South Carolina fends off feisty East Carolina in first visit to ECU since 1988
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Meechie Johnson and Myles Stute scored 15 points apiece and South Carolina held on to beat East Carolina 68-62 on Saturday.
B.J. Mack added 13 points for the Gamecocks (8-1) which shot 43.8% (21 for 48 overall). Johnson, Stute and Mack combined to make 14 of the team's 21-made baskets.
RJ Felton scored 15 points, Ezra Ausar and Bobby Pettiford Jr. scored 14 points apiece and Brandon Johnson 10 for East Carolina (6-4).
Mack's 3-pointer with 1:22 left gave South Carolina a 62-60 lead and it never trailed again. Pettiford tied it after an ECU timeout before Mack made 1 of 2 foul shots with 37 seconds left for a 63-62 advantage. On its next possession, Ausar lost control of the ball underneath the basket and it went out of bounds. Ta'Lon Cooper made 1 of 2 fouls shots on South Carolina's next possession for a two-point lead. ECU's Pettiford turned it over on the Pirates next possession and Davis sank two foul shots with four seconds left for the final margin.
East Carolina rallied from a 35-28 halftime deficit and outscored the Gamecocks 12-3 and took its first lead at 40-38 on Ausar's soft layin in the lane.
The Gamecocks turned an 11-10 lead into a 23-12 margin with 3-pointers coming from Davis, two from Cooper and Morris Ugusuk with each make off an assist as South Carolina worked the ball around the perimeter to counter the Pirates' 2-3 zone.
East Carolina responded with a 12-3 run pushing the pace to get within 26-24 with 3:27 before halftime, but South Carolina outscored the Pirates 9-4 and went to intermission up 35-28.
Saturday marked the first time the Pirates had welcomed a Southeastern Conference opponent to Minges Coliseum since 2002 when ECU beat Ole Miss, 65-58.
The Gamecocks hadn't visited Minges Coliseum since Jan. 13, 1988, when South Carolina defeated ECU 78-51. The Pirates now are 2-3 in home games against South Carolina.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Stephen Clark vs. Brandon Johnson (Pirates gains possession) | Â | |
19:42 | Â | B.J. Mack blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup | Â | |
19:40 | Â | Pirates offensive rebound | Â | |
19:40 | Â | B.J. Mack personal foul | Â | |
19:33 | Â | Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:31 | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â | |
19:06 | Â | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:04 | Â | Bobby Pettiford Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
19:00 | Â | Stephen Clark blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup | Â | |
18:58 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | Â | |
18:45 | +2 | B.J. Mack makes two point hook shot | 2-0 | |
18:27 | Â | Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:25 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | Â | |
18:12 | Â | Stephen Clark misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:10 | Â | RJ Felton defensive rebound | Â | |
17:56 | +2 | Ezra Ausar makes two point reverse layup | 2-2 | |
17:37 | Â | Ezra Ausar shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul) | Â | |
17:37 | +1 | B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-2 | |
17:37 | +1 | B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 | |
17:22 | Â | Ezra Ausar turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
17:08 | Â | Ezra Ausar personal foul (Stephen Clark draws the foul) | Â | |
17:04 | +3 | Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists) | 7-2 | |
16:42 | +3 | Kalib LaCount makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-5 | |
16:24 | +2 | Myles Stute makes two point driving layup | 9-5 | |
16:00 | Â | Quentin Diboundje misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:58 | Â | RJ Felton offensive rebound | Â | |
15:57 | +2 | RJ Felton makes two point putback layup | 9-7 | |
15:42 | +2 | Meechie Johnson makes two point driving layup | 11-7 | |
15:21 | Â | Jaden Walker misses two point layup | Â | |
15:19 | Â | B.J. Mack defensive rebound | Â | |
15:14 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals) | Â | |
15:13 | Â | Stephen Clark personal foul | Â | |
15:13 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:54 | Â | Zachary Davis shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul) | Â | |
14:54 | Â | RJ Felton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
14:54 | +1 | RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-8 | |
14:36 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:34 | Â | Pirates defensive rebound | Â | |
14:13 | Â | RJ Felton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:11 | Â | Callum Richard offensive rebound | Â | |
13:54 | Â | Quentin Diboundje misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:52 | Â | Josh Gray defensive rebound | Â | |
13:36 | Â | Myles Stute misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:34 | Â | Jaden Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Meechie Johnson personal foul (Bobby Pettiford Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
13:02 | +2 | Brandon Johnson makes two point turnaround jump shot | 11-10 | |
12:42 | +3 | Zachary Davis makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists) | 14-10 | |
12:27 | Â | Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
12:25 | Â | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Josh Gray turnover (Kalib LaCount steals) | Â | |
11:59 | +2 | Quentin Diboundje makes two point layup (Kalib LaCount assists) | 14-12 | |
11:36 | +3 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Myles Stute assists) | 17-12 | |
10:59 | Â | Quentin Diboundje misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:57 | Â | Pirates offensive rebound | Â | |
10:57 | Â | Pirates turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
10:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:37 | +3 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists) | 20-12 | |
10:16 | Â | Jaden Walker misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:14 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | Â | |
9:47 | Â | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:45 | Â | Jacobi Wright offensive rebound | Â | |
9:34 | +3 | Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists) | 23-12 | |
9:22 | Â | Pirates 30 second timeout | Â | |
9:09 | Â | RJ Felton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:07 | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â | |
8:40 | Â | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:38 | Â | Bobby Pettiford Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
8:32 | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles shooting foul (Jaden Walker draws the foul) | Â | |
8:32 | +1 | Jaden Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-13 | |
8:32 | Â | Jaden Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
8:32 | Â | B.J. Mack defensive rebound | Â | |
8:04 | Â | Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:02 | Â | Bobby Pettiford Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
7:54 | Â | Meechie Johnson personal foul | Â | |
7:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:45 | Â | Ezra Ausar misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:43 | Â | B.J. Mack defensive rebound | Â | |
7:28 | Â | Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Morris Ugusuk shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul) | Â | |
7:11 | +1 | RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-14 | |
7:11 | +1 | RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-15 | |
7:02 | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point driving finger roll layup | 25-15 | |
6:49 | +3 | Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot | 25-18 | |
6:14 | Â | Callum Richard personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:14 | +1 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-18 | |
5:58 | Â | Myles Stute shooting foul (Quentin Diboundje draws the foul) | Â | |
5:58 | Â | Quentin Diboundje misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:58 | +1 | Quentin Diboundje makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-19 | |
5:33 | Â | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:31 | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound | Â | |
5:25 | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup | Â | |
5:23 | Â | Jaden Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
5:17 | Â | Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:15 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | Â | |
5:02 | Â | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:00 | Â | Jaden Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
4:50 | +2 | Jaden Walker makes two point layup | 26-21 | |
4:28 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:26 | Â | Brandon Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
3:58 | Â | Ezra Ausar turnover (traveling) | Â | |
3:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Stephen Clark misses two point hook shot | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Brandon Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
3:26 | +3 | Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists) | 26-24 | |
3:05 | +2 | Myles Stute makes two point layup | 28-24 | |
2:40 | Â | Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:38 | Â | B.J. Mack defensive rebound | Â | |
2:31 | +3 | Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists) | 31-24 | |
2:07 | Â | Kalib LaCount misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:05 | Â | Stephen Clark defensive rebound | Â | |
1:57 | +2 | B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Stephen Clark assists) | 33-24 | |
1:33 | +2 | RJ Felton makes two point stepback jump shot | 33-26 | |
1:15 | Â | Jaden Walker personal foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul) | Â | |
1:02 | Â | B.J. Mack misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
1:00 | Â | Brandon Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | Â | |
0:30 | Â | B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:28 | Â | Myles Stute offensive rebound | Â | |
0:22 | +2 | B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Stephen Clark assists) | 35-26 | |
0:03 | Â | Stephen Clark blocks Bobby Pettiford Jr.'s two point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Bobby Pettiford Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | +2 | Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point putback layup | 35-28 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |