STETSON

Meechie Johnson scores 17 and South Carolina rolls past Stetson 82-51

AP
Dec 06, 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Meechie Johnson scored 17 points and South Carolina Gamecocks beat Stetson Hatters 82-51 on Saturday.

Johnson made all five of his field-goal attempts, including two 3-pointers, and all five free throws while also handing out four assists. Grant Polk made 4 of 6 3-pointers and scored 12 points. Elijah Strong had a pair of 3s and 12 points for the Gamecocks (6-3), who shot 55%, including 44% from the arc (12 of 27).

Collin Kuhl, Ethan Copeland and Jamie Phillips Jr. scored 10 points apiece for the Hatters (3-8), who lost their fifth straight after shooting 32% and making just 4 of 21 3-pointers.

Stetson scored the first five points before South Carolina went on a 18-4 run capped by consecutive 3-pointers by Strong and the Gamecocks led the rest of the way. They finished the first half on an 18-3 run with Johnson scoring the final six points with a three-point play and a 3-pointer for a 43-24 lead.

The Gamecocks remained comfortably ahead in the second half, taking their largest lead of 33 with under three minutes to go.

Stetson is home against Rhodes College on Dec. 15.

South Carolina is home against The Citadel next Saturday.

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1st Half
STET
Hatters
24
SCAR
Gamecocks
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Ethan Copeland gains possession)
19:33		Ethan Copeland misses two point jump shot
19:31		Jake Johnson offensive rebound
19:20	+3	Jake Johnson makes three point jump shot	3-0
18:48		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point layup
18:46		Jake Johnson defensive rebound
18:37		Jamie Phillips Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:35		Ethan Copeland offensive rebound
18:15		Collin Kuhl misses two point layup
18:15		Hatters turnover (shot clock violation)
18:03		Mike Sharavjamts turnover (Matar Diop steals)
17:50	+2	Collin Kuhl makes two point layup	5-0
17:32	+2	Jordan Butler makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	5-2
17:08		Collin Kuhl misses two point layup
17:06		Christ Essandoko defensive rebound
16:56		Kobe Knox turnover (bad pass)
16:43		Jake Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Knox steals)
16:37		Jake Johnson shooting foul (Kobe Knox draws the foul)
16:37	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-3
16:37	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
16:11	+2	Jamie Phillips Jr. makes two point jump shot	7-4
15:40	+3	Eli Ellis makes three point jump shot (Elijah Strong assists)	7-7
15:09		Jake Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:07		Myles Stute defensive rebound
14:53		Calvin Sirmans III shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
14:53		TV timeout
14:53	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-8
14:53	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-9
14:28		Ethan Copeland misses three point jump shot
14:26		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
14:14		Eli Ellis misses three point jump shot
14:14		Grant Polk personal foul
13:56		Jamie Phillips Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:54		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
13:46	+3	Grant Polk makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	7-12
13:23	+2	Ethan Copeland makes two point layup (Alex Doyle assists)	9-12
13:05	+3	Elijah Strong makes three point jump shot (Eli Ellis assists)	9-15
12:40		Alex Doyle misses three point jump shot
12:38		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
12:21	+3	Elijah Strong makes three point jump shot (Eli Ellis assists)	9-18
12:07		Eli Ellis personal foul (Calvin Sirmans III draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:46	+2	Matar Diop makes two point layup (Calvin Sirmans III assists)	11-18
11:13		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
11:11		Ethan Copeland defensive rebound
11:10		Hayden Assemian personal foul (Ethan Copeland draws the foul)
10:52		Matar Diop misses two point layup
10:50		Hayden Assemian defensive rebound
10:34		Kobe Knox turnover (Alex Doyle steals)
10:28		Kobe Knox shooting foul (Ethan Copeland draws the foul)
10:28	+1	Ethan Copeland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-18
10:28	+1	Ethan Copeland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-18
10:05		Kobe Knox turnover (bad pass) (Collin Kuhl steals)
9:59		Ethan Copeland misses three point jump shot
9:57		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
9:35		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
9:33		Sean Morgan defensive rebound
9:05		Jake Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:03		EJ Walker defensive rebound
8:50		Grant Polk misses three point jump shot
8:48		Hatters defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Jamie Phillips Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-18
8:11		Kobe Knox misses three point jump shot
8:09		Grant Polk offensive rebound
8:01	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup	15-20
7:41		Jamie Phillips Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:30		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
7:30	+3	Mike Sharavjamts makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	15-23
7:03		Collin Kuhl misses three point jump shot
7:01		Hatters offensive rebound
7:01		TV timeout
6:54		Sean Morgan misses two point jump shot
6:52		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
6:37		EJ Walker misses two point layup
6:35		Jamie Phillips Jr. defensive rebound
6:12		Mike Sharavjamts blocks Ethan Copeland's two point layup
6:10		Hatters offensive rebound
6:07	+2	Jamie Phillips Jr. makes two point jump shot	17-23
5:53	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	17-25
5:27	+2	Jake Johnson makes two point jump shot	19-25
5:17		Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Collin Kuhl steals)
5:09	+2	Collin Kuhl makes two point layup	21-25
4:52	+2	Eli Ellis makes two point jump shot	21-27
4:31		Collin Kuhl misses three point jump shot
4:29		Myles Stute defensive rebound
4:15	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point layup (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	21-29
3:57		Collin Kuhl offensive foul
3:57		Collin Kuhl turnover (offensive foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:50		Eli Ellis misses three point jump shot
3:48		Mike Sharavjamts offensive rebound
3:35	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point jump shot	21-31
3:15		Elijah Strong personal foul
3:00		Jake Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:00		Matar Diop personal foul
2:49	+2	Myles Stute makes two point layup	21-33
2:33	+2	Sean Morgan makes two point layup	23-33
2:12		J.R. Leonard shooting foul (Elijah Strong draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Elijah Strong makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-34
2:10	+1	Elijah Strong makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-35
1:58		Sean Morgan misses two point jump shot
1:56		Myles Stute defensive rebound
1:49	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point dunk (Meechie Johnson assists)	23-37
1:30		Myles Stute shooting foul (Jamie Phillips Jr. draws the foul)
1:30		Jamie Phillips Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:30	+1	Jamie Phillips Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-37
1:17	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	24-39
1:17		J.R. Leonard shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-40
1:06		Meechie Johnson personal foul (Collin Kuhl draws the foul)
1:06		Collin Kuhl misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:55		Myles Stute defensive rebound
0:55		Eli Ellis misses three point jump shot
0:53		Mike Sharavjamts offensive rebound
0:34	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Christ Essandoko assists)	24-43
0:16		Finley Sheridan offensive foul
0:16		Finley Sheridan turnover (offensive foul)
0:08		Myles Stute offensive foul
0:08		Myles Stute turnover (offensive foul)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
STET
Hatters
27
SCAR
Gamecocks
39

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point layup
19:44		Sean Morgan defensive rebound
19:26		Sean Morgan misses three point jump shot
19:24		Jordan Butler defensive rebound
19:15		Sean Morgan shooting foul (Christ Essandoko draws the foul)
19:13		Christ Essandoko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:13		Christ Essandoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:13		Jordan Butler offensive rebound
19:03		Kobe Knox turnover (Calvin Sirmans III steals)
18:55	+2	Collin Kuhl makes two point layup (Calvin Sirmans III assists)	26-43
18:31		Jordan Butler misses three point jump shot
18:29		Jamie Phillips Jr. defensive rebound
18:22		Christ Essandoko shooting foul (Jamie Phillips Jr. draws the foul)
18:22		Jamie Phillips Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:22	+1	Jamie Phillips Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-43
18:07		Kobe Knox turnover
17:51		Collin Kuhl misses two point jump shot
17:49		Christ Essandoko defensive rebound
17:39	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot	27-46
17:19		Jamie Phillips Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:17		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
16:53		Kobe Knox turnover (lost ball) (Collin Kuhl steals)
16:46		Jake Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:44		Myles Stute defensive rebound
16:32		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
16:30		Kobe Knox offensive rebound
16:30	+2	Kobe Knox makes two point layup	27-48
16:30		Jamie Phillips Jr. shooting foul (Kobe Knox draws the foul)
16:26	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-49
16:15	+2	Collin Kuhl makes two point layup (Jamie Phillips Jr. assists)	29-49
16:15		Myles Stute shooting foul (Collin Kuhl draws the foul)
16:15		Collin Kuhl misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:15		Jake Johnson offensive rebound
16:10		Calvin Sirmans III misses three point jump shot
16:08		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
15:47		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
15:47		Collin Kuhl personal foul (EJ Walker draws the foul)
15:44		TV timeout
15:36		EJ Walker turnover (bad pass)
15:27		Finley Sheridan misses two point jump shot
15:25		Eli Ellis defensive rebound
15:02	+2	Eli Ellis makes two point jump shot	29-51
14:30		Calvin Sirmans III misses three point jump shot
14:30		Eli Ellis personal foul
14:17	+2	Finley Sheridan makes two point layup (Calvin Sirmans III assists)	31-51
14:03		Grant Polk misses two point jump shot
14:01		Jake Johnson defensive rebound
13:37		Jake Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:35		Gamecocks defensive rebound
13:10		Eli Ellis turnover (Calvin Sirmans III steals)
13:06		Meechie Johnson personal foul
12:58	+2	Finley Sheridan makes two point layup (Calvin Sirmans III assists)	33-51
12:31	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point jump shot	33-53
12:21	+3	Finley Sheridan makes three point jump shot (Calvin Sirmans III assists)	36-53
12:08	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup	36-55
12:06		Gamecocks 60 second timeout
12:06		TV timeout
11:59		J.R. Leonard misses three point jump shot
11:57		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
11:44	+3	Grant Polk makes three point jump shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	36-58
11:14		Jake Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:12		Finley Sheridan offensive rebound
11:05		Finley Sheridan turnover (Eli Ellis steals)
10:57	+2	Eli Ellis makes two point layup	36-60
10:52		Calvin Sirmans III misses two point jump shot
10:50		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
10:42		Calvin Sirmans III shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
10:41		TV timeout
10:41	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-61
10:41	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-62
10:30		Grant Polk shooting foul (J.R. Leonard draws the foul)
10:30		J.R. Leonard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:30	+1	J.R. Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-62
10:07	+2	EJ Walker makes two point layup (Eli Ellis assists)	37-64
9:54		Alex Doyle misses two point jump shot
9:52		J.R. Leonard offensive rebound
9:43		J.R. Leonard misses two point layup
9:41		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
9:36	+3	Grant Polk makes three point jump shot	37-67
9:22		Sean Morgan misses two point layup
9:20		EJ Walker defensive rebound
9:06		Eli Ellis misses two point layup
9:04		Alex Doyle defensive rebound
8:58	+3	Ethan Copeland makes three point jump shot (Sean Morgan assists)	40-67
8:45	+3	Grant Polk makes three point jump shot (Eli Ellis assists)	40-70
8:30	+3	Ethan Copeland makes three point jump shot (Janusz Ratowski assists)	43-70
8:12		Grant Polk misses three point jump shot
8:10		J.R. Leonard defensive rebound
7:54	+2	Janusz Ratowski makes two point layup (Ethan Copeland assists)	45-70
7:52		EJ Walker shooting foul (Janusz Ratowski draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:52		Janusz Ratowski misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:52		Jordan Butler defensive rebound
7:22		Eli Ellis misses two point jump shot
7:20		Grant Polk offensive rebound
7:11	+2	Christ Essandoko makes two point dunk	45-72
7:00		Janusz Ratowski turnover (lost ball)
6:48	+3	Kobe Knox makes three point jump shot (Myles Stute assists)	45-75
6:26		Jordan Butler personal foul (Collin Kuhl draws the foul)
6:26	+1	Collin Kuhl makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-75
6:26	+1	Collin Kuhl makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-75
6:01		Eli Ellis misses two point layup
5:59		Jordan Butler offensive rebound
5:54		Eli Ellis misses two point jump shot
5:52		Jordan Butler offensive rebound
5:52		Collin Kuhl personal foul
5:46		Christ Essandoko misses two point layup
5:44		Kobe Knox offensive rebound
5:27		Ethan Copeland blocks Kobe Knox's two point jump shot
5:25		Collin Kuhl defensive rebound
5:05		Matar Diop misses two point hook shot
5:03		Christ Essandoko defensive rebound
4:48	+3	Christ Essandoko makes three point jump shot (Myles Stute assists)	47-78
4:23		Ethan Copeland misses two point jump shot
4:21		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
4:09		Kobe Knox misses three point jump shot
3:49		Collin Kuhl turnover (lost ball)
3:49		TV timeout
3:39		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
3:37		Hayden Assemian offensive rebound
3:26		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
3:24		Hayden Assemian personal foul
3:21		Calvin Sirmans III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:21		Finley Sheridan offensive rebound
3:18		Finley Sheridan misses two point layup
3:16		Nordin Kapic defensive rebound
2:58	+2	Nordin Kapic makes two point jump shot	47-80
2:37		Nordin Kapic personal foul (Jamie Phillips Jr. draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Jamie Phillips Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-80
2:37	+1	Jamie Phillips Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-80
2:16		Eli Ellis turnover (J.R. Leonard steals)
2:04		Collin Kuhl misses two point layup
2:02		Hayden Assemian defensive rebound
1:54		Eli Ellis turnover (Finley Sheridan steals)
1:51		Eli Sparkman shooting foul (Miller McGowan draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Miller McGowan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-80
1:51	+1	Miller McGowan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-80
1:37	+2	Hayden Assemian makes two point layup (Grant Polk assists)	51-82
1:20		J.R. Leonard misses two point jump shot
1:18		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
0:58		Eli Sparkman misses three point jump shot
0:56		Finley Sheridan defensive rebound
0:33		J.R. Leonard misses two point layup
0:31		Nordin Kapic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Nordin Kapic defensive rebound