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11/28 17:54 CST Strong scores season-best 22 points, leads South Carolina over
Charleston Southern 74-62
Strong scores season-best 22 points, leads South Carolina over Charleston
Southern 74-62
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) --- Elijah Strong scored 20 of his season-high 22 points in
the second half and South Carolina beat Charleston Southern 74-62 on Friday.
The Gamecocks pulled away when Kobe Knox scored on a one-handed dunk, sparking
a 16-4 run for a 57-45 lead with about seven minutes to play. Strong scored
seven points during the stretch.
A little more than a minute later, Jesse Hafemeister answered with a 3-pointer
and Brycen Blaine made a layup to pull the Buccaneers to 57-50 but they didn't
get closer.
Strong, who spent the past two seasons at Boston College, shot 8 of 11 in the
second half. Knox finished with 15 points and Nordin Kapic added 11 for South
Carolina (5-2), which ended a two-game skid.
Blaine scored 23 points to lead Charleston Southern (5-4). A'lahn Sumler added
14 points and Hafemeister had 10.
Knox scored seven points to help the Gamecocks build a 30-28 halftime
advantage. Blaine scored 12 first-half points to pace Charleston Southern. A
Blaine 3-pointer gave the Buccaneers their last lead, 40-39, with about 13
minutes left in the second half.
Up next South Carolina hosts Virginia Tech on Tuesday in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Charleston Southern plays at UT Martin on Tuesday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball |
