South Carolina Gamecocks at LSU Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Cam Carter scores 17 points, LSU jumps out early and rolls past South Carolina 81-67
LSU (14-12, 3-10 Southeastern Conference), which rallied to beat Oklahoma 82-79 on Saturday, has won two straight following a seven-game skid.
Carter was 7 of 14 from the field for LSU, which shot 50% (31 of 62) from the floor. Mike Williams III scored 13 points, Vyctorius Miller added 12 and Dji Bailey had 11. Carter, Williams and Miller each had three of the Tigers' 13 3-pointers.
Jamarii Thomas scored 23 points for South Carolina (10-16, 0-13). Collin Murray-Boyles added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Carter scored nine points and Williams chipped in with eight to help LSU build a 41-27 halftime lead. South Carolina used a 7-0 surge early in the second half to cut the deficit to 43-34 and pulled within nine points again with 13:26 left. Carter answered with back-to-back 3s to help LSU pull away.
South Carolina, which has lost 13 straight, will look for its first SEC win with a home game against Texas on Saturday. The Gamecocks have not won a game since Dec. 30 against Presbyterian.
LSU plays at No. 2 Florida on Saturday to begin a five-game stretch against current ranked teams.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | LSU Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Cam Scott missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:04 | LSU Turnover. | 67 - 81 |
Statistics
 SC |
 LSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-51 | FG | 31-62 |
| 47.1 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 13-30 |
| 36.8 | Three Point % | 43.3 |
| 12-15 | FT | 6-7 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 85.7 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 7,403 | Capacity:
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 14-1 | - | 26-2 |
| Alabama | 12-3 | 2 | 23-5 |
| Florida | 11-4 | 3 | 24-4 |
| Tennessee | 10-5 | 4 | 23-5 |
| Missouri | 10-5 | 4 | 21-7 |
| Texas A&M | 9-6 | 5 | 20-8 |
| Ole Miss | 8-7 | 6 | 19-9 |
| Kentucky | 8-7 | 6 | 19-9 |
| Mississippi State | 7-8 | 7 | 19-9 |
| Vanderbilt | 7-8 | 7 | 19-9 |
| Arkansas | 6-9 | 8 | 17-11 |
| Georgia | 5-10 | 9 | 17-11 |
| Texas | 5-10 | 9 | 16-12 |
| Oklahoma | 4-11 | 10 | 17-11 |
| LSU | 3-12 | 11 | 14-14 |
| South Carolina | 1-14 | 13 | 11-17 |