South Carolina State Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Jacobi Wright, Collin Murray-Boyles lead South Carolina over South Carolina State 86-64
Wright made seven of his 10 shots from the floor, including 4 of 7 from beyond the arc, for South Carolina (1-1). Murray-Boyles hit 7 of 8 shots and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line, adding four assists. It was the sophomore's first double-double after collecting two — in back-to-back games — last season.
Jamarii Thomas scored 14 on 5-for-8 shooting for the Gamecocks. Zachary Davis pitched in with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Michael Teal had 11 points to lead South Carolina State (1-1). Wilson Dubinsky had 10 points off the bench.
Davis hit a jumper to cap a 7-0 run to begin the game and South Carolina never looked back. Murray-Boyles had 12 points and eight rebounds by halftime to help the Gamecocks take a 41-25 lead into the locker room.
The Bulldogs trimmed their deficit to 11 three minutes into the second half but got no closer.
The Gamecocks are 23-0 in the series. The last time the two schools squared off was in the opener of the 2022-23 season. The Gamecocks held off the Bulldogs 79-77 in head coach Lamont Paris' coaching debut at South Carolina.
Next up for South Carolina is a home game against Towson on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Collin Murray-Boyles Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Myles Stute Block. | 64 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Davion Everett missed Layup. | 64 - 86 |
Statistics
 SCST |
 SC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-67 | FG | 30-64 |
| 35.8 | Field Goal % | 46.9 |
| 3-16 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 18.8 | Three Point % | 29.6 |
| 13-24 | FT | 18-25 |
| 54.2 | Free Throw % | 72.0 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 23 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, SC
Attendance: 12,205 | Capacity:
2024-25 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| South Carolina State | 11-3 | - | 20-13 |
| Delaware State | 8-6 | 3 | 16-14 |
| Morgan State | 7-7 | 4 | 14-18 |
| Howard | 7-7 | 4 | 12-20 |
| North Carolina Central | 6-8 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Coppin State | 4-10 | 7 | 6-24 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 2-12 | 9 | 6-25 |
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 36-4 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |