National Basketball Association
South Carolina 80, Towson 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Where: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina
Officials:
# Patrick Evans, # Pat Adams, # Todd Austin
Attendance:
11577
By Field Level Media
Collin Murray-Boyles recorded 27 points and nine rebounds to lead South Carolina to an 80-54 victory over Towson in nonconference play on Tuesday night at Columbia, S.C.
Jacobi Wright added 16 points and Nick Pringle had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Gamecocks (2-1).
Nendah Tarke had 12 points, seven rebounds and three steals and Tyler Tejada added 11 points for Towson (1-2).
Christian May added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Tigers, who shot a lowly 29.6 percent from the field and were 5 of 25 (20 percent) from 3-point range.
The Gamecocks connected on 50 percent of their shots, but made just 6 of 21 (28.6 percent) from behind the arc. Murray-Boyles made 9 of 12 from the field and Pringle hit 6 of 8 shots.
South Carolina was up by 17 at the break and the lead reached 20 for the first time in the second half when Wright connected on a trey with 15:37 left.
Towson showed some life by scoring eight of the next 10 points and moved within 55-41 on Tarke's layup with 12:01 left.
However, the Gamecocks answered with eight straight, ending when Wright knocked down two free throws after a technical foul on Towson, making it 63-41 with 8:17 remaining.
A short time later, Murray-Boyles scored four points and Wright hit a trey during a 7-0 burst as the Gamecocks' lead reached 74-49 with 4:23 left.
Arden Conyers drilled a 3-pointer to cap the scoring and give South Carolina its largest lead of the contest.
Murray-Boyles and Pringle each had 10 first-half points as South Carolina took a 43-26 halftime advantage.
The Gamecocks quickly grabbed a 17-7 lead on a 3-pointer by Morris Ugusuk with 11:44 left in the first half.
Wright later scored the final five points of an 8-0 burst as South Carolina opened up a 15-point lead with 7:10 remaining.
Towson was down 34-23 after Tejada buried a 3-pointer with 3:53 left. The Gamecocks responded with nine straight points to move ahead by 20.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Towson |
|
South Carolina |
|
Nendah Tarke 12 |
Scoring |
Collin Murray-Boyles 27 |
|
Rahdir Hicks 2 |
Assists |
Jamarii Thomas 5 |
|
Christian May 8 |
Rebounds |
Collin Murray-Boyles 9 |
|
Nendah Tarke 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Collin Murray-Boyles 9 |
|
Nendah Tarke 3 |
Steals |
Jamarii Thomas 2 |
|
Messiah Jones 1 |
Blocks |
Nick Pringle 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Towson
|
54 |
29.6 |
5-25 |
17-29 |
5 |
29 |
3 |
11 |
14 |
| South Carolina
|
80 |
50.0 |
6-21 |
22-30 |
17 |
35 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
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