South Carolina basketball stays hot, beats Missouri to move to 17-3
By Kevin Miller
South Carolina Basketball vs. Missouri Tigers:
Stats, Scoring, and Observations
After knocking off 6th-ranked Kentucky on Tuesday, the Gamecocks continued their strong play with a win at home over the Missouri Tigers. Dennis Gates' squad from CoMo remains winless in SEC play, while the South Carolina basketball team moves to 17-3 and 5-2 in league play.
Here are the stats from that game:
STATS
Missouri
Points
Leader: Sean East with 21
Rebounds
Leader: Connor Vanover and Tamar Bates each with 7
Assists
Leader: Sean East with 7
Steals
Leader: Sean East with 2
Blocks
Leader: Jordan Bulter with 2
Other
The Tigers took just 8 3-pointers in the whole game, and Nick Honor made their only two; Mizzou won the fast break scoring battle 18-3 but only scored 32 points in the halfcourt
South Carolina
Points
Leader: BJ Mack with 21
Rebounds
Leader: Collin Murray-Boyles with 8
Assists
Leader: Ta'Lon Cooper with 4
Steals
Leader: Collin Murray-Boyles with 2
Blocks
Leader: Collin Murray-Boyles with 3
Other
The Gamecocks shot really well from outside other than Meechie Johnson's 0-7, making 10-18 shots from the perimeter without #5; Other than Johnson, all five players who attempted a 3 made multiple
OBSERVATIONS
- Starters: Ta’Lon Cooper-Meechie Johnson-Zach Davis-BJ Mack-Collin Murray-Boyles
- Collin Murray-Boyles continues starting in place of Stephen Clark, and Zach Davis again played today for the injured Myles Stute.
- BJ Mack scored 15 points in the 1st half, and Morris Ugusuk scored 8. The 8-10 shooting effort was the reason why USC had a 10-point lead at halftime.
- Missouri had a similar story as Sean East and Tamar Bates had 17 points combined. The Tigers backcourt didn't have much help, though, as the rest of the team scored just 12 points.
- Both teams shot over 50% in the 1st half.
- An 11-0 run saw Missouri take an early 2nd half lead. the Gamecocks were settling for contested perimeter jumpers, and the usually solid defense was failing. Ta'Lon Cooper started scoring, and the team got back on track.
- Meechie Johnson really struggled. He was 0-5 at halftime with 0 points and finished the game 0-9 and 0-7 from behind the arc. He did not score in 24 minutes. He did not play most of the way down the stretch until the game came down to free throws, but he did not get sent to the line.
- The rebounding battle was close (29-28 in favor of Missouri), but each team had runs in which they dominated the glass.