Meechie Johnson scores 20 points, South Carolina improves to 10-1 with 72-62 victory over Winthrop
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Meechie Johnson scored 20 points to lead South Carolina to a 72-62 victory over Winthrop 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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Chase Claxton vs. Stephen Clark (Myles Stute gains possession) | Â | |
19:41 | Â | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:39 | Â | Myles Stute offensive rebound | Â | |
19:20 | +2 | Stephen Clark makes two point cutting layup (Myles Stute assists) | 0-2 | |
18:51 | Â | Jump ball. Kelton Talford vs. Ta'Lon Cooper (Kelton Talford gains possession) | Â | |
18:47 | Â | Alex Timmerman misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:45 | Â | KJ Doucet offensive rebound | Â | |
18:42 | Â | KJ Doucet misses two point putback layup | Â | |
18:38 | Â | Eagles offensive rebound | Â | |
18:18 | Â | Eagles turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
18:06 | Â | Myles Stute turnover (lost ball) (KJ Doucet steals) | Â | |
17:44 | +2 | Kelton Talford makes two point dunk (Nick Johnson assists) | 2-2 | |
17:26 | Â | Nick Johnson blocks Meechie Johnson's two point driving layup | Â | |
17:24 | Â | Nick Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
17:12 | Â | Alex Timmerman misses two point cutting layup | Â | |
17:10 | Â | B.J. Mack defensive rebound | Â | |
17:03 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:01 | Â | KJ Doucet defensive rebound | Â | |
16:57 | Â | KJ Doucet turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
16:43 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point driving layup | Â | |
16:41 | Â | Gamecocks offensive rebound | Â | |
16:37 | Â | Chase Claxton blocks Ta'Lon Cooper's two point driving layup | Â | |
16:35 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Kasen Harrison defensive rebound | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper blocks Sin'Cere McMahon's three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
15:18 | Â | Eagles offensive rebound | Â | |
15:18 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:15 | Â | Eagles turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
14:56 | +2 | Meechie Johnson makes two point driving layup | 5-6 | |
14:32 | Â | KJ Doucet misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
14:30 | Â | Kelton Talford personal foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul) | Â | |
14:17 | Â | Myles Stute misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:15 | Â | Kasen Harrison defensive rebound | Â | |
14:09 | Â | KJ Doucet misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:07 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | Â | |
13:59 | Â | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound | Â | |
13:49 | +2 | Meechie Johnson makes two point driving layup | 5-8 | |
13:21 | Â | Myles Stute shooting foul (KJ Doucet draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Jacobi Wright misses two point running jump shot | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Xavier McKelvy defensive rebound | Â | |
12:51 | Â | Jacobi Wright personal foul (Xavier McKelvy draws the foul) | Â | |
12:40 | Â | Jacobi Wright personal foul (Nick Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
12:22 | Â | Nick Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jacobi Wright steals) | Â | |
12:02 | +3 | Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists) | 7-11 | |
11:45 | Â | Kasen Harrison misses two point driving layup | Â | |
11:43 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | Â | |
11:36 | Â | Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:34 | Â | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound | Â | |
11:28 | Â | Zachary Davis misses two point driving layup | Â | |
11:26 | Â | Xavier McKelvy defensive rebound | Â | |
11:20 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:08 | Â | Sin'Cere McMahon turnover (bad pass) (Meechie Johnson steals) | Â | |
11:05 | +2 | Meechie Johnson makes two point running dunk | 7-13 | |
10:45 | Â | Xavier McKelvy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:43 | Â | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
10:34 | Â | Yoro Diallo shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Kasen Harrison misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
10:07 | Â | Yoro Diallo offensive rebound | Â | |
10:01 | Â | Morris Ugusuk shooting foul (Sin'Cere McMahon draws the foul) | Â | |
10:01 | +1 | Sin'Cere McMahon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-15 | |
10:01 | Â | Sin'Cere McMahon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
10:01 | Â | B.J. Mack defensive rebound | Â | |
9:40 | Â | KJ Doucet blocks B.J. Mack's two point layup | Â | |
9:39 | Â | B.J. Mack offensive rebound | Â | |
9:39 | Â | Jump ball. B.J. Mack vs. KJ Doucet (B.J. Mack gains possession) | Â | |
9:33 | Â | B.J. Mack turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
9:12 | Â | Kelton Talford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:10 | Â | Chase Claxton offensive rebound | Â | |
9:08 | +2 | Chase Claxton makes two point putback layup | 10-15 | |
8:50 | Â | Meechie Johnson misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Myles Stute misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
8:44 | Â | Chase Claxton defensive rebound | Â | |
8:18 | Â | Noah Van Bibber misses two point reverse layup | Â | |
8:16 | Â | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
8:04 | +3 | Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists) | 10-18 | |
7:58 | Â | Nick Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Zachary Davis steals) | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Noah Van Bibber personal foul (Morris Ugusuk draws the foul) | Â | |
7:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:41 | +3 | Myles Stute makes three point pullup jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists) | 10-21 | |
7:19 | Â | Kasen Harrison misses two point driving layup | Â | |
7:17 | Â | Chase Claxton offensive rebound | Â | |
7:17 | Â | Jump ball. Chase Claxton vs. Josh Gray (Chase Claxton gains possession) | Â | |
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 | Â | KJ Doucet misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
6:39 | Â | Myles Stute defensive rebound | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (traveling) | Â | |
6:02 | Â | Josh Gray shooting foul (Alex Timmerman draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Josh Gray misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Gamecocks offensive rebound | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Morris Ugusuk misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Myles Stute offensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | KJ Doucet personal foul (Josh Gray draws the foul) | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:52 | Â | Xavier McKelvy defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Kelton Talford offensive rebound | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Myles Stute personal foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul) | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Kelton Talford misses two point driving layup | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound | Â | |
3:49 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Zachary Davis offensive rebound | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass) (Chase Claxton steals) | Â | |
3:38 | Â | Xavier McKelvy misses two point driving layup | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Kelton Talford offensive rebound | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Meechie Johnson personal foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul) | Â | |
3:37 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
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 | Â | Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Chase Claxton defensive rebound | Â | |
3:13 | Â | Kasen Harrison misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:11 | Â | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
2:54 | Â | B.J. Mack misses two point hook shot | Â | |
2:50 | Â | Gamecocks offensive rebound | Â | |
2:39 | +2 | B.J. Mack makes two point driving layup | 21-29 | |
2:07 | Â | Zachary Davis blocks KJ Doucet's three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
2:04 | Â | Eagles turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
1:40 | Â | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:38 | Â | Chase Claxton defensive rebound | Â | |
1:27 | +3 | KJ Doucet makes three point jump shot | 24-29 | |
1:15 | Â | B.J. Mack misses two point layup | Â | |
1:13 | Â | B.J. Mack offensive rebound | Â | |
1:10 | Â | B.J. Mack turnover (lost ball) (Kasen Harrison steals) | Â | |
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 | Â | Eagles 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | KJ Doucet blocks Meechie Johnson's two point driving layup | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | +2 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point pullup jump shot | 28-33 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |