South Carolina Basketball gets revenge for last season’s blowout loss to George Washington

South Carolina Basketball vs. George Washington:
Statistics, Scoring, and Observations

After getting whipped by 24 points against George Washington last season, the South Carolina basketball team took care of business on Friday night, beating the Revolutionaries by 22 points.

Here are the stats from the game:

STATS

George Washington

Points

Leader: Darren Buchanon with 18

Rebounds

Leader: Maximus Edwards with 8

Assists

Leader: Jacoi Hutchinson with 5

Steals

Leader: Jacoi Hutchinson with 2

Blocks

Leader: Baba Akingbola with 3

Other

The Revolutionaries made 50% of their 3-point shots

South Carolina

Points

Leader: Meechie Johnson with 24

Rebounds

Leader: Meechie Johnson with 8

Assists

Leader: Ta’Lon Cooper with 8

Steals

Leader: Zach Davis with 2

Blocks

Leader: BJ Mack and Stephen Clark with 2 each

Other

The Gamecocks set a new program record with 18 3-pointers; BJ Mack scored 20 points on 7-13/4-8/2-2; Mack, Johnson, and Cooper all hit at least 4 3-pointers (Johnson hit 5)

BOX SCORE

OBSERVATIONS

• Starters: Ta’Lon Cooper-Meechie Johnson-Myles Stute-BJ Mack-Stephen Clark
  • As is typical, Clark exited early and didn’t return until the start of the 2nd half.
• Meechie Johnson started off hot again, scoring 10 points in the 1st half.
• George Washington outrebounded Carolina in a big way early. Solid positioning and better box out effort gave the Revolutionaries a 21-14 advantage on the glass.
• The Gamecocks could do nothing with Darren Buchanon in the 1st half. The combo forward beat USC’s wings, he beat their forwards, and he beat their centers. He went off for 12 points and 6 rebounds in the opening 20 minutes, but it felt like more. Trey Autry added 12 points of his own as the Revolutionaries’ top-2 scorers handled all but 10 of their team’s scoring in the 1st half.
  • After halftime, Buchanon had 6 and Autry had 3.
  • James Bishop went off for the Revs in the 2nd half, but he was the only real offensive threat as the Gamecocks were much better on defense.
• South Carolina shot very well from behind the 3-point arc, and that hot shooting was the reason for their nice lead at halftime.
• The 2nd half saw BJ Mack and Meechie Johnson take over. They combined for 27 points after halftime.
• The rebounding margin from the 1st half was not present in the 2nd. Carolina won the battle by 3 after halftime.
• Despite not scoring, Stephen Clark had his best game of the season. He grabbed 5 rebounds and blocked 2 shots in just 8 minutes on the floor.
• The Gamecocks set a new South Carolina basketball program record with 18 3-pointers.
• The Gamecocks never trailed.
• Collin Murray-Boyles was in uniform for the first time despite practicing for the first time on Wednesday. He got in late with the Gamecocks comfortably ahead and scored his first basket as a college player.