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South Carolina transfers make immediate impact in 82-53 win over SC Upstate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Meechie Johnson and Ta'Lon Cooper each scored 15 points and South Carolina beat South Carolina Upstate 82-53 in a season opener on Monday night.
B.J. Mack added 13 points and Myles Stute had 10 for South Carolina.
Justin Bailey scored 13 points and Trae Broadnax added 10 for SC Upstate.
Bailey's 3-pointer almost 3 1/2 minutes in gave SC Upstate its only lead of the game at 5-3. South Carolina led 42-28 at halftime and outscored the Spartans 40-25 after intermission.
South Carolina leads the overall series 8-1, including 4-1 in Columbia. The 29-point win nearly doubles the previous average of 15.4 points per game for margin of victory the Gamecocks have over SC Upstate.
South Carolina's four transfers (Cooper, Mack, Stute and Stephen Clark) entered having played a combined 430 games at the Division I level with 299 starts among them. The entire team’s 480 combined Division I starts ranks third in the Southeastern Conference behind only Mississippi State (514) and Texas A&M (502) entering this season.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Gamecocks gains possession) | Â |
| 19:50 | | Â | B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:48 |  | Â | Ahmir Langlais defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:30 | | Â | Nick Alves misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:28 | | Â | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:18 | | Â | Jordyn Surratt defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:10 | | Â | Justin Bailey misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:08 | | Â | Stephen Clark defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:47 | | Â | Ahmir Langlais personal foul | Â |
| 18:20 | | +2 | B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists) | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | | +2 | Nick Alves makes two point jump shot | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | | Â | Trae Broadnax blocks Myles Stute's three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:35 | | Â | Nick Alves defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:31 | | Â | Stephen Clark blocks Jordyn Surratt's two point layup | Â |
| 17:29 | | Â | Spartans offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:07 | | Â | Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:07 | | Â | Stephen Clark defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:57 | | Â | Jordyn Surratt shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:57 | | +1 | Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-3 |
| 16:57 | | Â | Meechie Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 16:57 | | Â | Ahmir Langlais defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:29 | | Â | Justin Bailey misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:27 | | Â | Ahmir Langlais offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:24 | | +3 | Justin Bailey makes three point jump shot (Ahmir Langlais assists) | 5-3 |
| 16:04 | | +3 | Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Stephen Clark assists) | 5-6 |
| 15:47 | | Â | Justin Bailey misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:45 | | Â | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:36 | | +3 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists) | 5-9 |
| 15:00 | | +2 | Jordyn Surratt makes two point layup (Ahmir Langlais assists) | 7-9 |
| 15:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:43 | | Â | Patrick Iriel shooting foul | Â |
| 14:43 | | +1 | Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-10 |
| 14:43 | | +1 | Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-11 |
| 14:27 | | Â | Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:25 | | Â | Myles Stute defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass) (Miguel Ayesa steals) | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:09 | | Â | Josh Gray defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:58 | | Â | Myles Stute misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:56 | | Â | Josh Gray personal foul | Â |
| 13:44 | | Â | Miguel Ayesa turnover (lost ball) (Zachary Davis steals) | Â |
| 13:33 | | Â | Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:31 | | Â | Patrick Iriel defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:21 | | Â | Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:19 | | Â | Floyd Rideau Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:59 | | Â | Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:57 | | Â | Josh Gray defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:51 | | +3 | Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot | 7-14 |
| 12:51 | | Â | Spartans 30 second timeout | Â |
| 12:17 | | Â | Spartans turnover | Â |
| 11:57 | | Â | B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:55 | | Â | Spartans defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:35 | | Â | Floyd Rideau Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:33 | | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:22 | | +2 | Meechie Johnson makes two point layup | 7-16 |
| 11:10 | | Â | Meechie Johnson personal foul | Â |
| 10:47 | | +2 | Ahmir Langlais makes two point jump shot (Floyd Rideau Jr. assists) | 9-16 |
| 10:39 | | Â | Ahmir Langlais blocks Myles Stute's two point layup | Â |
| 10:37 | | Â | Myles Stute offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:35 | | +2 | Myles Stute makes two point layup | 9-18 |
| 10:14 | | Â | Floyd Rideau Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:12 | | Â | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:06 | | Â | Eduardo Placer personal foul | Â |
