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Jackson II scores 18, South Carolina tops Presbyterian 68-57

AP
Dec 11, 2022

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Freshman Gregory ''GG'' Jackson II scored 18 points, Meechie Johnson added 16 and South Carolina Gamecocks used a 14-0 run midway through the second half to pull away for a 68-57 win over Presbyterian Blue Hose on Sunday night.

Jackson has scored in double figures in each game as a member of the Gamecocks and went into the game leading the team in scoring (17.0 per game) and rebounding (7.5).

Jackson threw down a dunk with about 12 minutes remaining to spark the big run - including seven points by Hayden Brown - over the next 6 minutes that gave South Carolina a 55-44 lead. Marquis Barnett hit a 3-pointer that trimmed Presbyterian's deficit to 63-55 with 2:41 left, but the Blue Hose got no closer.

Brown, a graduate transfer who scored 1,402 career points for The Citadel over five seasons, finished with 14 points - 11 in the second half - for South Carolina (5-4).

Winston Hill made 8 of 10 from the field and led Presbyterian (2-9) with 18 points and five assists. Terrell Ard Jr. added 13 points on 6-of-13 shooting.

South Carolina committed a season-low six turnovers.

Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk made back-to-back baskets before he blocked a shot by Ard that led to a fast-break dunk by Jackson to give South Carolina a 6-0 lead less than 90 seconds into the game.

Jackson and Johnson scored five points apiece - and each hit a 3-pointer - in a 10-3 spurt that made it 16-5 with 14 minutes left in the first half. Jackson made another 3 to give the Gamecocks a 13-point lead with 5 minutes before halftime but Presbyterian scored 11 straight points before a Jackson layup made it 37-33 at the break.

Owen McCormack hit a 3 and Trevon Reddish-Rhone followed with four consecutive points to open the second half - while South Carolina missed its first six shots - to give the Blue Hose their first lead of the game at 40-37 with 17 minutes to play.

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Presbyterian (2-9) returns home to play Thursday against Elon.

South Carolina visits defending Conference USA-champion UAB on Wednesday.

