SUPER MARIO 63 TYRONE FREEThornwell knocked down a pair at the line, his eighth and ninth free throws of the game, to tie it at 52-all at the final media timeout with 3:59 remaining in the ballgame. Mississippi State grabbed its first lead of the second half after a 3-pointer by Tyson Carter put them ahead 52-50 with 4:33 on the clock. The Bulldogs took advantage of a 2:19 scoring draught and three turnovers from the Gamecocks. Mississippi State continued to chip away at the lead and got within three, 50-47, at the under eight media timeout with 7:30 on the clock. Two 3s fueled a quick 6-0 run for the Bulldogs, as they pulled within four at 45-41. Silva, Dozier and Thornwell combined for 16 of the team’s 20 rebounds in the first half. The Gamecocks held a 20-16 edge on the glass, and forced 10 Mississippi State turnovers. Mario Kegler led the Bulldogs with eight points in just nine minutes of action. Silva had 11 points and seven rebounds at halftime, both game-highs. Mississippi State jumped out to its biggest lead of the opening half, 29-26, after a tip-in from Eli Wright with 2:17 on the clock, but Carolina closed the half on a 7-0 run to take a 32-29 lead at the break. The shooting woes continued for the Gamecocks, but the team made up for it at the free throw line knocking down 13 foul shots in the opening half. Sophomore forward Chris Silva was dominant inside early, as he had nine points and six rebounds.Ĭarolina continued to lead, 26-25, at the final media timeout of the first half with 3:52 to go. Carolina opened the game 3-for-15 (28 percent) from the floor.Įach team then made four of its next five field goals, as the Gamecocks remained in front, 21-20 with 7:30 remaining. The Gamecocks pushed in front 10-5, but the Bulldogs scored six of the next seven points to pull within one, 12-11, at the next media timeout with 11:07 on the clock. The Gamecocks had six rebounds and four offensive boards but were unable to capitalize on their early second chances. The team’s 12 conference wins are the second most SEC wins in program history.Ĭarolina led 6-5 at the first media timeout with 15:32 left in the opening half. The win clinched a double-bye for the Gamecocks in next week’s SEC Tournament. Senior guard Sindarius Thornwell scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half to propel South Carolina (22-8, 12-5 SEC) to a 63-57 Senior Night victory over Mississippi State (14-15, 5-12 SEC) at Colonial Life Arena on Tuesday.
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