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Couisnard's 33 points propel South Carolina past LSU 77-75

AP
Feb 19, 2022

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Jermaine Couisnard scored a career-high 33 points on 12-for-18 shooting and South Carolina Gamecocks rallied to beat LSU Tigers 77-75 on Saturday for its third straight win.

Keyshawn Bryant made two foul shots with 1:51 left to give South Carolina a 74-73 lead. Erik Stevenson's layup 13 seconds later - off an LSU turnover - padded the lead before Eric Gaines sank two foul shots to get LSU back within a point with 34 seconds to go.

Carter missed two free throws at 19 seconds, but Darius Days missed a 3-pointer with 3 seconds remaining after an LSU timeout. Bryant grabbed the rebound, was fouled, and made 1 of 2 from the line for South Carolina with 1.5 seconds left. LSU never got off a shot as time expired.

Trailing 58-47 with 13:16 remaining, South Carolina went on a 21-9 run in a little more than five minutes to capture a 68-67 lead for its first since Bryant's opening jump shot.

Stevenson scored 15 and Carter had 10 off the bench for the Gamecocks. Despite missing 19 of 27 3-pointers, South Carolina (16-10, 7-7 SEC) was 18 of 24 inside the arc and finished 26 for 51 (51%) overall.

Reserve Tari Eason scored 21 points with 10 rebounds and Days scored 18 for LSU. The Tigers missed 9 of 22 free-throw attempts.

LSU (19-8, 7-7), which saw its three-game winning streak come to an end, travels to play fourth-ranked Kentucky on Wednesday. The Gamecocks host Mississippi State on Wednesday.

