South Carolina moves to 12-1, remains undefeated at home with 94-62 victory over Florida A&M
AP
Dec 30, 2023
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Collin Murray-Boyles scored 17 points, Myles Stute added 16 and South Carolina Gamecocks rolled to a 94-62 victory over Florida A&M Rattlers on Saturday.
South Carolina (12-1) is 8-0 at home and won its fifth straight game since its 72-67 loss to then-No. 24 Clemson on Dec. 6.
Murray-Boyles was 5 of 6 from the floor and made 7 of 8 free throws. Stute shot 5 of 10 overall and was 4-of-9 shooting from long range. Meechie Johnson and Morris Ugusuk added 11 points apiece for the Gamecocks, who shot 48% (30 of 62) from the floor and made 24 of 28 (86%) free throws.
Ja’Derryus Eatmon scored 14 points and Keith Lamar had 13 for Florida A&M (2-9).
Stute made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points and Ugusuk added nine points on three 3s in the first half to help South Carolina build a 49-21 lead at the break. The Gamecocks shot 52% (16 of 31) from the floor and made 8 of 15 from long range in the half.
South Carolina begins Southeastern Conference play on Saturday hosting Mississippi State.
Florida A&M plays at Bethune-Cookman in a Southwestern Athletic Conference opener on Saturday.
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1st Half
FAMU
Rattlers
21
SCAR
Gamecocks
49
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ja'Derryus Eatmon vs. Stephen Clark (Keith Lamar gains possession)
19:42
Keith Lamar misses two point jump shot
19:40
Jordan Chatman offensive rebound
19:37
Jordan Chatman misses two point layup
19:35
Gamecocks defensive rebound
19:21
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)
0-3
19:03
K'Jei Parker misses two point jump shot
19:01
Stephen Clark defensive rebound
18:51
+3
Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Myles Stute assists)
0-6
18:36
+2
Ja'Derryus Eatmon makes two point jump shot
2-6
18:20
Ja'Derryus Eatmon shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
18:20
+1
Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-7
18:20
+1
Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-8
17:53
+2
Jordan Chatman makes two point jump shot
4-8
17:37
Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
17:35
Meechie Johnson offensive rebound
17:33
Meechie Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Keith Lamar steals)
17:22
+2
Ja'Derryus Eatmon makes two point jump shot
6-8
16:58
Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
16:56
Keith Lamar defensive rebound
16:49
K'Jei Parker misses two point jump shot
16:47
Keith Lamar offensive rebound
16:42
+2
Keith Lamar makes two point layup
8-8
16:29
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
16:27
Keith Lamar defensive rebound
16:21
Keith Lamar turnover (bad pass) (B.J. Mack steals)
16:11
K'Jei Parker personal foul (Myles Stute draws the foul)
15:50
Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
15:50
TV timeout
15:37
+2
Shannon Grant makes two point layup (Keith Lamar assists)
10-8
15:19
+2
Myles Stute makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)
10-10
15:12
Morrell Schramm turnover (bad pass)
15:12
Jalen Speer shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
15:12
+1
Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-11
15:12
+1
Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-12
14:26
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul (Keith Lamar draws the foul)
14:22
Jalen Speer misses two point jump shot
14:20
Zachary Davis defensive rebound
14:11
Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot
14:09
Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
14:01
+2
Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup
10-14
13:54
Jalen Speer turnover (lost ball)
13:42
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (traveling)
13:26
Keith Lamar turnover (traveling)
12:57
+2
Zachary Davis makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)
10-16
12:32
+3
Keith Lamar makes three point jump shot (Morrell Schramm assists)
13-16
12:11
+3
Zachary Davis makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)
13-19
11:54
Shannon Grant misses two point jump shot
11:52
Roderick Coffee III offensive rebound
11:47
Collin Murray-Boyles shooting foul (Roderick Coffee III draws the foul)
11:47
TV timeout
11:47
+1
Roderick Coffee III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-19
11:47
+1
Roderick Coffee III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-19
11:47
Hantz Louis-Jeune blocks Meechie Johnson's two point jump shot
11:45
Meechie Johnson offensive rebound
11:18
Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot
11:16
Gamecocks offensive rebound
11:16
Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
11:08
+3
Jordan Chatman makes three point jump shot (Hantz Louis-Jeune assists)
18-19
10:38
Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:36
Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
10:28
Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:26
Keith Lamar defensive rebound
10:14
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Ja'Derryus Eatmon draws the foul)
10:14
+1
Ja'Derryus Eatmon makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-19
10:14
Ja'Derryus Eatmon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:14
Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound
10:00
Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
9:58
Ja'Derryus Eatmon defensive rebound
9:52
K'Jei Parker misses two point jump shot
9:50
Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
9:39
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)
19-22
9:15
K'Jei Parker misses two point jump shot
9:13
Shannon Grant offensive rebound
9:09
Shannon Grant misses two point jump shot
9:07
B.J. Mack defensive rebound
8:58
+2
B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)