Jackson leads South Carolina past Eastern Michigan, 74-64
AP
Dec 30, 2022
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Gregory Jackson II threw down three dunks in the first half and knocked down four 3-pointers in the second to score a career-high 24 points and help South Carolina Gamecocks power its way past Eastern Michigan Eagles, 74-64 on Friday night.
The game featured a pair of highly rated recruits. Jackson, originally the top-rated recruit in the Class of 2023 before reclassifying himself and committing to South Carolina for the 2022-23 season, finished with a career-high 24 points. Sophomore Emoni Bates, the No. 3 recruit from the Class of 2021 who played at Memphis as a freshman, hit 8 of 15 from 3-point range and posted a career-high 36 points to lead Eastern Michigan.
Jackson, who turned 18 years old December 17 and is the highest-rated recruit in program history, was 9 of 19 from the field and hit 4 of 9 from beyond the arc while pulling down nine rebounds.
South Carolina built a 10-point lead in the first half and held a 40-30 advantage at intermission.
Chico Carter Jr. had 15 points for the Gamecocks (7-6). Meechie Johnson added 10 points, six rebounds and three assists.
Eastern Michigan had trouble finding offense outside of Bates, who shot 13 of 25 from the field, including 8 of 15 from distance, and was the only player to reach double-figure scoring. As a team the Eagles were 25 of 63 from the field (39.7%).
UP NEXT
Eastern Michigan opens Mid-American Conference play Tuesday when it plays host to Bowling Green.
South Carolina plays its Southeastern Conference opener Tuesday in Nashville against Vanderbilt.
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1st Half
EMU
Eagles
30
SCAR
Gamecocks
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Legend Geeter vs. Gregory Jackson II (Eagles gains possession)
19:34
+2
Noah Farrakhan makes two point floating jump shot
2-0
19:10
Emoni Bates shooting foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
19:10
+1
Hayden Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-1
19:10
+1
Hayden Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-2
18:55
Legend Geeter offensive foul
18:55
Legend Geeter turnover (offensive foul)
18:45
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (bad pass) (Emoni Bates steals)
18:34
+2
Emoni Bates makes two point jump shot
4-2
18:13
Meechie Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Tyson Acuff steals)
18:01
Emoni Bates misses three point jump shot
17:59
Emoni Bates offensive rebound
17:50
Emoni Bates misses three point jump shot
17:48
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
17:39
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point dunk (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk assists)
4-4
17:10
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Jalin Billingsley draws the foul)
17:10
Jalin Billingsley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:10
+1
Jalin Billingsley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-4
17:00
+2
Meechie Johnson makes two point layup
5-6
16:36
+2
Noah Farrakhan makes two point jump shot
7-6
16:20
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point jump shot
7-8
15:51
Emoni Bates turnover (bad pass) (Hayden Brown steals)
15:44
+2
Chico Carter Jr. makes two point jump shot
7-10
15:21
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Emoni Bates draws the foul)
15:21
TV timeout
15:21
+1
Emoni Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-10
15:21
+1
Emoni Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-10
14:56
Gregory Jackson II misses two point jump shot
14:54
Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
14:28
+2
Jalin Billingsley makes two point layup
11-10
13:57
Jacobi Wright misses two point layup
13:55
Josh Gray offensive rebound
13:54
Josh Gray misses two point layup
13:52
Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
13:52
Official timeout
13:29
Emoni Bates misses two point jump shot
13:27
Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
13:19
+3
Chico Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot
11-13
13:03
Tyson Acuff misses two point jump shot
13:01
Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
12:43
Gregory Jackson II misses three point jump shot
12:41
Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
12:36
Tyson Acuff turnover (bad pass) (Chico Carter Jr. steals)
12:13
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point dunk (Zachary Davis assists)
11-15
11:55
Yusuf Jihad misses three point jump shot
11:53
Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound
11:47
Gregory Jackson II turnover (carrying)
11:47
TV timeout
11:31
+2
Yusuf Jihad makes two point dunk (Orlando Lovejoy assists)
13-15
11:16
+3
Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Hayden Brown assists)
13-18
10:49
Yusuf Jihad misses two point jump shot
10:47
Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
10:41
Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
10:39
Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
10:26
Kevin-David Rice shooting foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
10:26
Hayden Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:26
+1
Hayden Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-19
10:15
Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
10:13
Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
9:54
+2
Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point layup (Jacobi Wright assists)
13-21
9:32
+2
Tyson Acuff makes two point jump shot
15-21
9:20
Orlando Lovejoy personal foul
9:15
+3
Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot
15-24
8:54
Hayden Brown blocks Jalin Billingsley's two point layup
8:52
Eagles offensive rebound
8:43
Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
8:41
Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
8:17
Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses three point jump shot
8:15
Zachary Davis offensive rebound
8:10
+2
Zachary Davis makes two point dunk
15-26
8:08
Eagles 30 second timeout
8:08
TV timeout
8:01
+3
Emoni Bates makes three point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists)
18-26
7:45
+2
Zachary Davis makes two point layup
18-28
7:19
Emoni Bates misses three point jump shot
7:17
Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
7:05
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point jump shot
18-30
6:49
Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
6:47
Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
6:39
Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:37
Meechie Johnson offensive rebound
6:33
+2
Meechie Johnson makes two point layup
18-32
6:10
+2
Jalin Billingsley makes two point layup
20-32
6:10
Hayden Brown shooting foul (Jalin Billingsley draws the foul)
6:10
Jalin Billingsley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:10
Hayden Brown defensive rebound
5:57
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point dunk (Meechie Johnson assists)
20-34
5:36
Emoni Bates misses three point jump shot
5:34
Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound
5:26
Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:24
Javantae Randle defensive rebound
5:02
+2
Jalin Billingsley makes two point jump shot
22-34
4:37
Gregory Jackson II misses three point jump shot
4:35
Emoni Bates defensive rebound
4:27
Emoni Bates misses two point layup
4:25
Noah Farrakhan offensive rebound
4:18
Noah Farrakhan misses three point jump shot
4:16
Hayden Brown defensive rebound
4:13
+2
Chico Carter Jr. makes two point layup (Hayden Brown assists)
22-36
3:51
+2
Javantae Randle makes two point layup (Noah Farrakhan assists)