| 10:00 | | Â | Nick Alves blocks B.J. Mack's two point layup | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Myles Stute offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Nick Alves personal foul | Â |
| 9:52 | | Â | Ebrima Dibba misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:50 | | Â | B.J. Mack offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:44 | | Â | B.J. Mack turnover (lost ball) (Justin Bailey steals) | Â |
| 9:44 | | Â | Myles Stute personal foul | Â |
| 9:26 | | Â | Jordyn Surratt misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:24 | | Â | Myles Stute defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:16 | | Â | B.J. Mack misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:14 | | Â | Jordyn Surratt defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:09 | | Â | Ahmir Langlais offensive foul | Â |
| 9:09 | | Â | Ahmir Langlais turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 8:56 | | +3 | Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ebrima Dibba assists) | 9-21 |
| 8:51 | | Â | Ebrima Dibba personal foul | Â |
| 8:40 | | +2 | Nick Alves makes two point jump shot | 11-21 |
| 8:24 | | Â | Ebrima Dibba turnover (bad pass) (Justin Bailey steals) | Â |
| 8:21 | | Â | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Justin Bailey draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:21 | | +1 | Justin Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-21 |
| 8:21 | | +1 | Justin Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-21 |
| 8:03 | | Â | Meechie Johnson turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | Justin Bailey turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:28 | | Â | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:26 | | Â | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:22 | | +2 | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point layup | 13-23 |
| 7:03 | | Â | Trae Broadnax turnover (lost ball) (Zachary Davis steals) | Â |
| 6:56 | | Â | Spartans 30 second timeout | Â |
| 6:47 | | +2 | Stephen Clark makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists) | 13-25 |
| 6:28 | | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper blocks Trae Broadnax's two point layup | Â |
| 6:26 | | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:24 | | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Justin Bailey steals) | Â |
| 6:15 | | +2 | Trae Broadnax makes two point jump shot | 15-25 |
| 5:57 | | Â | Jordyn Surratt shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:57 | | +1 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-26 |
| 5:57 | | +1 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-27 |
| 5:40 | | +3 | Justin Bailey makes three point jump shot (Nick Alves assists) | 18-27 |
| 5:22 | | Â | Justin Bailey personal foul | Â |
| 5:22 | | Â | Morris Ugusuk misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 5:22 | | Â | Floyd Rideau Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:58 | | +2 | Nick Alves makes two point jump shot (Patrick Iriel assists) | 20-27 |
| 4:44 | | Â | Justin Bailey personal foul | Â |
| 4:44 | | +1 | B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-28 |
| 4:44 | | +1 | B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-29 |
| 4:33 | | Â | Spartans 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:24 | | +2 | Patrick Iriel makes two point layup (Trae Broadnax assists) | 22-29 |
| 3:57 | | Â | Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Iriel steals) | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | B.J. Mack personal foul | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:47 | | Â | Trae Broadnax misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:31 | | +2 | Myles Stute makes two point layup | 22-31 |
| 3:05 | | Â | Morris Ugusuk shooting foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:05 | | +1 | Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-31 |
| 3:05 | | Â | Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:05 | | Â | Josh Gray defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:05 | | Â | Stephen Clark turnover (lost ball) (Nick Alves steals) | Â |
| 2:42 | | Â | Stephen Clark shooting foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:42 | | Â | Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 2:42 | | +1 | Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-31 |
| 2:16 | | +1 | Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 25-31 |
| 2:16 | | Â | Trae Broadnax shooting foul (Josh Gray draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:16 | | +1 | Josh Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-32 |
| 2:16 | | Â | Josh Gray misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 2:16 | | Â | Trae Broadnax defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:06 | | Â | Patrick Iriel turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 1:50 | | +2 | Jacobi Wright makes two point layup | 25-34 |
| 1:30 | | +2 | Trae Broadnax makes two point layup | 27-34 |
| 1:21 | | +3 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Morris Ugusuk assists) | 27-37 |
| 1:06 | | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper personal foul | Â |
| 1:06 | | +1 | Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-37 |
| 1:06 | | Â | Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:45 | | +3 | Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot (B.J. Mack assists) | 28-40 |
| 0:27 | | Â | Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:25 | | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:07 | | Â | Nick Alves shooting foul | Â |
| 0:07 | | +1 | Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-41 |
| 0:07 | | +1 | Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-42 |
| 0:02 | | Â | Floyd Rideau Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |