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South Carolina transfers make immediate impact in 82-53 win over SC Upstate

AP
Nov 06, 2023

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Meechie Johnson and Ta'Lon Cooper each scored 15 points and South Carolina beat South Carolina Upstate 82-53 in a season opener on Monday night.

B.J. Mack added 13 points and Myles Stute had 10 for South Carolina.

Justin Bailey scored 13 points and Trae Broadnax added 10 for SC Upstate.

Bailey's 3-pointer almost 3 1/2 minutes in gave SC Upstate its only lead of the game at 5-3. South Carolina led 42-28 at halftime and outscored the Spartans 40-25 after intermission.

South Carolina leads the overall series 8-1, including 4-1 in Columbia. The 29-point win nearly doubles the previous average of 15.4 points per game for margin of victory the Gamecocks have over SC Upstate.

South Carolina's four transfers (Cooper, Mack, Stute and Stephen Clark) entered having played a combined 430 games at the Division I level with 299 starts among them. The entire team’s 480 combined Division I starts ranks third in the Southeastern Conference behind only Mississippi State (514) and Texas A&M (502) entering this season.

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1st Half
SCUP
Spartans
28
SCAR
Gamecocks
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Gamecocks gains possession)
19:50		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
19:48		Ahmir Langlais defensive rebound
19:30		Nick Alves misses two point layup
19:28		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
19:20		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
19:18		Jordyn Surratt defensive rebound
19:10		Justin Bailey misses two point jump shot
19:08		Stephen Clark defensive rebound
18:47		Ahmir Langlais personal foul
18:20	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	0-2
18:20	+2	Nick Alves makes two point jump shot	2-2
17:37		Trae Broadnax blocks Myles Stute's three point jump shot
17:35		Nick Alves defensive rebound
17:31		Stephen Clark blocks Jordyn Surratt's two point layup
17:29		Spartans offensive rebound
17:07		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
17:07		Stephen Clark defensive rebound
16:57		Jordyn Surratt shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
16:57	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
16:57		Meechie Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:57		Ahmir Langlais defensive rebound
16:29		Justin Bailey misses two point jump shot
16:27		Ahmir Langlais offensive rebound
16:24	+3	Justin Bailey makes three point jump shot (Ahmir Langlais assists)	5-3
16:04	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Stephen Clark assists)	5-6
15:47		Justin Bailey misses three point jump shot
15:45		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
15:36	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	5-9
15:00	+2	Jordyn Surratt makes two point layup (Ahmir Langlais assists)	7-9
15:00		TV timeout
14:43		Patrick Iriel shooting foul
14:43	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-10
14:43	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-11
14:27		Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot
14:25		Myles Stute defensive rebound
14:15		Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass) (Miguel Ayesa steals)
14:11		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
14:09		Josh Gray defensive rebound
13:58		Myles Stute misses two point layup
13:56		Josh Gray personal foul
13:44		Miguel Ayesa turnover (lost ball) (Zachary Davis steals)
13:33		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
13:31		Patrick Iriel defensive rebound
13:21		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
13:19		Floyd Rideau Jr. offensive rebound
12:59		Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot
12:57		Josh Gray defensive rebound
12:51	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot	7-14
12:51		Spartans 30 second timeout
12:17		Spartans turnover
11:57		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
11:55		Spartans defensive rebound
11:54		TV timeout
11:35		Floyd Rideau Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:33		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
11:22	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	7-16
11:10		Meechie Johnson personal foul
10:47	+2	Ahmir Langlais makes two point jump shot (Floyd Rideau Jr. assists)	9-16
10:39		Ahmir Langlais blocks Myles Stute's two point layup
10:37		Myles Stute offensive rebound
10:35	+2	Myles Stute makes two point layup	9-18
10:14		Floyd Rideau Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:12		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
10:06		Eduardo Placer personal foul
10:00		Nick Alves blocks B.J. Mack's two point layup
9:58		Myles Stute offensive rebound
9:58		Nick Alves personal foul
9:52		Ebrima Dibba misses two point jump shot
9:50		B.J. Mack offensive rebound
9:44		B.J. Mack turnover (lost ball) (Justin Bailey steals)
9:44		Myles Stute personal foul
9:26		Jordyn Surratt misses two point layup
9:24		Myles Stute defensive rebound
9:16		B.J. Mack misses two point jump shot
9:14		Jordyn Surratt defensive rebound
9:09		Ahmir Langlais offensive foul
9:09		Ahmir Langlais turnover (offensive foul)
8:56	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ebrima Dibba assists)	9-21
8:51		Ebrima Dibba personal foul
8:40	+2	Nick Alves makes two point jump shot	11-21
8:24		Ebrima Dibba turnover (bad pass) (Justin Bailey steals)
8:21		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Justin Bailey draws the foul)
8:21	+1	Justin Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-21
8:21	+1	Justin Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-21
8:03		Meechie Johnson turnover (lost ball)
7:53		Justin Bailey turnover (lost ball)
7:53		TV timeout
7:28		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses two point layup
7:26		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
7:22	+2	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point layup	13-23
7:03		Trae Broadnax turnover (lost ball) (Zachary Davis steals)
6:56		Spartans 30 second timeout
6:47	+2	Stephen Clark makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	13-25
6:28		Ta'Lon Cooper blocks Trae Broadnax's two point layup
6:26		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
6:24		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Justin Bailey steals)
6:15	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point jump shot	15-25
5:57		Jordyn Surratt shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-26
5:57	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-27
5:40	+3	Justin Bailey makes three point jump shot (Nick Alves assists)	18-27
5:22		Justin Bailey personal foul
5:22		Morris Ugusuk misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:22		Floyd Rideau Jr. defensive rebound
4:58	+2	Nick Alves makes two point jump shot (Patrick Iriel assists)	20-27
4:44		Justin Bailey personal foul
4:44	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-28
4:44	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-29
4:33		Spartans 30 second timeout
4:24	+2	Patrick Iriel makes two point layup (Trae Broadnax assists)	22-29
3:57		Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Iriel steals)
3:56		B.J. Mack personal foul
3:56		TV timeout
3:47		Trae Broadnax misses two point layup
3:45		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
3:31	+2	Myles Stute makes two point layup	22-31
3:05		Morris Ugusuk shooting foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
3:05	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-31
3:05		Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:05		Josh Gray defensive rebound
3:05		Stephen Clark turnover (lost ball) (Nick Alves steals)
2:42		Stephen Clark shooting foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
2:42		Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:42	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-31
2:16	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 3 of 3	25-31
2:16		Trae Broadnax shooting foul (Josh Gray draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Josh Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-32
2:16		Josh Gray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:16		Trae Broadnax defensive rebound
2:06		Patrick Iriel turnover (bad pass)
1:50	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	25-34
1:30	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point layup	27-34
1:21	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Morris Ugusuk assists)	27-37
1:06		Ta'Lon Cooper personal foul
1:06	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-37
1:06		Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:06		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
0:45	+3	Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot (B.J. Mack assists)	28-40
0:27		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
0:25		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
0:07		Nick Alves shooting foul
0:07	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-41
0:07	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-42
0:02		Floyd Rideau Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SCUP
Spartans
25
SCAR
Gamecocks
40