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1st Half
LSU
Tigers
42
SCAR
Gamecocks
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Efton Reid vs. Wildens Leveque (Chico Carter Jr. gains possession)
19:42	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:21		Xavier Pinson misses two point jump shot
19:19		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
19:15		Wildens Leveque blocks Mwani Wilkinson's two point jump shot
19:13		Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound
19:14		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (lost ball)
19:00	+2	Darius Days makes two point layup (Xavier Pinson assists)	2-2
18:41		Keyshawn Bryant turnover (lost ball) (Efton Reid steals)
18:27	+2	Brandon Murray makes two point jump shot	4-2
18:11	+2	James Reese makes two point driving layup	4-4
18:00		Xavier Pinson turnover (traveling)
17:50		James Reese turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Pinson steals)
17:46		Keyshawn Bryant shooting foul (Brandon Murray draws the foul)
17:46		Brandon Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:46		Brandon Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:46		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
17:37		Erik Stevenson personal foul (Efton Reid draws the foul)
17:35		Brandon Murray misses two point jump shot
17:33		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
17:28	+2	Mwani Wilkinson makes two point putback dunk	6-4
17:23		Jermaine Couisnard offensive foul (Xavier Pinson draws the foul)
17:23		Jermaine Couisnard turnover
17:05		Wildens Leveque blocks Brandon Murray's two point jump shot
17:03		Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
16:58		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
16:56		Erik Stevenson offensive rebound
16:53		James Reese misses three point jump shot
16:51		Tigers defensive rebound
16:29	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	9-4
16:13		Darius Days shooting foul (Erik Stevenson draws the foul)
16:13	+1	Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	9-5
16:13	+1	Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	9-6
16:13	+1	Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	9-7
15:48	+2	Efton Reid makes two point hook shot	11-7
15:19		Wildens Leveque turnover (bad pass) (Efton Reid steals)
15:10	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot	14-7
15:06		James Reese misses three point jump shot
15:04		Tigers defensive rebound
15:04		TV timeout
14:42		Darius Days turnover (bad pass) (James Reese steals)
14:23		Keyshawn Bryant misses three point jump shot
14:21		Darius Days defensive rebound
14:10	+2	Tari Eason makes two point pullup jump shot	16-7
13:57		Keyshawn Bryant turnover (bad pass)
13:46		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
13:44		James Reese defensive rebound
13:39		Devin Carter misses two point dunk
13:37		Darius Days defensive rebound
13:20	+2	Tari Eason makes two point layup (Xavier Pinson assists)	18-7
13:20		Brandon Martin shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Tari Eason makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-7
13:07		Brandon Martin turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
13:02	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point dunk	21-7
12:55	+2	Devin Carter makes two point alley-oop dunk (Erik Stevenson assists)	21-9
12:41	+2	Tari Eason makes two point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	23-9
12:26	+2	Brandon Martin makes two point layup (Ta'Quan Woodley assists)	23-11
12:11	+2	Efton Reid makes two point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	25-11
11:43		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
11:41		Tari Eason defensive rebound
11:31		Brandon Murray misses three point jump shot
11:29		Brandon Martin defensive rebound
11:25	+2	Erik Stevenson makes two point layup (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	25-13
11:25		Eric Gaines shooting foul (Erik Stevenson draws the foul)
11:25		TV timeout
11:25	+1	Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-14
11:19		Xavier Pinson turnover (bad pass) (James Reese steals)
11:10	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup	25-16
11:00		Justice Williams misses three point jump shot
10:58		Efton Reid offensive rebound
10:55		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
10:53		Efton Reid offensive rebound
10:51		Ta'Quan Woodley shooting foul (Efton Reid draws the foul)
10:51		Efton Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:51		Efton Reid misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:51		James Reese defensive rebound
10:51		Efton Reid personal foul (James Reese draws the foul)
10:38		James Reese misses three point jump shot
10:36		Brandon Murray defensive rebound
10:35		Brandon Murray turnover (out of bounds)
10:22		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
10:20		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
10:13		Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:11		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
10:01	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	28-16
9:52		AJ Wilson misses three point jump shot
9:50		Darius Days defensive rebound
9:35		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
9:33		Chico Carter Jr. defensive rebound
9:26	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup (Chico Carter Jr. assists)	28-18
9:03		Tari Eason misses two point jump shot
9:01		Gamecocks defensive rebound
8:37	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (Wildens Leveque assists)	28-21
8:23		Tari Eason turnover (lost ball) (Jermaine Couisnard steals)
8:20	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup	28-23
8:20		Tigers 30 second timeout
8:20		TV timeout
8:01	+2	Efton Reid makes two point hook shot (Brandon Murray assists)	30-23
7:47		Keyshawn Bryant turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals)
7:39		Efton Reid misses three point jump shot
7:37		Tari Eason offensive rebound
7:25		Tari Eason misses three point jump shot
7:23		Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound
7:20		Tari Eason personal foul (Keyshawn Bryant draws the foul)
7:06		Devin Carter turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
6:42		Devin Carter personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
6:32		Brandon Murray misses two point layup
6:30		Ta'Quan Woodley defensive rebound
6:30		Efton Reid personal foul (Ta'Quan Woodley draws the foul)
6:08		Keyshawn Bryant misses two point jump shot
6:06		Tari Eason defensive rebound
5:53	+3	Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	33-23
5:39		Ta'Quan Woodley turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals)
5:27		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
5:25		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
4:55	+2	AJ Wilson makes two point jump shot (James Reese assists)	33-25
4:25		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
4:23		AJ Wilson defensive rebound
4:16	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point floating jump shot	33-27
4:02		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Xavier Pinson draws the foul)
4:02	+1	Xavier Pinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-27
4:02	+1	Xavier Pinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-27
3:56		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (lost ball) (Mwani Wilkinson steals)
3:50	+2	Mwani Wilkinson makes two point jump shot (Tari Eason assists)	37-27
3:50		TV timeout
3:26	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point jump shot	37-29
3:07		Tari Eason misses two point jump shot
3:05		Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
3:00	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point driving layup	37-31
2:31		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul)
2:31	+1	Tari Eason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-31
2:31		Tari Eason misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:31		Eric Gaines offensive rebound
2:22		AJ Wilson shooting foul (Brandon Murray draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Brandon Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-31
2:22	+1	Brandon Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-31
2:14		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
2:03		Eric Gaines personal foul
2:00	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (Erik Stevenson assists)	40-34
1:39		Xavier Pinson misses two point layup
1:37		Shareef O'Neal offensive rebound
1:19		Xavier Pinson misses two point jump shot
1:17		Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
1:10	+2	AJ Wilson makes two point reverse layup (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	40-36
0:39		Tari Eason misses two point layup
0:37		Tari Eason offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Tari Eason makes two point putback layup	42-36
0:08		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
0:06		Tari Eason defensive rebound
0:01		Tari Eason turnover (lost ball) (Jermaine Couisnard steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LSU
Tigers
33
SCAR
Gamecocks
41

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Keyshawn Bryant misses three point jump shot
19:39		Efton Reid defensive rebound
19:18		Wildens Leveque personal foul (Xavier Pinson draws the foul)
19:16		Brandon Murray misses three point jump shot
19:13		Gamecocks defensive rebound
18:56	+3	Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	42-39
18:30		Wildens Leveque personal foul
18:24		Brandon Murray misses two point jump shot
18:22		Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound
18:17		Erik Stevenson turnover (lost ball)
18:05	+2	Xavier Pinson makes two point finger roll layup	44-39
17:51		James Reese misses three point jump shot
17:49		Ta'Quan Woodley offensive rebound
17:49		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Ta'Quan Woodley draws the foul)
17:49	+1	Ta'Quan Woodley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-40
17:49		Ta'Quan Woodley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:49		Efton Reid defensive rebound
17:19		Brandon Murray misses two point jump shot
17:17		Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound
17:12	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point driving layup	44-42
16:48	+2	Brandon Murray makes two point layup (Mwani Wilkinson assists)	46-42
16:40		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (lost ball)
16:13	+3	Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Murray assists)	49-42
15:57		Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
15:55		Tigers defensive rebound
15:54		TV timeout
15:42	+2	Darius Days makes two point reverse layup (Xavier Pinson assists)	51-42
15:27		James Reese misses three point jump shot
15:25		Erik Stevenson offensive rebound
15:23		Tari Eason personal foul (Erik Stevenson draws the foul)
15:21		Mwani Wilkinson personal foul (Erik Stevenson draws the foul)
15:09	+2	James Reese makes two point pullup jump shot	51-44
14:59		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
14:57		Tari Eason offensive rebound
14:52	+2	Mwani Wilkinson makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)	53-44
14:33	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (James Reese assists)	53-47
14:06	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	56-47
13:55		James Reese misses three point jump shot
13:53		AJ Wilson offensive rebound
13:48		AJ Wilson misses two point layup
13:46		Darius Days defensive rebound
13:39		Tari Eason offensive foul (James Reese draws the foul)
13:39		Tari Eason turnover
13:22		Keyshawn Bryant misses two point jump shot
13:20		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
13:15	+2	Efton Reid makes two point dunk (Eric Gaines assists)	58-47
13:06		Xavier Pinson personal foul (James Reese draws the foul)
13:03	+3	James Reese makes three point jump shot (Erik Stevenson assists)	58-50
12:40		Xavier Pinson misses two point layup
12:38		Devin Carter defensive rebound
12:33	+2	Devin Carter makes two point layup (Erik Stevenson assists)	58-52
12:33		Darius Days shooting foul (Devin Carter draws the foul)
12:33	+1	Devin Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-53
12:04		Efton Reid misses two point layup
12:02		AJ Wilson defensive rebound
11:59		Shareef O'Neal shooting foul (Erik Stevenson draws the foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:59	+1	Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-54
11:59	+1	Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-55
11:37	+2	Tari Eason makes two point floating jump shot	60-55
11:28		Devin Carter turnover (bad pass) (Mwani Wilkinson steals)
11:10		Brandon Martin shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul)
11:10	+1	Tari Eason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-55
11:10	+1	Tari Eason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-55
10:55	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (Devin Carter assists)	62-58
10:35		Tari Eason turnover (traveling)
10:20	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (AJ Wilson assists)	62-61
9:49		Tari Eason misses two point jump shot
9:47		Tigers offensive rebound
9:47		Official timeout
9:45		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
9:34		AJ Wilson turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals)
9:30		Jermaine Couisnard shooting foul (Brandon Murray draws the foul)
9:30	+1	Brandon Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-61
9:30	+1	Brandon Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-61
9:09	+3	Devin Carter makes three point jump shot (AJ Wilson assists)	64-64
8:40		Jermaine Couisnard shooting foul (Efton Reid draws the foul)
8:40		Efton Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:40		Efton Reid misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:40		Brandon Murray offensive rebound
8:35		Jump ball. Brandon Murray vs. Keyshawn Bryant (Tigers gains possession)
