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Gators beat Gamecocks for first SEC win 71-63

AP
Jan 15, 2022

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Phlandrous Fleming Jr. and Kowacie Reeves scored 14 points each and Florida Gators beat South Carolina Gamecocks 71-63 on Saturday for its first Southeastern Conference win of the season.

Colin Castleton added 10 points, 10 points fewer than his average in conference play, but had a career-tying eight blocks plus seven rebounds. Florida (10-6, 1-3) avoided its its first 0-4 SEC start since 1950.

Chico Carter Jr. scored 12 points and Erik Stevenson added 10 for the Gamecocks (10-6, 1-3).

In its three SEC losses - all against teams ranked in the top 15 - Florida shot 40%. Against the Gamecocks, the Gators shot 55% to 35% for South Carolina.

South Carolina, which trailed by 13 after CJ Felder sparked an 8-0 Gators run with a pair of dunks, got within six after a Carter 3-pointer with 1:14 remaining. Florida ran the shot clock down then Reeves saved a rebound as he flew out of bounds. South Carolina was forced to foul and Tyree Appleby made two free throws before a final Castleton block - Florida's 11th of the game.

The Gamecocks only lead was 2-0. Two turnovers and three missed shots by the Gamecocks helped Florida go on a 9-0 run and take the game's first double-digit lead at 21-10 with Elijah Kennedy capping the spurt with five points, including a 3-pointer. The lead reached 14 before South Carolina scored the final five points, including a Jacobi Wright 3-pointer to close within 36-28.

South Carolina is at Arkansas on Tuesday, while the Gators are home against Mississippi State on Wednesday.

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1st Half
FLA
Gators
36
SCAR
Gamecocks
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Gamecocks gains possession)
19:33		Colin Castleton blocks Erik Stevenson's two point jump shot
19:31		Gamecocks offensive rebound
19:28		Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
19:26		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
19:26		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
19:00		Brandon McKissic turnover (lost ball) (Wildens Leveque steals)
18:45		Jacobi Wright misses two point layup
18:43		Keyshawn Bryant offensive rebound
18:36	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point dunk	0-2
18:27	+2	Kowacie Reeves makes two point jump shot	2-2
17:59		Erik Stevenson misses two point jump shot
17:57		Brandon McKissic defensive rebound
17:48	+3	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes three point jump shot (Brandon McKissic assists)	5-2
17:26		Keyshawn Bryant misses two point jump shot
17:24		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
17:11		Wildens Leveque blocks Kowacie Reeves's two point layup
17:09		Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
16:55	+2	Wildens Leveque makes two point pullup jump shot	5-4
16:36		Jacobi Wright blocks Colin Castleton's two point layup
16:34		Gators offensive rebound
16:34	+3	Kowacie Reeves makes three point jump shot (Brandon McKissic assists)	8-4
16:07		Wildens Leveque misses two point jump shot
16:05		Anthony Duruji defensive rebound
15:45		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:43		Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound
15:43		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. blocks Keyshawn Bryant's two point layup
15:41		Gators defensive rebound
15:41		TV timeout
15:36		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
15:36	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-4
15:36	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-4
15:12		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot
15:10		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
15:02		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:00		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
14:49		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. shooting foul (Wildens Leveque draws the foul)
14:49	+1	Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-5
14:31	+1	Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-6
14:31		Tyree Appleby turnover (lost ball) (Devin Carter steals)
14:22	+2	Devin Carter makes two point driving layup	10-8
13:58		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:56		James Reese defensive rebound
13:43		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
13:41		Jason Jitoboh defensive rebound
13:28		CJ Felder offensive foul
13:28		CJ Felder turnover
13:16		James Reese misses three point jump shot
13:14		Elijah Kennedy defensive rebound
13:03		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
13:01		Anthony Duruji offensive rebound
12:52	+2	Anthony Duruji makes two point putback layup	12-8
12:26	+2	Brandon Martin makes two point driving layup	12-10
11:59	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point floating jump shot	14-10
