Gamecocks Drop Game Late at Vanderbilt, 66-63

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Devin McGlockton completed a three-point play with 0.6 seconds left, after making a block at the other end, to give Vanderbilt a 66-63 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night.

Leading 63-61, Vanderbilt guard AJ Hoggard lost control of the ball in the lane and grabbed the ankle of South Carolina forward Collin Murray-Boyles with 41.1 seconds left. After a review, the officials called a Flagrant 1 foul. Murray-Boyles made the two free throws to tie it at 63-all and South Carolina got the ball back.

McGlockton blocked a shot at the rim by Nick Pringle with 11.1 left and Hoggard was short on a jumper at the other end. But McGlockton grabbed the rebound and made a shot while being fouled.

South Carolina tossed a half-court pass to Arden Conyers, who hit the back iron on a 3-point heave at the buzzer.

The Gamecocks were undone by 25 turnovers.

Hoggard scored 14 points and McGlockton had 11 points and seven rebounds for Vanderbilt (14-3, 2-2 SEC). Jason Edwards added 13 points.

Morris Ugusuk, averaging 5.8 points per game, scored 20 points for South Carolina (10-7, 0-4). Murray-Boyles had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Conyers scored 10. South Carolina was again without starter Jamarii Thomas after he suffered a right knee sprain in practice last week.

Edwards scored 12 points in the first half, including a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left to give Vanderbilt a 33-26 lead at the break.

KEY STATS

• Carolina was plagued by a season-high 25 turnovers (16 in the first half) that led to 22 points for the Commodores.

NOTABLES

• Sophomore guard Morris Ugusuk finished with a career-high and game-high 20 points, 14 of which came in the second half. He was an efficient 6-of-8 from the floor, 3-of-4 from behind the arc and 5-of-6 at the free throw line.
• Sophomore forward Collin Murray-Boyles just missed his team-leading fifth double-double of the season, finishing with 14 points and nine rebounds. He added two blocks, two steals and two assists.
• Redshirt freshman guard Arden Conyers had another game (second straight) in double-figures with 10 points off the bench.
• Senior guard Jacobi Wright pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds, his first game in four seasons with double-digit boards.

UP NEXT

South Carolina remains on the road as it travels to Oklahoma (13-3, 0-3 SEC) for just the third time in school history (first trip to Norman since Dec. 10, 1992) on Saturday. Tipoff at the Lloyd Noble Center is slated for 4 p.m. (ET) on ESPNU with Dave Neal (pxp) and former Gamecock assistant Perry Clark (analyst) on the call.

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