This week in South Carolina basketball
South Carolina basketball is now 6-3 on the 2024-2025 season. After a 2-0 week, the Gamecocks jumped into the top 90 in the NET rankings. The jump is significant as USC was in the 130s just last week. Below is a quick overview of last week and what’s coming up this week
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South Carolina Gamecocks defeat Boston College in SEC/ACC Challenge
South Carolina basketball officially is 2-0 all-time in the SEC/ACC Challenge. On Tuesday, the Gamecocks had to travel to Chestnut Hill to take on the Boston College Eagles, but Lamont Paris’ team emerged victorious. In fact, Carolina won big.
Collin Murray-Boyles had a big double-double, scoring 16 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. He also made another 3-pointer. Myles Stute (eight points, five rebounds) and Morris Ugusuk (three made 3-pointers) had nice efforts, as well.
As a whole, the Gamecocks played one of their hardest games of the year against BC. After the game, Coach Paris applauded his team’s effort and highlighted their focus, as well. On defense, USC held the Eagles to South Carolina’s lowest scoring total allowed against Power Conference competition in five years.
Result: South Carolina won 73-51.
South Carolina Gamecocks beat East Carolina Pirates
East Carolina always seems to give South Carolina trouble, and that trend continued on Saturday. However, a strong second half (especially shooting the basketball) helped the Gamecocks overcome a halftime deficit.
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Jamarii Thomas (22 points) and Collin Murray-Boyles (20 points on perfect 10-for-10 shooting) carried the load on offense. Nick Pringle nearly posted a double-double with eight points and 10 boards. Thomas and Morris Ugusuk combined to go 8-for-12 from behind the arc. Thomas also dished out seven assists. For the game, the team shot over 50% from the field and from the perimeter while drawing enough contact to shoot 25 foul shots.
Zach Davis had a classic Zach Davis well-rounded game. The junior scored 10 points, secured three rebounds, and dished out a pair of assists while playing good defense. Most impressively, though, he shot 2-for-2 from 3-point land.
Result: South Carolina won 75-68.
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What’s coming this week for South Carolina basketball
This week, South Carolina has a bit of a break before playing just once over the weekend.
On Saturday, the Gamecocks will play another home game at Colonial Life Arena. This one will be against the USC-Upstate Spartans. Fans can tune in to watch the in-state matchup via streaming on SEC Network+.
The Upstate contest is the final game for South Carolina before the annual matchup with the rival Clemson Tigers. Clemson currently is 9-1 and ranked No. 16 in the AP Poll.