11:50		Devin Carter turnover (lost ball) (Tyree Appleby steals)
11:40	+2	Anthony Duruji makes two point layup (Elijah Kennedy assists)	16-10
11:29		James Reese misses three point jump shot
11:27		Devin Carter offensive rebound
11:13		Devin Carter misses two point jump shot
11:11		Brandon Martin offensive rebound
11:09		James Reese misses two point jump shot
11:08		Anthony Duruji defensive rebound
11:07	+2	Elijah Kennedy makes two point layup (Tyree Appleby assists)	18-10
11:06		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (bad pass) (Myreon Jones steals)
11:04	+3	Elijah Kennedy makes three point jump shot (Myreon Jones assists)	21-10
11:00		TV timeout
11:00		TV timeout
10:59		Chico Carter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Kennedy steals)
10:47		Jacobi Wright personal foul
10:32		Elijah Kennedy misses three point jump shot
10:30		Gamecocks defensive rebound
10:18	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point floating jump shot	21-12
9:52	+2	Jason Jitoboh makes two point layup (Anthony Duruji assists)	23-12
9:38		Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
9:36		Jason Jitoboh defensive rebound
9:15		Elijah Kennedy misses three point jump shot
9:13		Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound
9:02		Keyshawn Bryant misses two point jump shot
9:00		Brandon McKissic defensive rebound
8:41		Brandon McKissic misses three point jump shot
8:39		Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound
8:10	+2	Chico Carter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	23-14
7:34		Gators turnover (shot clock violation)
7:23		TV timeout
7:05		Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass) (Kowacie Reeves steals)
6:44		Erik Stevenson blocks Colin Castleton's two point jump shot
6:42		Gamecocks defensive rebound
6:28	+2	Chico Carter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	23-16
6:14	+2	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes two point layup (Tyree Appleby assists)	25-16
5:54		Erik Stevenson turnover (lost ball) (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. steals)
5:49	+2	Kowacie Reeves makes two point driving layup (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. assists)	27-16
5:36		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
5:34		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
5:21		Jacobi Wright misses two point layup
5:19		Keyshawn Bryant offensive rebound
5:09	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point dunk	27-18
5:09		CJ Felder turnover (lost ball)
4:57		James Reese misses two point jump shot
4:55		Keyshawn Bryant offensive rebound
4:55		Keyshawn Bryant misses two point layup
4:53		James Reese offensive rebound
4:41		James Reese turnover (lost ball)
4:27		Myreon Jones turnover (lost ball) (Wildens Leveque steals)
4:14		Keyshawn Bryant misses two point jump shot
4:12		Jermaine Couisnard offensive rebound
4:02		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup
4:00		Brandon McKissic defensive rebound
3:52		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
3:50		Brandon McKissic offensive rebound
3:41	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point jump shot (Brandon McKissic assists)	30-18
3:41		Anthony Duruji personal foul
3:41		TV timeout
3:39		Colin Castleton blocks Jermaine Couisnard's two point layup
3:37		Tyree Appleby defensive rebound
3:22		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
3:20		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
3:15	+2	Wildens Leveque makes two point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	30-20
3:15		Devin Carter personal foul
2:50	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point pullup jump shot	33-20
2:32		Brandon Martin turnover (bad pass) (Tyree Appleby steals)
2:19		Tyree Appleby misses two point dunk
2:17		Brandon Martin defensive rebound
2:08	+3	Devin Carter makes three point step back jump shot	33-23
1:54	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	35-23
1:44		CJ Felder personal foul (Devin Carter draws the foul)
1:35		Wildens Leveque misses two point jump shot
1:33		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. defensive rebound
1:27		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Myreon Jones draws the foul)
1:27		Myreon Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:27		Gators offensive rebound
1:27	+1	Myreon Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-23
1:26	+2	Devin Carter makes two point pullup jump shot	36-25
1:11		Colin Castleton misses three point jump shot
1:09		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
0:50	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Brandon Martin assists)	36-28
0:23		Gators 30 second timeout
0:02		Josh Gray personal foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
0:00		Myreon Jones turnover (bad pass) (Josh Gray steals)
0:01		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FLA
Gators
35
SCAR
Gamecocks
35

