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.
UP NEXT
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
Team
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
Team
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)
