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Gamecocks Drop Home Contest to Missouri on Saturday
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Gamecocks Drop Home Contest to Missouri on Saturday

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Tigers shot 59.3% (16-of-27 FGs) in the second half to pull away in the game's final 8 minutes

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jayden Stone scored 22 points, Mark Mitchell added 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Missouri took down South Carolina, 78-59 on Saturday.

Stone was an efficient 7-for-9 shooting from the field (3-for-4 from deep), and Mitchell went 7-for-11 (1-for-2 from deep) for the Tigers (16-7, 6-4 Southeastern Conference). Mizzou was 25-for-54 shooting from the field overall.

T.O. Barrett added 14 points and seven rebounds, but struggled shooting (4-for-12).

The Tigers did not trail for the entire game, taking their first lead 37 seconds into the contest. They led 34-30 at halftime, and a 10-3 run to start the second half pushed their lead to double-digits.

Stone hit a 3-pointer with 7:17 remaining to start an 8-0 run that gave Mizzou a comfortable 15-point lead.

Meechie Johnson scored 13 points for the Gamecocks (11-13, 2-9), but was just 2-for-13 shooting from the field and 1 for 7 from beyond the arc. Kobe Knox and Elijah Strong each added 12 points, and Eli Ellis had 11.

KEY STATS

  • For the second-straight game, offensive rebounds allowed were an issue for Carolina as the Tigers had 16 for the game leading to a 16-8 advantage in second chance points. A bulk of their second chance points came in the game’s opening 10 minutes.
  • It was a tough day shooting for Carolina as it was just 30.9% (17-of-55 FGs) from the floor and 3-of-22 (13.6%) from deep.

NOTABLES

  • Redshirt senior guard Meechie Johnson led the Gamecocks with 13 points, his 10th consecutive game in double-figures and team-leading 18th for the season. He was 8-of-10 at the free throw line today as Carolina was 22-of-27 (81.5%) for the game.
  • Redshirt senior guard Kobe Knox (12), junior forward Elijah Strong (12) and freshman guard Eli Ellis (11) also finished in double-figures for the Gamecocks.
  • Ellis led Carolina with six rebounds, three of which came on the offensive end of the floor.
  • Strong led the Gamecocks with three assists off the bench.

UP NEXT
South Carolina has its midweek bye then travels west to Tuscaloosa to face Alabama (15-7, 5-4 SEC) at Coleman Coliseum on Feb. 14. Lowell Galindo (pxp) and Pat Bradley (analyst) will be on the call for the 8:30 p.m. (ET) SEC Network broadcast.

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