Time		Play	Score
19:38	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point driving layup	38-28
19:06	+2	James Reese makes two point pullup jump shot	38-30
18:48	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point driving dunk	40-30
18:27		Colin Castleton blocks Keyshawn Bryant's two point layup
18:25		Kowacie Reeves defensive rebound
18:25		Brandon McKissic offensive foul
18:25		Brandon McKissic turnover
18:08	+3	James Reese makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	40-33
17:50		Brandon McKissic turnover (lost ball) (Keyshawn Bryant steals)
17:37		Keyshawn Bryant misses two point layup
17:35		Anthony Duruji defensive rebound
17:32		Wildens Leveque personal foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
17:15		Brandon McKissic misses three point jump shot
17:13		Anthony Duruji offensive rebound
17:04	+2	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes two point layup (Anthony Duruji assists)	42-33
16:52	+2	Josh Gray makes two point layup (Devin Carter assists)	42-35
16:34	+3	Kowacie Reeves makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	45-35
16:13		James Reese misses three point jump shot
16:11		Gamecocks offensive rebound
16:11		Anthony Duruji personal foul (Josh Gray draws the foul)
16:01		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
15:59		Brandon Martin offensive rebound
15:59	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup (Brandon Martin assists)	45-37
15:59		Tyree Appleby shooting foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59		Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:59		Myreon Jones defensive rebound
15:42	+2	Jason Jitoboh makes two point layup (Tyree Appleby assists)	47-37
15:28		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (bad pass) (Jason Jitoboh steals)
15:11		Devin Carter personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
15:00		Devin Carter shooting foul (Myreon Jones draws the foul)
15:00		Myreon Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:00	+1	Myreon Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-37
14:36		Brandon Martin misses two point jump shot
14:34		Ta'Quan Woodley offensive rebound
14:23	+3	Chico Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ta'Quan Woodley assists)	48-40
14:11	+2	Jason Jitoboh makes two point dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	50-40
13:49		James Reese misses three point jump shot
13:47		Ta'Quan Woodley offensive rebound
13:38	+2	Ta'Quan Woodley makes two point putback layup	50-42
13:27		Myreon Jones misses two point jump shot
13:25		Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
13:15		Jason Jitoboh blocks Jermaine Couisnard's two point jump shot
13:13		Gamecocks offensive rebound
13:08		Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:06		Gamecocks offensive rebound
12:49		Brandon Martin misses three point jump shot
12:47		Ta'Quan Woodley offensive rebound
12:38		James Reese misses three point jump shot
12:36		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
12:20	+2	Brandon McKissic makes two point layup (Colin Castleton assists)	52-42
12:05		Colin Castleton blocks Chico Carter Jr.'s two point jump shot
12:03		Jacobi Wright offensive rebound
11:54		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
11:51		Ta'Quan Woodley offensive rebound
11:53		Brandon McKissic personal foul (Ta'Quan Woodley draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:46		Keyshawn Bryant misses two point jump shot
11:44		Elijah Kennedy defensive rebound
11:30		Colin Castleton turnover (bad pass) (Erik Stevenson steals)
11:22	+2	Erik Stevenson makes two point pullup jump shot	52-44
11:06		Colin Castleton turnover (lost ball) (Ta'Quan Woodley steals)
10:53	+2	Chico Carter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	52-46
10:41		Gators 30 second timeout
10:41		TV timeout
10:27		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
10:25		Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound
10:03		Erik Stevenson misses two point jump shot
10:01		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
9:52		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. turnover (traveling)
9:43		Colin Castleton blocks Erik Stevenson's two point layup
9:41		Gamecocks offensive rebound
9:28	+2	Erik Stevenson makes two point jump shot	52-48
9:12		Kowacie Reeves misses three point jump shot
9:10		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. offensive rebound
9:03	+2	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes two point putback layup	54-48
8:49		Colin Castleton blocks Erik Stevenson's two point layup
8:47		Keyshawn Bryant offensive rebound
8:34		Keyshawn Bryant misses two point layup
8:32		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. defensive rebound
8:32		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:30		Gamecocks defensive rebound
8:11		Colin Castleton shooting foul (Wildens Leveque draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-49
8:11		Wildens Leveque misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:11		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
7:52	+2	CJ Felder makes two point dunk (Colin Castleton assists)	56-49
7:27		CJ Felder blocks Wildens Leveque's two point layup
7:25		Gamecocks offensive rebound
7:26		TV timeout
7:22		Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:20		Gators defensive rebound
7:13		Wildens Leveque personal foul
7:13		Myreon Jones turnover (Erik Stevenson steals)
7:05		Erik Stevenson misses two point jump shot
7:03		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
6:55		Brandon Martin personal foul
6:46	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point jump shot	58-49
6:39		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
6:37		Brandon McKissic defensive rebound
6:29	+2	CJ Felder makes two point jump shot (Brandon McKissic assists)	60-49
6:21		Erik Stevenson turnover (bad pass) (Kowacie Reeves steals)
6:10		Jermaine Couisnard personal foul
6:07	+1	Kowacie Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 3	61-49
6:07	+1	Kowacie Reeves makes regular free throw 2 of 3	62-49
6:07		Kowacie Reeves misses regular free throw 3 of 3
6:07		CJ Felder offensive rebound
6:05		CJ Felder misses three point jump shot
6:03		Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
5:51	+3	James Reese makes three point jump shot (Erik Stevenson assists)	62-52
5:41	+3	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes three point jump shot	65-52
5:32		Jason Jitoboh personal foul
5:21	+3	Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	65-55
5:12		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
5:10		Jason Jitoboh offensive rebound
4:51	+2	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes two point jump shot	67-55
4:42		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup
4:33		Jason Jitoboh defensive rebound
4:25		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Devin Carter steals)
4:10	+3	Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (James Reese assists)	67-58
4:03		James Reese personal foul
2:31		TV timeout
2:31		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:31		Ta'Quan Woodley defensive rebound
2:11	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point floating jump shot	67-60
1:58		Erik Stevenson personal foul (Kowacie Reeves draws the foul)
1:58	+1	Kowacie Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-60
1:58	+1	Kowacie Reeves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-60
1:45		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup
1:43		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
1:36		James Reese personal foul (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. draws the foul)
1:36		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:36		James Reese defensive rebound
1:24		Colin Castleton blocks Ta'Quan Woodley's two point dunk
1:22		Anthony Duruji defensive rebound
1:10		Tyree Appleby turnover (lost ball) (James Reese steals)
1:11	+3	Chico Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot (James Reese assists)	69-63
1:11		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:43		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:41		Kowacie Reeves offensive rebound
0:34		James Reese personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-63
0:34	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-63
0:24		Colin Castleton blocks Chico Carter Jr.'s two point jump shot
0:22		Brandon McKissic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Brandon McKissic defensive rebound