National Basketball Association
South Carolina 92, South Carolina State 50
When: 6:30 PM ET, Friday, November 18, 2016
Where: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina
Officials:
# James Gattis, # Ray Natili, # Jason Baker
Attendance:
10159
By The Sports Xchange
South Carolina's Sindarius Thornwell scored 14 of his 22 points in the first half and the Gamecocks closed out the home portion of the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational with a 92-50 victory over South Carolina State on Friday night.
Maik Kotsar added 15 points and Chris Silva 11 for the Gamecocks (3-0).
Eric Eaves led South Carolina State (1-2) with 18 points and Tashombe Riley scored 10.
South Carolina jumped out to an early lead as PJ Dozier hit consecutive 3-pointers to provide a 31-13 lead with eight minutes remaining in the first half. The Gamecocks continued to pull away. Seven straight points from Thornwell increased the margin to 40-18 with 4:38 left in the half.
Thornwell stayed hot and another 3-pointer provided a 45-23 lead with 1:20 remaining. South Carolina State shot just 32 percent from the field and trailed 50-25 at the break.
The Gamecocks continued to dominate in the second half and a 3-pointer by Eaves increased the margin to 60-33 with 16:11 left.
South Carolina State could not close the gap despite boosting the pressure. Thornwell hit a jumper and the Gamecocks increased the lead to 68-39.
That margin allowed South Carolina coach Frank Martin continued to rotate his bench and the Gamecocks got points from 10 players.
Top Game Performances
| South Carolina State |
|
South Carolina |
|
Eric Eaves 18 |
Scoring |
Sindarius Thornwell 22 |
|
Eric Eaves 3 |
Assists |
PJ Dozier 6 |
|
Ian Kinard 6 |
Rebounds |
Maik Kotsar 8 |
|
Tashombe Riley 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Silva 5 |
|
David Bottenberg 1 |
Steals |
PJ Dozier 3 |
|
Damani Applewhite 1 |
Blocks |
Chris Silva 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Carolina State
|
50 |
30.8 |
5-14 |
13-21 |
6 |
19 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
| South Carolina
|
92 |
50.8 |
8-24 |
18-21 |
17 |
42 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
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