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1st Half
PRES
Blue Hose
33
SCAR
Gamecocks
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Terrell Ard, Jr. vs. Hayden Brown (Chico Carter Jr. gains possession)
19:34	+2	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point layup	0-2
19:20		Crosby James misses two point jump shot
19:18		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
19:01	+2	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point jump shot	0-4
18:43		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk blocks Terrell Ard, Jr.'s two point jump shot
18:41		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
18:36	+2	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes two point dunk	0-6
18:19		Marquis Barnett misses three point jump shot
18:17		Chico Carter Jr. defensive rebound
17:57		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive foul (Marquis Barnett draws the foul)
17:57		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (offensive foul)
17:38	+2	Trevon Reddish-Rhone makes two point jump shot	2-6
17:17	+2	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes two point layup	2-8
16:51		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul (Marquis Barnett draws the foul)
16:32		Marquis Barnett misses two point jump shot
16:30		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
16:25		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:22		Owen McCormack personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
16:08	+3	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes three point jump shot (Hayden Brown assists)	2-11
15:35	+3	Terrell Ard, Jr. makes three point jump shot (Trevon Reddish-Rhone assists)	5-11
15:14	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Hayden Brown assists)	5-14
14:47		Trevon Reddish-Rhone turnover (carrying)
14:47		TV timeout
14:35		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:33		Trevon Reddish-Rhone defensive rebound
14:12		Terrell Ard, Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Meechie Johnson steals)
14:09	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	5-16
14:09		Trevon Reddish-Rhone shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
14:09		Meechie Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:09		Josh Gray offensive rebound
13:45		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses three point jump shot
13:43		Trevon Reddish-Rhone defensive rebound
13:33		Marquis Barnett misses two point jump shot
13:31		Trevon Reddish-Rhone offensive rebound
13:27		Josh Gray shooting foul (Trevon Reddish-Rhone draws the foul)
13:27		Trevon Reddish-Rhone misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:27	+1	Trevon Reddish-Rhone makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-16
12:58		Josh Gray misses two point jump shot
12:56		Marquis Barnett defensive rebound
12:46	+3	Crosby James makes three point jump shot (Winston Hill assists)	9-16
12:17	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	9-18
12:17		Marquis Barnett shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
12:17		Jacobi Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:17		Marquis Barnett defensive rebound
12:03		Ford Cooper Jr. shooting foul (Crosby James draws the foul)
12:03		Crosby James misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:03	+1	Crosby James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-18
11:49	+3	Chico Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Hayden Brown assists)	10-21
11:29		Marquis Barnett turnover (bad pass) (Chico Carter Jr. steals)
11:23		Chico Carter Jr. turnover (lost ball)
11:23		TV timeout
11:11		Winston Hill misses two point jump shot
11:09		Blue Hose offensive rebound
11:00		Crosby James misses three point jump shot
10:55		Winston Hill offensive rebound
10:55	+2	Kobe Stewart makes two point layup (Winston Hill assists)	12-21
10:36	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point jump shot	12-23
10:11	+2	Marquis Barnett makes two point layup	14-23
9:50		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses two point dunk
9:48		Winston Hill defensive rebound
9:38		Trevon Reddish-Rhone turnover (traveling)
9:21	+3	Hayden Brown makes three point jump shot	14-26
8:54		Trevon Reddish-Rhone misses two point jump shot
8:52		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II defensive rebound
8:45		Owen McCormack shooting foul (Gregory 'GG' Jackson II draws the foul)
8:45	+1	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-27
8:45		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:45		Terrell Ard, Jr. defensive rebound
8:20		Terrell Ard, Jr. misses two point layup
8:18		Chico Carter Jr. defensive rebound
8:10	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	14-29
7:45	+2	Crosby James makes two point jump shot	16-29
7:24		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:22		Terrell Ard, Jr. defensive rebound
7:15		Terrell Ard, Jr. misses two point layup
7:13		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II defensive rebound
7:07		Kobe Stewart shooting foul (Gregory 'GG' Jackson II draws the foul)
7:07		TV timeout
7:07		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:07	+1	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-30
6:47	+2	Terrell Ard, Jr. makes two point dunk (Trevon Reddish-Rhone assists)	18-30
6:31		Hayden Brown misses two point layup
6:29		Trevon Reddish-Rhone defensive rebound
6:22	+2	Terrell Ard, Jr. makes two point layup	20-30
5:55	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	20-32
5:31	+2	Winston Hill makes two point layup	22-32
5:17	+3	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	22-35
4:49	+2	Winston Hill makes two point layup	24-35
4:31		Hayden Brown misses two point layup
4:29		Kobe Stewart defensive rebound
4:13	+3	Kobe Stewart makes three point jump shot (Winston Hill assists)	27-35
3:48		Kobe Stewart blocks Meechie Johnson's two point layup
3:46		Terrell Ard, Jr. defensive rebound
3:40		Kobe Stewart offensive foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
3:40		Kobe Stewart turnover (offensive foul)
3:40		TV timeout
3:20		Meechie Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Crosby James steals)
2:52	+2	Terrell Ard, Jr. makes two point jump shot (Winston Hill assists)	29-35
2:29		Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot
2:27		Blue Hose defensive rebound
2:10		Crosby James misses three point jump shot
2:08		Terrell Ard, Jr. offensive rebound
1:55		Trevon Reddish-Rhone misses two point jump shot
1:53		Gamecocks defensive rebound
1:34		Hayden Brown turnover (out of bounds)
1:23	+2	Winston Hill makes two point layup	31-35
1:04		Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:02		Meechie Johnson offensive rebound
0:55		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses two point layup
0:53		Winston Hill defensive rebound
0:47	+2	Terrell Ard, Jr. makes two point layup (Winston Hill assists)	33-35
0:29	+2	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes two point layup	33-37
0:22		Blue Hose 30 second timeout
0:02		Winston Hill misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PRES
Blue Hose
24
SCAR
Gamecocks
31

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:49		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:47		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
19:34		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (lost ball) (Owen McCormack steals)
19:15		Terrell Ard, Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk steals)
18:58		Trevon Reddish-Rhone personal foul (Gregory 'GG' Jackson II draws the foul)
18:44		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses three point jump shot
18:42		Marquis Barnett defensive rebound
18:31	+3	Owen McCormack makes three point jump shot (Trevon Reddish-Rhone assists)	36-37
18:15		Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
18:13		Marquis Barnett defensive rebound
18:08	+2	Trevon Reddish-Rhone makes two point layup	38-37
18:08		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Trevon Reddish-Rhone draws the foul)
18:08		Trevon Reddish-Rhone misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:08		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
17:39		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses two point jump shot
17:37		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
17:32		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (lost ball) (Terrell Ard, Jr. steals)
17:10		Hayden Brown shooting foul (Trevon Reddish-Rhone draws the foul)
17:10	+1	Trevon Reddish-Rhone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-37
17:10	+1	Trevon Reddish-Rhone makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-37
16:42		Marquis Barnett blocks Chico Carter Jr.'s three point jump shot
16:18		Terrell Ard, Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:58		Owen McCormack shooting foul (Josh Gray draws the foul)
15:58		TV timeout
15:58	+1	Josh Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-38
15:58	+1	Josh Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-39
15:49		Winston Hill turnover (lost ball)
15:35		Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot
15:33		Marquis Barnett defensive rebound
15:11		Marquis Barnett misses three point jump shot
15:09		Josh Gray defensive rebound
14:42	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	40-41
14:15	+2	Winston Hill makes two point layup	42-41
14:05		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
14:05		TV timeout
13:47		Marquis Barnett personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
13:45		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:43		Crosby James defensive rebound
13:34		Crosby James misses two point jump shot
13:32		Josh Gray defensive rebound
13:17		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses two point jump shot
13:15		Marquis Barnett defensive rebound
12:55	+2	Winston Hill makes two point layup	44-41
12:38		Trevon Reddish-Rhone personal foul (Gregory 'GG' Jackson II draws the foul)
12:38		Terrell Ard, Jr. personal foul (Gregory 'GG' Jackson II draws the foul)
12:36	+2	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes two point dunk (Jacobi Wright assists)	44-43
12:22		Josh Gray personal foul (Terrell Ard, Jr. draws the foul)
12:20		Josh Gray personal foul (Marquis Barnett draws the foul)
12:00		Marquis Barnett misses three point jump shot
11:58		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II defensive rebound
11:35		Marquis Barnett personal foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
11:35		TV timeout
11:16		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
11:14		Kobe Stewart defensive rebound
11:05		Winston Hill turnover (traveling)
10:34		Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:32		Josh Gray offensive rebound
10:29	+2	Josh Gray makes two point layup	44-45
10:08		Chico Carter Jr. personal foul (Winston Hill draws the foul)
9:59		Trevon Reddish-Rhone turnover (bad pass) (Josh Gray steals)
9:28	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point dunk	44-47
9:03		Crosby James misses three point jump shot
9:01		Terrell Ard, Jr. offensive rebound
8:44		Crosby James turnover (lost ball)
8:32	+3	Hayden Brown makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	44-50
8:23		Blue Hose 30 second timeout
8:23		TV timeout
7:59		Terrell Ard, Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:57		Josh Gray defensive rebound
7:35	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot	44-53
7:00		Terrell Ard, Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:58		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
6:38		Hayden Brown misses two point layup
6:36		Terrell Ard, Jr. defensive rebound
6:33		Terrell Ard, Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Chico Carter Jr. steals)
6:27	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point layup (Jacobi Wright assists)	44-55
6:24		Gamecocks 60 second timeout
6:12		Josh Gray blocks Crosby James's two point layup
6:10		Josh Gray defensive rebound
6:06		Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
6:04		Josh Gray offensive rebound
6:01		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses three point jump shot
5:59		Winston Hill defensive rebound
5:47	+2	Terrell Ard, Jr. makes two point jump shot	46-55
5:15		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
5:13		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II offensive rebound
5:12		Crosby James shooting foul (Gregory 'GG' Jackson II draws the foul)
5:12	+1	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-56
5:12	+1	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-57
5:13	+2	Winston Hill makes two point layup	48-57
4:31	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	48-59
4:09	+2	Winston Hill makes two point layup (Crosby James assists)	50-59
3:47	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	50-61
3:27		TV timeout
3:19	+2	Winston Hill makes two point jump shot (Kobe Stewart assists)	52-61
3:02	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point dunk (Meechie Johnson assists)	52-63
2:43	+3	Marquis Barnett makes three point jump shot (Kobe Stewart assists)	55-63
2:39		Blue Hose 30 second timeout
2:12		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:10		Chico Carter Jr. offensive rebound
1:55	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	55-65
1:30		Terrell Ard, Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:28		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II defensive rebound
0:58		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses three point jump shot
0:56		Chico Carter Jr. offensive rebound
0:31	+3	Chico Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	55-68
0:23	+2	Crosby James makes two point layup	57-68
0:00		End of period

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Crosby James makes two point layup