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Nick Alves misses two point layup
19:45		Ahmir Langlais offensive rebound
19:38		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
19:36		Myles Stute defensive rebound
19:27		Stephen Clark offensive foul
19:27		Stephen Clark turnover (offensive foul)
19:15		Meechie Johnson personal foul
19:11		Justin Bailey misses two point jump shot
19:09		Myles Stute defensive rebound
18:58		Myles Stute turnover (bad pass) (Trae Broadnax steals)
18:54	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point layup (Jordyn Surratt assists)	30-42
18:37		Stephen Clark turnover (lost ball)
18:16		Justin Bailey misses two point jump shot
18:15		Meechie Johnson personal foul
17:55	+2	Nick Alves makes two point jump shot	32-42
17:45	+3	B.J. Mack makes three point jump shot (Stephen Clark assists)	32-45
17:29		Nick Alves turnover (bad pass) (Myles Stute steals)
17:24	+2	Stephen Clark makes two point dunk (Myles Stute assists)	32-47
17:06		Trae Broadnax turnover (lost ball) (Meechie Johnson steals)
17:00		Stephen Clark misses two point layup
16:58		Jordyn Surratt defensive rebound
16:55		Myles Stute personal foul
16:36	+2	Jordyn Surratt makes two point layup	34-47
16:19	+3	B.J. Mack makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	34-50
15:44		Eduardo Placer misses two point jump shot
15:42		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
15:35	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	34-53
15:32		Spartans 30 second timeout
15:32		TV timeout
15:26		Jacobi Wright personal foul
15:26		TV timeout
15:21		Justin Bailey misses two point jump shot
15:19		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
15:01		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
14:59		Jacobi Wright offensive rebound
14:53	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point jump shot	34-55
14:53		Jordyn Surratt shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
14:53		Ta'Lon Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:53		Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound
14:47		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
14:45		Ahmir Langlais defensive rebound
14:30		Jorge Ochoa misses two point jump shot
14:28		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
14:09		Ahmir Langlais blocks Morris Ugusuk's two point layup
14:07		Gamecocks offensive rebound
14:03	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	34-57
13:36	+2	Justin Bailey makes two point layup (Jorge Ochoa assists)	36-57
13:10		Morris Ugusuk turnover (bad pass) (Jorge Ochoa steals)
13:03	+2	Eduardo Placer makes two point layup	38-57
12:42		Ahmir Langlais blocks Josh Gray's two point layup
12:40		Floyd Rideau Jr. defensive rebound
12:32		Floyd Rideau Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:30		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
12:16		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
12:14		Zachary Davis offensive rebound
12:11		Zachary Davis misses two point layup
12:09		Floyd Rideau Jr. defensive rebound
12:09	+2	Justin Bailey makes two point layup (Floyd Rideau Jr. assists)	40-57
12:09		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
12:09		TV timeout
11:57		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
11:55		Spartans defensive rebound
11:55		TV timeout
11:30		Floyd Rideau Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Myles Stute steals)
11:29		Jorge Ochoa personal foul
11:08		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (bad pass) (Jorge Ochoa steals)
11:04	+2	Miguel Ayesa makes two point layup (Jorge Ochoa assists)	42-57
10:43		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
10:41		Patrick Iriel defensive rebound
10:26	+2	Patrick Iriel makes two point layup (Jorge Ochoa assists)	44-57
10:12	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	44-60
10:00		Miguel Ayesa misses three point jump shot
9:58		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
9:48		Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
9:46		Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound
9:43	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup	44-62
9:12		Eduardo Placer misses three point jump shot
9:10		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
9:02	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Morris Ugusuk assists)	44-65
8:34		Eduardo Placer misses three point jump shot
8:32		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
8:29		Floyd Rideau Jr. shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
8:29		Meechie Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:29		Meechie Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:29		Trae Broadnax defensive rebound
8:20		Jorge Ochoa misses three point jump shot
8:18		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
8:08	+3	B.J. Mack makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	44-68
7:50	+3	Miguel Ayesa makes three point jump shot (Trae Broadnax assists)	47-68
7:18		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
7:16		Trae Broadnax defensive rebound
7:04		Trae Broadnax misses two point layup
7:02		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
6:56	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	47-70
6:54		Spartans 60 second timeout
6:54		TV timeout
6:35		Ahmir Langlais turnover (bad pass) (Zachary Davis steals)
6:27		Stephen Clark misses two point jump shot
6:25		Trae Broadnax defensive rebound
6:18	+3	Jordyn Surratt makes three point jump shot (Trae Broadnax assists)	50-70
5:48	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	50-72
5:20		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
5:18		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
5:03		B.J. Mack offensive foul
5:03		B.J. Mack turnover (offensive foul)
6:54		TV timeout
4:52		B.J. Mack blocks Trae Broadnax's two point layup
4:50		Spartans offensive rebound
4:44		B.J. Mack shooting foul
4:44		Justin Bailey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:44	+1	Justin Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-72
4:17		Stephen Clark turnover (lost ball) (Nick Alves steals)
4:04		Nick Alves misses three point jump shot
4:02		Ahmir Langlais offensive rebound
3:58		Justin Bailey misses three point jump shot
3:56		Josh Gray defensive rebound
3:41	+2	Josh Gray makes two point layup (Jacobi Wright assists)	51-74
3:41		Nick Alves shooting foul (Josh Gray draws the foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:41		Josh Gray misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:41		Ahmir Langlais defensive rebound
3:28		Josh Gray personal foul (Ahmir Langlais draws the foul)
3:28		Ahmir Langlais misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:28		Josh Gray defensive rebound
3:10	+2	Morris Ugusuk makes two point jump shot	51-76
2:41		Josh Gray blocks Nick Alves's two point jump shot
2:39		Eli Sparkman defensive rebound
2:36		Eli Sparkman turnover (bad pass) (Eduardo Placer steals)
2:25		Ahmir Langlais misses two point layup
2:23		Josh Gray defensive rebound
2:05		Eduardo Placer shooting foul (Eli Sparkman draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Eli Sparkman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-77
2:05	+1	Eli Sparkman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-78
1:57		Danny Grajzl shooting foul (Patrick Iriel draws the foul)
1:57		Patrick Iriel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:57		Patrick Iriel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:57		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
1:38		Eli Sparkman misses three point jump shot
1:36		Zachary Davis offensive rebound
1:29	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point layup	51-80
1:06		Nick Alves misses two point jump shot
1:04		Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound
1:01	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point jump shot (Morris Ugusuk assists)	51-82
0:46	+2	Thomas Sheida makes two point layup	53-82
0:25		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
0:23		Spartans defensive rebound
0:14		Thomas Sheida turnover (bad pass) (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk steals)
0:09		Zachary Davis misses two point layup
0:07		Nick Alves defensive rebound
0:02		C.J. Rich misses three point jump shot
0:01		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Zachary Davis defensive rebound