Presbyterian Blue Hose at South Carolina Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Collin Murray-Boyles helps rally South Carolina to 69-59 victory over Presbyterian
Murray-Boyles made 6 of 10 shots from the floor and 10 of 14 free throws, adding nine rebounds for the Gamecocks (10-3), who upped their win streak to seven and improved to 8-1 at home.
Nick Pringle scored 14 on 5-for-6 shooting for South Carolina. Jamarii Thomas pitched in with 10 points and six assists.
Kory Mincy scored 27 points to lead the Blue Hose (7-8), who fell to 1-7 on the road. Kobe Stewart totaled 13 points, six rebounds and three steals.
Mincy made two 3-pointers and scored 12 to guide Presbyterian to a 32-24 lead at halftime. The Blue Hose shot 52% from the floor and hit 4 of 7 from beyond the arc. Pringle had nine points for South Carolina. He made all four of his shots before the break while his teammates made 6 of 22. Jaylen Peterson's layup put Presbyterian up 14-13 and the Blue Hose played the final 11 minutes of the half with the lead.
Presbyterian stayed in front until Thomas buried a 3-pointer and Murray-Boyles made two free throws to give South Carolina a 42-41 lead with 11:14 left. Mincy scored five straight and the Blue Hose regained the lead. Pringle scored five in a row to give the Gamecocks a 54-50 lead with 5:26 remaining and they led the rest of the way.
South Carolina travels to play No. 17 Mississippi State on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference opener. Presbyterian returns home to play Longwood on Thursday in a Big South Conference opener.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Carl Parrish made Free Throw. | 59 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Carl Parrish made Free Throw. | 58 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Zachary Davis. | 57 - 69 |
Statistics
 PRES |
 SC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-44 | FG | 22-48 |
| 47.7 | Field Goal % | 45.8 |
| 5-10 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 50.0 | Three Point % | 38.5 |
| 12-16 | FT | 20-30 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 8 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 25 | Fouls | 14 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, SC
Attendance: 10,525 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 14-2 | - | 29-6 |
| Winthrop | 11-5 | 3 | 23-11 |
| UNC Asheville | 11-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 5 | 20-13 |
| Longwood | 7-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Gardner-Webb | 5-11 | 9 | 11-20 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 2-14 | 12 | 6-26 |
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 |