VMI had a 10-2 run to pull to 70-62 with 1:34 left but couldn't get closer.

Freshman reserve Tyran Cook scored 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting to lead VMI (1-2). DJ Nussbaum made 6 of 9 field goals for 14 points. Koree Cotton added 10 points for the Keydets.

South Carolina led for most of the first half and by as many 14 points, building a 41-33 advantage at the break. Mack scored eight points and Johnson chipped in seven in the first half.

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1st Half
VMI
Keydets
33
SCAR
Gamecocks
41

Time		Play	Score
19:58		DJ Nussbaum vs. Stephen Clark (Keydets gains possession)
19:45		Koree Cotton turnover (bad pass) (B.J. Mack steals)
19:32		Stephen Clark misses three point jump shot
19:30		Taeshaud Jackson II defensive rebound
19:19		Brennan Watkins misses two point layup
19:17		Stephen Clark defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Stephen Clark makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	0-2
18:45		Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot
18:43		Myles Stute defensive rebound
18:33	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Myles Stute assists)	0-4
18:32		Koree Cotton shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
18:32	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-5
18:23		Koree Cotton misses two point layup
18:21		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
18:04		Taeshaud Jackson II blocks B.J. Mack's two point layup
18:02		Taeshaud Jackson II defensive rebound
17:53		Stephen Clark shooting foul (Taeshaud Jackson II draws the foul)
17:53		Taeshaud Jackson II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:53		Taeshaud Jackson II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:53		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
17:43		Taeshaud Jackson II shooting foul (Myles Stute draws the foul)
17:43	+1	Myles Stute makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-6
17:43		Myles Stute misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:43		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
17:39		Jump ball. Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk vs. Koree Cotton (Gamecocks gains possession)
17:37		Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:35		Taeshaud Jackson II defensive rebound
17:13	+2	DJ Nussbaum makes two point jump shot	2-6
16:56		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:54		Taeshaud Jackson II defensive rebound
16:44		Jump ball. Brennan Watkins vs. Meechie Johnson (Keydets gains possession)
16:36	+2	Taeshaud Jackson II makes two point layup	4-6
16:24		Tyran Cook personal foul
16:18		Stephen Olowoniyi shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
16:18		Jacobi Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:18	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-7
16:08		Tyran Cook misses two point layup
16:06		Stephen Olowoniyi offensive rebound
15:59	+2	Stephen Olowoniyi makes two point layup	6-7
15:49		Morris Ugusuk misses two point jump shot
15:47		Morris Ugusuk offensive rebound
15:40		Corey Chesley personal foul
15:40		TV timeout
15:33		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
15:31		Corey Chesley defensive rebound
15:18		B.J. Mack blocks Stephen Olowoniyi's two point layup
15:16		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
15:08		Morris Ugusuk misses two point layup
15:06		Brennan Watkins defensive rebound
14:46		Taeshaud Jackson II misses two point jump shot
14:44		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
14:31	+2	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point jump shot	6-9
14:18		Brennan Watkins misses two point jump shot
14:16		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
14:00		Morris Ugusuk turnover (bad pass) (Tyran Cook steals)
13:42		Brennan Watkins turnover (bad pass) (Morris Ugusuk steals)
13:36	+2	Morris Ugusuk makes two point dunk	6-11
13:19	+2	Taeshaud Jackson II makes two point jump shot (Brennan Watkins assists)	8-11
13:10		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
13:08		B.J. Mack offensive rebound
12:59		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
12:57		Keydets defensive rebound
12:48		Jump ball. Koree Cotton vs. Jacobi Wright (Gamecocks gains possession)
12:48		Koree Cotton turnover (lost ball) (Jacobi Wright steals)
12:28		Jump ball. Meechie Johnson vs. Devin Butler (Keydets gains possession)
12:28		Meechie Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Devin Butler steals)
12:16		Keydets 30 second timeout
12:16		TV timeout
12:12		Josh Gray shooting foul (Tyran Cook draws the foul)
12:12	+1	Tyran Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
12:12	+1	Tyran Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-11
11:59		Josh Gray misses two point dunk
11:57		Robert Peters defensive rebound
11:44		DJ Nussbaum misses two point layup
11:42		Devin Butler offensive rebound
11:24		Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot
11:22		Gamecocks defensive rebound
11:22		DJ Nussbaum personal foul
10:55		Jacobi Wright misses two point layup
10:53		DJ Nussbaum defensive rebound
10:38		Myles Stute blocks Koree Cotton's two point layup
10:36		Keydets offensive rebound
10:34		Meechie Johnson shooting foul (Brennan Watkins draws the foul)
10:34	+1	Brennan Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-11
10:34	+1	Brennan Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-11
10:18		Myles Stute misses two point layup
10:16		B.J. Mack offensive rebound
10:12		B.J. Mack misses two point layup
10:10		Gamecocks offensive rebound
10:06		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
10:04		Brennan Watkins defensive rebound
9:53	+2	DJ Nussbaum makes two point layup (Brennan Watkins assists)	14-11
9:53		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
9:36	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	14-14
9:25		Brennan Watkins turnover (bad pass) (B.J. Mack steals)
9:17	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup	14-16
8:59		Maurice Wright Jr. turnover (bad pass) (B.J. Mack steals)
8:52	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	14-18
8:41		Taeshaud Jackson II misses two point jump shot
8:39		Eli Sparkman defensive rebound
8:31		Taeshaud Jackson II personal foul
8:31	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-19
8:31	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-20
8:16		Stephen Olowoniyi misses two point layup
8:14		Stephen Olowoniyi offensive rebound
8:09		Stephen Olowoniyi misses two point jump shot
8:07		Stephen Clark defensive rebound
7:57		Myles Stute turnover (bad pass) (Corey Chesley steals)
7:54		Stephen Olowoniyi turnover (Meechie Johnson steals)
7:49		Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
7:47		Myles Stute offensive rebound
7:47		Stephen Olowoniyi shooting foul (Myles Stute draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47	+1	Myles Stute makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-21
7:47	+1	Myles Stute makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-22
7:30		Stephen Clark shooting foul (Robert Peters draws the foul)
7:30		Robert Peters misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:30		Robert Peters misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:30		Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound
7:19		Morris Ugusuk turnover (bad pass)
7:08		Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot
7:06		Tyran Cook offensive rebound
6:46		Stephen Olowoniyi misses two point jump shot
6:44		Keydets offensive rebound
6:44		Keydets turnover
6:36		Stephen Clark offensive foul
6:36		Stephen Clark turnover (offensive foul)
6:25	+2	Tyran Cook makes two point jump shot	16-22
6:04	+3	B.J. Mack makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	16-25
5:45	+3	Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot (Robert Peters assists)	19-25
5:30		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
5:28		B.J. Mack offensive rebound
5:16	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup	19-27
5:16		Devin Butler shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
5:16	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-28
5:03	+2	Tyran Cook makes two point jump shot	21-28
4:36	+3	Stephen Clark makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	21-31
4:17		Devin Butler misses three point jump shot
4:15		Gamecocks defensive rebound
4:14		DJ Nussbaum personal foul
4:14	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-32
4:14	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-33
4:05	+2	DJ Nussbaum makes two point layup (Tyran Cook assists)	23-33
3:54	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	23-36
3:38	+2	Taeshaud Jackson II makes two point jump shot	25-36
3:22	+3	Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	25-39
3:00	+2	DJ Nussbaum makes two point jump shot	27-39
2:58		Keydets 30 second timeout
2:58		TV timeout
2:37		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
2:35		Keydets defensive rebound
2:27		Ta'Lon Cooper personal foul
2:08	+2	Taeshaud Jackson II makes two point jump shot	29-39
1:52		Corey Chesley blocks Morris Ugusuk's two point layup
1:50		Taeshaud Jackson II defensive rebound
1:45		Brennan Watkins misses three point jump shot
1:43		Myles Stute defensive rebound
1:38	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup (Myles Stute assists)	29-41
1:13		Taeshaud Jackson II misses three point jump shot
1:11		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
1:03		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point layup
1:01		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
0:56		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses two point dunk
0:54		Corey Chesley defensive rebound
0:51		Jacobi Wright personal foul (Brennan Watkins draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Brennan Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-41
0:51	+1	Brennan Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-41
0:44		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point layup
0:42		Keydets defensive rebound
0:33	+2	DJ Nussbaum makes two point layup (Tyran Cook assists)	33-41
0:10		Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
0:08		Tyran Cook defensive rebound
0:03		Tyran Cook misses two point jump shot
0:01		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VMI
Keydets
31
SCAR
Gamecocks
33

Time		Play	Score
19:40	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point jump shot (Stephen Clark assists)	33-43
19:27		Brennan Watkins misses three point jump shot
19:25		Koree Cotton offensive rebound
19:11		DJ Nussbaum misses two point jump shot
19:09		Gamecocks defensive rebound
18:52		Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
18:50		DJ Nussbaum defensive rebound
18:38		Devin Butler misses three point jump shot
18:36		Keydets offensive rebound
18:19		Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot
18:17		Taeshaud Jackson II offensive rebound
18:12		Taeshaud Jackson II misses three point jump shot
18:10		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
17:59	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point layup	33-45
17:40		Stephen Clark blocks Taeshaud Jackson II's two point layup
17:38		Myles Stute defensive rebound
17:34	+2	Stephen Clark makes two point dunk (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	33-47
17:22	+2	Koree Cotton makes two point layup (Taeshaud Jackson II assists)	35-47
17:06		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:04		Myles Stute offensive rebound
17:03		Devin Butler blocks Myles Stute's two point layup
17:01		Gamecocks offensive rebound
17:01		Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
16:59		Meechie Johnson offensive rebound
16:58		DJ Nussbaum shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
16:58		Meechie Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:58		Meechie Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:58		DJ Nussbaum defensive rebound
16:49	+3	Tyran Cook makes three point jump shot (Brennan Watkins assists)	38-47
16:32		Brennan Watkins shooting foul (Myles Stute draws the foul)
16:32	+1	Myles Stute makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-48
16:32	+1	Myles Stute makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-49
16:15		Brennan Watkins misses two point layup
16:13		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
16:02		DJ Nussbaum shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
16:02	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-50
16:02	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-51
15:51	+2	Tyran Cook makes two point layup	40-51
15:39		Jacobi Wright turnover (lost ball) (Tyran Cook steals)
15:35		Corey Chesley misses two point layup
15:33		Gamecocks defensive rebound
15:33		TV timeout
15:22		Stephen Olowoniyi blocks Jacobi Wright's two point layup
15:20		Taeshaud Jackson II defensive rebound
15:12		Brennan Watkins turnover (Ta'Lon Cooper steals)
15:05	+2	Myles Stute makes two point layup	40-53
14:38		Taeshaud Jackson II turnover (Ta'Lon Cooper steals)
14:26		Stephen Olowoniyi blocks B.J. Mack's two point layup
14:24		B.J. Mack offensive rebound
14:23		Stephen Olowoniyi shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
14:23	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-54
14:23		B.J. Mack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:23		Taeshaud Jackson II defensive rebound
14:11		Corey Chesley offensive foul
14:11		Corey Chesley turnover (offensive foul)
13:50	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	40-57
13:36		Tyran Cook misses three point jump shot
13:34		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
13:26		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
13:24		Devin Butler defensive rebound
13:16		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
13:14		Devin Butler offensive rebound
13:01	+2	Stephen Olowoniyi makes two point dunk (Devin Butler assists)	42-57
12:39		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
12:37		Gamecocks offensive rebound
12:37		Tyran Cook personal foul
12:31		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:29		Stephen Olowoniyi defensive rebound
12:27		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul
12:18		Tyran Cook turnover (Myles Stute steals)
12:11		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (Tyran Cook steals)
11:55	+3	Devin Butler makes three point jump shot (Koree Cotton assists)	45-57
11:35		Koree Cotton personal foul
11:35		TV timeout
11:35		Meechie Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:35		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
11:31		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:29		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
11:23		Eli Sparkman misses three point jump shot
11:21		Devin Butler defensive rebound
11:17		Eli Sparkman shooting foul (Robert Peters draws the foul)
11:16		Robert Peters misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:16		Robert Peters misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:16		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
11:03	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point jump shot	45-59
10:51		Tyran Cook misses two point jump shot
10:49		Stephen Olowoniyi offensive rebound
10:41		Stephen Olowoniyi misses two point layup
10:39		Eli Sparkman defensive rebound
10:32		Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:30		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
10:24		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:22		Eli Sparkman offensive rebound
10:06	+2	Eli Sparkman makes two point layup	45-61
10:06		Stephen Olowoniyi offensive foul
10:06		Stephen Olowoniyi turnover (offensive foul)
9:55		B.J. Mack misses two point jump shot
9:53		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
9:23		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover
9:23		Ta'Lon Cooper shooting foul (Maurice Wright Jr. draws the foul)
9:23		Maurice Wright Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:23	+1	Maurice Wright Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-61
8:59		Morris Ugusuk misses two point layup
8:57		Taeshaud Jackson II defensive rebound
8:56		Jump ball. Taeshaud Jackson II vs. Morris Ugusuk (Keydets gains possession)
8:43		Brennan Watkins turnover (lost ball) (Morris Ugusuk steals)
8:26		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
8:24		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
8:18		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive foul
8:18		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (offensive foul)
8:08	+2	Corey Chesley makes two point layup	48-61
7:48	+2	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point layup (Morris Ugusuk assists)	48-63
7:35	+2	DJ Nussbaum makes two point layup (Tyran Cook assists)	50-63
7:10		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point jump shot
7:08		B.J. Mack offensive rebound
7:02	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point jump shot	50-65
6:46		Brennan Watkins misses three point jump shot
6:44		DJ Nussbaum offensive rebound
6:26		Tyran Cook misses two point jump shot
6:24		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
6:03		Morris Ugusuk misses two point layup
6:01		Taeshaud Jackson II defensive rebound
5:57		Taeshaud Jackson II offensive foul
5:57		Taeshaud Jackson II turnover (offensive foul)
5:57		TV timeout
5:38		Stephen Clark misses two point layup
5:36		Corey Chesley defensive rebound
5:17		DJ Nussbaum misses two point jump shot
5:15		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
4:55		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
4:53		Taeshaud Jackson II defensive rebound
4:40	+2	Koree Cotton makes two point layup	52-65
4:11	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Myles Stute assists)	52-68
3:56		Jacobi Wright shooting foul (DJ Nussbaum draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:56	+1	DJ Nussbaum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-68
3:56	+1	DJ Nussbaum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-68
3:44		Stephen Clark misses two point layup
3:42		Stephen Olowoniyi defensive rebound
3:26		Stephen Olowoniyi turnover
3:22		Devin Butler personal foul (Myles Stute draws the foul)
3:22		Myles Stute misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:22		Myles Stute misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:22		Keydets defensive rebound
3:11	+2	Tyran Cook makes two point jump shot	56-68
3:11		Ta'Lon Cooper shooting foul (Tyran Cook draws the foul)
3:11	+1	Tyran Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-68
3:12		Keydets 30 second timeout
3:12		TV timeout
2:48		Jacobi Wright misses two point layup
2:46		B.J. Mack offensive rebound
2:43	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point layup	57-70
2:33	+3	Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot (DJ Nussbaum assists)	60-70
2:30		Keydets 30 second timeout
2:02		Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:00		Gamecocks offensive rebound
1:44		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point jump shot
1:42		DJ Nussbaum defensive rebound
1:33	+2	Tyran Cook makes two point jump shot	62-70
1:11	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	62-72
0:50	+2	Brennan Watkins makes two point layup	64-72
0:24		Tyran Cook personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-73
0:24	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-74
0:15		Tyran Cook offensive foul
0:15		Tyran Cook turnover (offensive foul)
0:00		End of period

Tyran Cook turnover (offensive foul)