8:31		Ta'Quan Woodley shooting foul (Xavier Pinson draws the foul)
8:31		Xavier Pinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:31	+1	Xavier Pinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-64
8:16		Erik Stevenson turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Pinson steals)
8:11		Ta'Quan Woodley blocks Xavier Pinson's two point layup
8:09		Darius Days offensive rebound
8:00	+2	Darius Days makes two point layup	67-64
7:59		Eric Gaines technical foul
7:59		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Erik Stevenson makes technical free throw 1 of 2	67-65
7:59	+1	Erik Stevenson makes technical free throw 2 of 2	67-66
7:50	+2	Ta'Quan Woodley makes two point dunk	67-68
7:49		Eric Gaines turnover (lost ball)
7:46		Devin Carter misses three point jump shot
7:44		Tigers defensive rebound
7:44		TV timeout
7:29		Eric Gaines turnover (lost ball) (Jermaine Couisnard steals)
7:23		James Reese misses three point jump shot
7:21		Tari Eason defensive rebound
6:53		Xavier Pinson turnover (bad pass)
6:34		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot
6:32		Darius Days defensive rebound
6:27		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
6:25		Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
5:58		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (bad pass)
5:47	+2	Tari Eason makes two point layup (Xavier Pinson assists)	69-68
5:45		Ta'Quan Woodley turnover (bad pass)
5:34		Xavier Pinson personal foul (James Reese draws the foul)
5:34		Xavier Pinson turnover
5:07		Wildens Leveque turnover (bad pass) (Darius Days steals)
4:41		Xavier Pinson misses two point jump shot
4:39		Tari Eason offensive rebound
4:35		Tari Eason misses two point layup
4:33		Xavier Pinson offensive rebound
4:30	+2	Xavier Pinson makes two point putback layup	71-68
4:16		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-69
4:16	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-70
3:54		Wildens Leveque personal foul (Mwani Wilkinson draws the foul)
3:54		TV timeout
3:54		Mwani Wilkinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:54		Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound
3:35		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul)
3:35	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 1 of 3	71-71
3:35	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 3	71-72
3:35		Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 3 of 3
3:35		Keyshawn Bryant offensive rebound
3:13		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
2:46		Darius Days misses two point jump shot
2:44		Gamecocks defensive rebound
2:17		Tari Eason blocks Keyshawn Bryant's two point layup
2:15		Keyshawn Bryant offensive rebound
2:14		Devin Carter misses three point jump shot
2:12		Tigers defensive rebound
1:54		Xavier Pinson misses two point jump shot
1:52		Tari Eason offensive rebound
1:52	+2	Tari Eason makes two point putback layup	73-72
1:52		Eric Gaines personal foul
1:52		Official timeout
1:52	+1	Devin Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-73
1:52	+1	Devin Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-74
1:49		Tari Eason turnover (lost ball) (Erik Stevenson steals)
1:41	+2	Erik Stevenson makes two point layup (Keyshawn Bryant assists)	73-76
1:16		Brandon Murray misses three point jump shot
1:14		Brandon Murray offensive rebound
1:11		AJ Wilson blocks Brandon Murray's two point layup
1:09		Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
0:44		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
0:42		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
0:34		Keyshawn Bryant personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-76
0:34	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-76
0:20		Xavier Pinson personal foul (Devin Carter draws the foul)
0:20		Xavier Pinson personal foul (Devin Carter draws the foul)
0:20		Devin Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20		Devin Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Devin Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Tari Eason defensive rebound
0:04		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
0:04		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
0:02		Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound
0:01		Eric Gaines personal foul (Keyshawn Bryant draws the foul)
0:01		Keyshawn Bryant misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01		Keyshawn Bryant misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01	+1	Keyshawn Bryant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-77
0:01	+1	Keyshawn Bryant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-77
0:00		Tari Eason turnover (lost ball) (Erik Stevenson steals)
0:01		Tari Eason turnover (lost ball) (Erik Stevenson steals)

Tari Eason turnover (lost ball) (Erik Stevenson steals)