WINTHR

Meechie Johnson scores 20 points, South Carolina improves to 10-1 with 72-62 victory over Winthrop

AP
Dec 20, 2023

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Meechie Johnson scored 20 points to lead South Carolina Gamecocks to a 72-62 victory over Winthrop Eagles on Tuesday night.

South Carolina has won three straight since its 72-67 loss to then-No. 24 Clemson. The Gamecocks improved to 6-0 at home and are 10-1 for the first time since the 2015-16 season.

Ta’Lon Cooper added 13 points and Myles Stute had 10 for the Gamecocks, who shot 40% (27 of 68) from the floor and made all 12 of their free throws. Stute made two of their six 3-pointers.

Kelton Talford made 10 of 11 free throws and scored 20 points to lead Winthrop (8-5). K.J. Doucet made three 3-pointers and finished with 16 points. Alex Timmerman chipped in 13 points.

Doucet and Sin’Cere McMahon each made a 3-pointer in a 13-5 surge that pulled Winthrop to 55-53 with 7:20 to play. The Gamecocks scored the next six points and the Eagles didn't get closer.

Johnson scored 10 points on 4-of-11 shooting to help South Carolina build a 33-28 halftime lead. Talford scored 10 first-half points and Doucet had eight for the Eagles.

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1st Half
WINT
Eagles
28
SCAR
Gamecocks
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Chase Claxton vs. Stephen Clark (Myles Stute gains possession)
19:41		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:39		Myles Stute offensive rebound
19:20	+2	Stephen Clark makes two point cutting layup (Myles Stute assists)	0-2
18:51		Jump ball. Kelton Talford vs. Ta'Lon Cooper (Kelton Talford gains possession)
18:47		Alex Timmerman misses two point jump shot
18:45		KJ Doucet offensive rebound
18:42		KJ Doucet misses two point putback layup
18:38		Eagles offensive rebound
18:18		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
18:06		Myles Stute turnover (lost ball) (KJ Doucet steals)
17:44	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point dunk (Nick Johnson assists)	2-2
17:26		Nick Johnson blocks Meechie Johnson's two point driving layup
17:24		Nick Johnson defensive rebound
17:12		Alex Timmerman misses two point cutting layup
17:10		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
17:03		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
17:01		KJ Doucet defensive rebound
16:57		KJ Doucet turnover (lost ball)
16:43		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point driving layup
16:41		Gamecocks offensive rebound
16:37		Chase Claxton blocks Ta'Lon Cooper's two point driving layup
16:35		Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound
16:34	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point putback layup	2-4
16:09	+3	Kasen Harrison makes three point jump shot (Alex Timmerman assists)	5-4
15:49		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point stepback jump shot
15:47		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
15:19		Ta'Lon Cooper blocks Sin'Cere McMahon's three point pullup jump shot
15:18		Eagles offensive rebound
15:18		TV timeout
15:15		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
14:56	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point driving layup	5-6
14:32		KJ Doucet misses three point stepback jump shot
14:30		Kelton Talford personal foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul)
14:17		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
14:15		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
14:09		KJ Doucet misses three point jump shot
14:07		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
13:59		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:57		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
13:49	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point driving layup	5-8
13:21		Myles Stute shooting foul (KJ Doucet draws the foul)
13:21	+1	KJ Doucet makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-8
13:21	+1	KJ Doucet makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-8
12:56		Jacobi Wright misses two point running jump shot
12:54		Xavier McKelvy defensive rebound
12:51		Jacobi Wright personal foul (Xavier McKelvy draws the foul)
12:40		Jacobi Wright personal foul (Nick Johnson draws the foul)
12:22		Nick Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jacobi Wright steals)
12:02	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	7-11
11:45		Kasen Harrison misses two point driving layup
11:43		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
11:36		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
11:34		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
11:28		Zachary Davis misses two point driving layup
11:26		Xavier McKelvy defensive rebound
11:20		TV timeout
11:08		Sin'Cere McMahon turnover (bad pass) (Meechie Johnson steals)
11:05	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point running dunk	7-13
10:45		Xavier McKelvy misses three point jump shot
10:43		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
10:34		Yoro Diallo shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
10:34	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-14
10:34	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-15
10:09		Kasen Harrison misses two point floating jump shot
10:07		Yoro Diallo offensive rebound
10:01		Morris Ugusuk shooting foul (Sin'Cere McMahon draws the foul)
10:01	+1	Sin'Cere McMahon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-15
10:01		Sin'Cere McMahon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:01		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
9:40		KJ Doucet blocks B.J. Mack's two point layup
9:39		B.J. Mack offensive rebound
9:39		Jump ball. B.J. Mack vs. KJ Doucet (B.J. Mack gains possession)
9:33		B.J. Mack turnover (lost ball)
9:12		Kelton Talford misses two point jump shot
9:10		Chase Claxton offensive rebound
9:08	+2	Chase Claxton makes two point putback layup	10-15
8:50		Meechie Johnson misses two point floating jump shot
8:46		Myles Stute misses two point pullup jump shot
8:44		Chase Claxton defensive rebound
8:18		Noah Van Bibber misses two point reverse layup
8:16		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
8:04	+3	Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	10-18
7:58		Nick Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Zachary Davis steals)
7:51		Noah Van Bibber personal foul (Morris Ugusuk draws the foul)
7:51		TV timeout
7:41	+3	Myles Stute makes three point pullup jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	10-21
7:19		Kasen Harrison misses two point driving layup
7:17		Chase Claxton offensive rebound
7:17		Jump ball. Chase Claxton vs. Josh Gray (Chase Claxton gains possession)
7:15	+3	KJ Doucet makes three point jump shot (Kasen Harrison assists)	13-21
6:55	+2	Myles Stute makes two point cutting dunk (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	13-23
6:41		KJ Doucet misses two point pullup jump shot
6:39		Myles Stute defensive rebound
6:21		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (traveling)
6:02		Josh Gray shooting foul (Alex Timmerman draws the foul)
6:02	+1	Alex Timmerman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-23
6:02	+1	Alex Timmerman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-23
5:44		Josh Gray misses two point driving floating jump shot
5:42		Gamecocks offensive rebound
5:38		Morris Ugusuk misses three point pullup jump shot
5:36		Myles Stute offensive rebound
5:30	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point driving finger roll layup	15-25
5:12	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point cutting layup (Alex Timmerman assists)	17-25
5:02		KJ Doucet personal foul (Josh Gray draws the foul)
4:54		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:52		Xavier McKelvy defensive rebound
4:41	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point driving floating jump shot (KJ Doucet assists)	19-25
4:25	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point cutting layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	19-27
4:14		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
4:12		Kelton Talford offensive rebound
4:10		Myles Stute personal foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
3:57		Kelton Talford misses two point driving layup
3:55		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
3:49		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
3:47		Zachary Davis offensive rebound
3:45		Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass) (Chase Claxton steals)
3:38		Xavier McKelvy misses two point driving layup
3:37		Kelton Talford offensive rebound
3:37		Meechie Johnson personal foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
3:37		TV timeout
3:37	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-27
3:37	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-27
3:24		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
3:22		Chase Claxton defensive rebound
3:13		Kasen Harrison misses three point jump shot
3:11		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
2:54		B.J. Mack misses two point hook shot
2:50		Gamecocks offensive rebound
2:39	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point driving layup	21-29
2:07		Zachary Davis blocks KJ Doucet's three point stepback jump shot
2:04		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
1:40		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:38		Chase Claxton defensive rebound
1:27	+3	KJ Doucet makes three point jump shot	24-29
1:15		B.J. Mack misses two point layup
1:13		B.J. Mack offensive rebound
1:10		B.J. Mack turnover (lost ball) (Kasen Harrison steals)
1:06	+2	Alex Timmerman makes two point driving layup (Kasen Harrison assists)	26-29
0:46	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point driving layup (B.J. Mack assists)	26-31
0:39		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:27		Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-31
0:27	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-31
0:02		KJ Doucet blocks Meechie Johnson's two point driving layup
0:01		Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point pullup jump shot	28-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WINT
Eagles
34
SCAR
Gamecocks
39

Time		Play	Score
19:47		B.J. Mack turnover (carrying)
19:32		Kelton Talford turnover (traveling)
19:18		Myles Stute misses three point pullup jump shot
19:16		Chase Claxton defensive rebound
19:05	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup (Chase Claxton assists)	30-33
19:05		Stephen Clark shooting foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
19:05	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-33
18:53		KJ Doucet personal foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
18:49		B.J. Mack misses two point hook shot
18:47		Stephen Clark offensive rebound
18:47		Stephen Clark misses two point putback layup
18:45		Gamecocks offensive rebound
18:37	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point driving layup	31-35
18:27		Kasen Harrison misses two point driving layup
18:25		Stephen Clark defensive rebound
18:13	+2	Stephen Clark makes two point hook shot	31-37
17:46		Stephen Clark blocks KJ Doucet's three point jump shot
17:44		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
17:33		Kasen Harrison personal foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
17:33		Nick Johnson personal foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
17:27	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point cutting layup (Myles Stute assists)	31-39
17:13		B.J. Mack blocks Kelton Talford's two point jump shot
17:11		Kelton Talford offensive rebound
17:09		Meechie Johnson personal foul (Kasen Harrison draws the foul)
17:04	+3	Nick Johnson makes three point pullup jump shot (Alex Timmerman assists)	34-39
16:40		Alex Timmerman blocks B.J. Mack's two point driving layup
16:38		Kelton Talford defensive rebound
16:29		B.J. Mack shooting foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
16:29		Kelton Talford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:29	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-39
16:17	+3	Myles Stute makes three point pullup jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	35-42
15:52		Chase Claxton turnover (traveling)
15:52		TV timeout
15:36	+2	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point cutting layup (Jacobi Wright assists)	35-44
15:06	+2	Alex Timmerman makes two point cutting layup (Nick Johnson assists)	37-44
15:06		Myles Stute shooting foul (Alex Timmerman draws the foul)
15:06	+1	Alex Timmerman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-44
14:48		Chase Claxton shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
14:48	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-45
14:48	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-46
14:27	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point driving reverse layup (Xavier McKelvy assists)	40-46
14:05	+2	Myles Stute makes two point cutting layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	40-48
13:34		Nick Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:07	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point driving hook shot	40-50
12:44		Kasen Harrison turnover (lost ball) (Myles Stute steals)
12:41		Myles Stute turnover (lost ball) (Kasen Harrison steals)
12:33	+3	KJ Doucet makes three point pullup jump shot (Kasen Harrison assists)	43-50
12:08		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
12:06		Kelton Talford defensive rebound
11:52		Kasen Harrison turnover (bad pass) (Zachary Davis steals)
11:45		Morris Ugusuk misses three point pullup jump shot
11:43		Myles Stute offensive rebound
11:43		Myles Stute misses two point putback dunk
11:41		KJ Doucet defensive rebound
11:38		KJ Doucet misses two point driving layup
11:35		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
11:30		Kasen Harrison personal foul (Zachary Davis draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
11:12		B.J. Mack misses three point pullup jump shot
11:10		Zachary Davis offensive rebound
11:09		Zachary Davis misses two point tip layup
11:07		KJ Doucet defensive rebound
11:01		B.J. Mack shooting foul (KJ Doucet draws the foul)
11:01	+1	KJ Doucet makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-50
11:01	+1	KJ Doucet makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-50
10:47		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
10:44		Eagles defensive rebound
10:26		Collin Murray-Boyles shooting foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
10:26	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-50
10:26	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-50
9:59		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:57		Nick Johnson defensive rebound
9:48		KJ Doucet misses three point stepback jump shot
9:46		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
9:39		Sin'Cere McMahon personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
9:36	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point cutting layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	47-52
9:15	+3	Sin'Cere McMahon makes three point jump shot (Kelton Talford assists)	50-52
8:46	+3	Morris Ugusuk makes three point pullup jump shot (B.J. Mack assists)	50-55
8:44		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
8:44		TV timeout
8:31		Kelton Talford turnover (traveling)
8:09		Stephen Clark misses two point driving reverse layup
8:07		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
8:05		Kelton Talford blocks Stephen Clark's two point putback layup
8:03		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
7:58		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul (Alex Timmerman draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:58	+1	Alex Timmerman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-55
7:58	+1	Alex Timmerman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-55
7:46		Jacobi Wright misses three point pullup jump shot
7:44		Official timeout
7:30		Meechie Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot
7:28		KJ Doucet defensive rebound
7:19		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (KJ Doucet draws the foul)
7:19	+1	KJ Doucet makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-55
7:19		KJ Doucet misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:19		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
6:57		Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
6:55		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
6:52		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
6:50		KJ Doucet personal foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul)
6:50	+1	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-56
6:50	+1	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-57
6:24		KJ Doucet misses three point pullup jump shot
6:21		Gamecocks defensive rebound
6:03		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
6:01		Chase Claxton defensive rebound
6:01		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul (Chase Claxton draws the foul)
6:01		Chase Claxton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:01		Myles Stute defensive rebound
6:00		Myles Stute turnover (out of bounds)
5:45		Kasen Harrison misses two point jump shot
5:43		Kelton Talford offensive rebound
5:38		Kasen Harrison misses three point jump shot
5:36		Nick Johnson offensive rebound
5:27		B.J. Mack blocks Kelton Talford's two point layup
5:26		Eagles offensive rebound
5:20		Alex Timmerman turnover (bad pass) (Jacobi Wright steals)
5:16	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point running layup	53-59
4:42		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
4:20		Alex Timmerman shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
4:20	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
4:20	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-61
4:15		Eagles 30 second timeout
4:15		TV timeout
4:15		Myles Stute personal foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
4:15	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-61
4:15	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-61
3:58	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point driving layup	55-63
3:37		B.J. Mack personal foul (Alex Timmerman draws the foul)
3:37		Alex Timmerman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:37	+1	Alex Timmerman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-63
3:19	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point cutting layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	56-65
3:00	+3	Alex Timmerman makes three point pullup jump shot (Kasen Harrison assists)	59-65
2:30	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point pullup jump shot (B.J. Mack assists)	59-68
2:08	+2	KJ Doucet makes two point driving layup	61-68
2:07		Eagles 30 second timeout
1:48		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Kelton Talford steals)
1:22		KJ Doucet misses three point stepback jump shot
1:20		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
1:00		KJ Doucet personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-69
1:00	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-70
0:47		Jump ball. Kasen Harrison vs. Jacobi Wright (Kasen Harrison gains possession)
0:47		Jacobi Wright personal foul (Kasen Harrison draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Kasen Harrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-70
0:47		Kasen Harrison misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:47		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
0:27		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:26		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Kelton Talford steals)
0:20		Nick Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot
0:18		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
0:13		KJ Doucet personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-71
0:13	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-72
0:01		Nick Johnson misses two point driving layup
0:00		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Meechie Johnson defensive rebound