Cooper guides South Carolina to a 70-43 victory over Elon
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Ta'Lon Cooper scored 20 points to lead South Carolina to a 70-43 victory over Elon on Friday night.
South Carolina has won four in a row and is off to an 11-1 start for the fourth time in program history. The Gamecocks have won eight straight at home, their longest streak since a 13-game run during the 2015-16 season.
Cooper made 8 of 12 shots with four 3-pointers for the Gamecocks. He added six rebounds and three assists. Myles Stute finished with 11 points and eight rebounds. Jacobi Wright scored 10 with three assists. Freshman Collin Murray-Boyles scored a season-best 10 points off the bench.
Wright had eight points, Cooper scored seven and the pair accounted for half of South Carolina's output in building a 30-20 lead at halftime. The Gamecocks shot 39.3% and made just 2 of 13 from 3-point range (15.4%). Elon shot 26.7% and hit 2 of 8 from distance.
Sam Sherry led the Phoenix (6-6) with 12 points, while Max Mackinnon scored 11.
South Carolina shot 41.3% overall and made 8 of 30 from beyond the arc (26.7%). Elon shot 32% and missed all six of its second-half shots from distance.
The Gamecocks snapped a two-game skid against the Phoenix, losing 65-53 at home in the last meeting in November 2012. They lead the series 3-2.
South Carolina’s only loss this season was a 72-67 setback at Clemson, which was ranked 24th at the time.
South Carolina will host Florida A&M on Dec. 30.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Phoenix gains possession) | Â | |
19:40 | Â | Max Mackinnon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:38 | Â | Phoenix offensive rebound | Â | |
19:38 | Â | Jacobi Wright personal foul | Â | |
19:10 | +2 | Max Mackinnon makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
18:52 | Â | TK Simpkins shooting foul (Stephen Clark draws the foul) | Â | |
18:52 | Â | Stephen Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
18:52 | +1 | Stephen Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-1 | |
18:37 | Â | Sam Sherry misses two point hook shot | Â | |
18:35 | Â | Stephen Clark defensive rebound | Â | |
18:26 | Â | Myles Stute misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:24 | Â | B.J. Mack offensive rebound | Â | |
18:12 | Â | Myles Stute misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:10 | Â | Deandre Smart defensive rebound | Â | |
17:55 | Â | TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:53 | Â | Myles Stute defensive rebound | Â | |
17:44 | Â | B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Max Mackinnon defensive rebound | Â | |
17:31 | +3 | Sam Sherry makes three point jump shot (Max Mackinnon assists) | 5-1 | |
17:05 | Â | Stephen Clark misses two point reverse layup | Â | |
17:03 | Â | Phoenix defensive rebound | Â | |
16:39 | Â | TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:37 | Â | Deandre Smart offensive rebound | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Deandre Smart misses two point layup | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | Â | |
16:21 | +3 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (B.J. Mack assists) | 5-4 | |
15:59 | Â | TK Simpkins turnover (traveling) | Â | |
15:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:50 | Â | Rob Higgins personal foul (Zachary Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
15:48 | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:46 | Â | TK Simpkins defensive rebound | Â | |
15:38 | +2 | Rob Higgins makes two point jump shot | 7-4 | |
15:18 | +2 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup | 7-6 | |
14:50 | Â | Rob Higgins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:48 | Â | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | Â | |
14:39 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:37 | Â | TK Simpkins defensive rebound | Â | |
14:33 | Â | TK Simpkins misses two point layup | Â | |
14:31 | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â | |
14:12 | +3 | Zachary Davis makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists) | 7-9 | |
13:54 | Â | Morris Ugusuk personal foul (LA Pratt draws the foul) | Â | |
13:35 | Â | LA Pratt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:33 | Â | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
13:13 | Â | Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:11 | Â | Phoenix defensive rebound | Â | |
12:46 | Â | Nick Dorn misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:44 | Â | Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound | Â | |
12:20 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (lost ball) (LA Pratt steals) | Â | |
12:14 | Â | LA Pratt misses two point layup | Â | |
12:12 | Â | Kendall Campbell offensive rebound | Â | |
12:09 | +2 | Kendall Campbell makes two point layup | 9-9 | |
11:56 | Â | B.J. Mack misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:54 | Â | B.J. Mack offensive rebound | Â | |
11:51 | +2 | B.J. Mack makes two point layup | 9-11 | |
11:37 | Â | Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â | |
11:34 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:07 | +2 | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point layup | 9-13 | |
10:34 | +3 | LA Pratt makes three point jump shot (Max Mackinnon assists) | 12-13 | |
10:15 | Â | Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:13 | Â | LA Pratt defensive rebound | Â | |
9:53 | +2 | Max Mackinnon makes two point layup (LA Pratt assists) | 14-13 | |
9:21 | +2 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point jump shot | 14-15 | |
9:06 | Â | LA Pratt misses two point layup | Â | |
9:04 | Â | Sam Sherry offensive rebound | Â | |
9:01 | Â | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul) | Â | |
9:01 | Â | Sam Sherry misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:01 | +1 | Sam Sherry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-15 | |
8:52 | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles offensive foul | Â | |
8:52 | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:37 | Â | Myles Stute shooting foul (Max Mackinnon draws the foul) | Â | |
8:37 | Â | Max Mackinnon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
8:37 | +1 | Max Mackinnon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-15 | |
8:19 | Â | Deandre Smart shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul) | Â | |
8:19 | +1 | Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-16 | |
8:19 | +1 | Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-17 | |
8:04 | Â | Max Mackinnon misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
8:02 | Â | Deandre Smart offensive rebound | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Phoenix 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Sam Sherry offensive foul | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Sam Sherry turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
7:34 | Â | Morris Ugusuk turnover (traveling) | Â | |
7:23 | Â | B.J. Mack personal foul (Sam Sherry draws the foul) | Â | |
7:21 | Â | TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Myles Stute defensive rebound | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:09 | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Myles Stute misses two point stepback jump shot | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Gamecocks offensive rebound | Â | |
6:52 | Â | B.J. Mack turnover (traveling) | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Zac Ervin turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
6:32 | Â | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:30 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound | Â | |
6:24 | +2 | B.J. Mack makes two point jump shot | 16-19 | |
6:00 | Â | TK Simpkins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:58 | Â | Zac Ervin offensive rebound | Â | |
5:44 | +2 | Rob Higgins makes two point turnaround jump shot | 18-19 | |
5:28 | +2 | Jacobi Wright makes two point layup (Collin Murray-Boyles assists) | 18-21 | |
5:18 | Â | Kendall Campbell offensive foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul) | Â | |
5:18 | Â | Kendall Campbell turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
5:01 | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists) | 18-23 | |
4:46 | Â | Sam Sherry misses two point dunk | Â | |
4:44 | Â | Myles Stute defensive rebound | Â | |
4:34 | Â | Sam Sherry shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | Â | |
4:34 | +1 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-24 | |
4:34 | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:34 | Â | Sam Sherry defensive rebound | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Rob Higgins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Myles Stute defensive rebound | Â | |
3:53 | +2 | Jacobi Wright makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 18-26 | |
3:35 | Â | Sam Sherry misses two point hook shot | Â | |
3:33 | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â | |
3:32 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:19 | Â | Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:17 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Myles Stute misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound | Â | |
2:58 | +2 | Jacobi Wright makes two point driving layup | 18-28 | |
2:35 | Â | TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:33 | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â | |
2:07 | Â | Myles Stute misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
2:05 | Â | Gamecocks offensive rebound | Â | |
2:03 | Â | Myles Stute turnover (lost ball) (TK Simpkins steals) | Â | |
1:54 | Â | Kendall Campbell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Phoenix offensive rebound | Â | |
1:51 | +2 | Max Mackinnon makes two point jump shot (Rob Higgins assists) | 20-28 | |
1:22 | Â | Kendall Campbell shooting foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul) | Â | |
1:22 | +1 | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-29 | |
1:22 | +1 | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-30 | |
0:56 | Â | TK Simpkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:54 | Â | Stephen Clark defensive rebound | Â | |
0:42 | Â | Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:40 | Â | Rob Higgins defensive rebound | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Max Mackinnon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:31 | Â | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
0:04 | Â | B.J. Mack misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |