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Jamarii Thomas, Zachary Davis lead South Carolina to 84-72 victory over Mercer

AP
Nov 21, 2024

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Jamarii Thomas had 19 points and Zachary Davis scored 18 to lead South Carolina to an 84-72 victory over Mercer on Thursday night.

Thomas made 5 of 10 shots from the floor, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, and 5 of 8 free throws for the Gamecocks (3-2). He also had three steals. Davis sank 7 of 12 shots with a pair of 3-pointers, adding five rebounds.

Collin Murray-Boyles scored 16 and finished a rebound shy of a double-double for South Carolina. Jacobi Wright scored 11.

Tyler Johnson hit four 3-pointers and led the Bears (2-3) with 15 points. Alex Holt and Angel Montas Jr. added 14 points apiece and Ahmad Robinson pitched in with 13 points and eight assists before fouling out. TJ Grant grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench.

Thomas and Davis scored seven points apiece in the first half to help South Carolina take a 36-32 lead into intermission. Cam Bryant scored all nine of his points and Johnson scored seven to keep Mercer (2-3) close. The difference in the first half was the Gamecocks made 5 of 9 free throws while the Bears did not attempt one.

South Carolina maintained a lead until Robinson buried a 3-pointer to put the Bears on top 60-59 with 10:47 left to play.

The Gamecocks moved back in front and a Myles Stute 3-pointer gave them their biggest lead to that point at 70-62 with 7:45 remaining. A Murray-Boyles dunk pushed the lead to double digits with 3:39 to go and South Carolina was not threatened from there.

It was the first time the two schools squared off since Dec. 30, 2001 - Dave Odom's first season as South Carolina's coach.

South Carolina will play Xavier in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Monday.

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1st Half
MER
Bears
32
SCAR
Gamecocks
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Alex Holt vs. Nick Pringle (Myles Stute gains possession)
19:52		Brady Shoulders personal foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
19:37	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Jacobi Wright assists)	0-2
19:23		Tyler Johnson turnover (double dribble)
19:03		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
19:01		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
18:42		Alex Holt misses two point layup
18:40		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
18:34		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
18:32		Cam Bryant defensive rebound
18:26	+3	Cam Bryant makes three point jump shot	3-2
18:14	+3	Collin Murray-Boyles makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	3-5
17:58	+3	Cam Bryant makes three point jump shot (Alex Holt assists)	6-5
17:45	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	6-7
17:30	+2	Ahmad Robinson makes two point jump shot	8-7
17:09		Brady Shoulders personal foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
17:07		Tyler Johnson personal foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
17:01		Nick Pringle misses two point layup
16:59		TJ Grant defensive rebound
16:48		Ahmad Robinson misses two point jump shot
16:46		TJ Grant offensive rebound
16:41	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (TJ Grant assists)	11-7
16:27		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
16:25		Jacobi Wright offensive rebound
16:21	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	11-9
16:00		Ahmad Robinson misses two point layup
15:58		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
15:49		Jamarii Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Johnson steals)
15:32		TJ Grant misses three point jump shot
15:30		Cam Bryant offensive rebound
15:26		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:24		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
15:18		Alex Holt personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
15:18		TV timeout
15:16		TJ Grant blocks Jamarii Thomas's two point layup
15:14		TJ Grant defensive rebound
15:01		Alex Holt misses two point layup
14:59		TJ Grant offensive rebound
14:53		TJ Grant misses two point layup
14:51		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
14:44		Jacobi Wright turnover (lost ball) (Ahmad Robinson steals)
14:37	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup (Ahmad Robinson assists)	13-9
14:22		Cam Bryant shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
14:20		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:20	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-10
14:11		Ahmad Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
14:09		Ahmad Robinson personal foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
13:50		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
13:48		Ahmad Robinson defensive rebound
13:42		Jamarii Thomas personal foul (Ahmad Robinson draws the foul)
13:38		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:36		Gamecocks defensive rebound
13:18		Zachary Davis misses two point jump shot
13:16		Angel Montas Jr. defensive rebound
13:08		Tyler Johnson turnover (bad pass)
12:55	+2	Morris Ugusuk makes two point layup	13-12
12:36		Angel Montas Jr. misses two point layup
12:34		Angel Montas Jr. offensive rebound
12:28	+2	Angel Montas Jr. makes two point layup	15-12
12:10	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point jump shot	15-14
11:47	+2	Angel Montas Jr. makes two point jump shot	17-14
11:19	+2	Cam Scott makes two point layup	17-16
10:57		Marcus Overstreet turnover (lost ball)
10:57		TV timeout
10:36	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point jump shot	17-18
10:23		Marcus Overstreet offensive foul (Myles Stute draws the foul)
10:23		Marcus Overstreet turnover (offensive foul)
9:54		Morris Ugusuk turnover (bad pass)
9:39	+2	Alex Holt makes two point hook shot (Ahmad Robinson assists)	19-18
9:16		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
9:14		Angel Montas Jr. defensive rebound
9:02		Angel Montas Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:00		Cam Scott defensive rebound
8:54		Cam Scott misses three point jump shot
8:52		Ahmad Robinson defensive rebound
8:29	+3	Jah Quinones makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Robinson assists)	22-18
8:11	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot	22-21
8:01		Nick Pringle blocks Alex Holt's two point layup
7:59		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
7:56	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists)	22-23
7:56		Ahmad Robinson shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-24
7:45	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Alex Holt assists)	25-24
7:13		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
7:11		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
7:11		TJ Grant shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
7:11	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-25
7:11		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:11		TJ Grant defensive rebound
6:56		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
6:54		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
6:47		Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Johnson steals)
6:28		Nick Pringle personal foul (Jah Quinones draws the foul)
6:20		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:18		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
6:08	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	25-28
5:42	+3	Cam Bryant makes three point jump shot (Alex Holt assists)	28-28
5:29	+3	Zachary Davis makes three point jump shot	28-31
5:10	+2	Alex Holt makes two point jump shot	30-31
4:40		Jacobi Wright turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Johnson steals)
4:16		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
4:14		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
3:58		Cam Bryant shooting foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58	+1	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-32
3:58		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:58		Alex Holt defensive rebound
3:45		Ahmad Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
3:39		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
3:37		Cam Bryant defensive rebound
3:17		Alex Holt turnover (bad pass) (Zachary Davis steals)
3:10		Cam Scott misses three point jump shot
3:08		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
2:47		Cam Scott misses three point jump shot
2:42		Gamecocks offensive rebound
2:40		Cam Bryant personal foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul)
2:40		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:40	+1	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-33
2:09		Angel Montas Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:07		Gamecocks defensive rebound
1:46	+3	Cam Scott makes three point jump shot	30-36
1:20		Angel Montas Jr. misses two point layup
1:18		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
1:12		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
1:10		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
1:09		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (traveling)
0:55	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup	32-36
0:55		Bears 30 second timeout
0:44		Myles Stute misses two point layup
0:42		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
0:36		Angel Montas Jr. misses two point layup
0:34		Alex Holt offensive rebound
0:31		Alex Holt misses two point layup
0:29		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
0:06		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
0:04		TJ Grant defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MER
Bears
40
SCAR
Gamecocks
48

Time		Play	Score
19:52	+2	Alex Holt makes two point dunk (Ahmad Robinson assists)	34-36
19:34		Brady Shoulders personal foul
19:21		Cam Bryant shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
19:21	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-37
19:21		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:21		Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
19:14		Alex Holt personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
19:07		Nick Pringle misses two point bank jump shot
19:05		TJ Grant defensive rebound
18:54		Nick Pringle personal foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
18:48	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup (TJ Grant assists)	36-37
18:36	+3	Collin Murray-Boyles makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	36-40
18:07	+2	Alex Holt makes two point jump shot	38-40
17:53	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot	38-43
17:35		Alex Holt turnover (bad pass) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
17:29		Alex Holt blocks Jacobi Wright's two point layup
17:27		Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
17:18	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	38-45
17:04		Alex Holt misses two point layup
17:02		Bears offensive rebound
17:02		Myles Stute personal foul (Brady Shoulders draws the foul)
16:49	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Robinson assists)	41-45
16:28	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Myles Stute assists)	41-48
16:16		Jamarii Thomas personal foul
16:08		Jacobi Wright blocks Alex Holt's two point layup
16:06		Gamecocks defensive rebound
15:42		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (bad pass) (TJ Grant steals)
15:32	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Robinson assists)	44-48
15:07	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk assists)	44-51
14:46		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Ahmad Robinson draws the foul)
14:46		TV timeout
14:46	+1	Ahmad Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-51
14:46	+1	Ahmad Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-51
14:36		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
14:34		Zachary Davis offensive rebound
14:21	+3	Zachary Davis makes three point jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	46-54
13:58	+3	Ahmad Robinson makes three point jump shot (Alex Holt assists)	49-54
13:31		Ahmad Robinson shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
13:31		Jacobi Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:31	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-55
13:19	+3	Angel Montas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Robinson assists)	52-55
13:04	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot	52-58
13:01		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
13:01		TV timeout
12:56	+2	Angel Montas Jr. makes two point jump shot	54-58
12:34		Morris Ugusuk misses two point layup
12:32		Angel Montas Jr. defensive rebound
12:18	+3	Angel Montas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Robinson assists)	57-58
11:46		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
11:44		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
11:25		Angel Montas Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:23		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
11:13		Zachary Davis misses two point jump shot
11:12		Gamecocks offensive rebound
11:12		TJ Grant personal foul
11:12		TV timeout
11:10		TJ Grant shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
11:10	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-59
11:10		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:10		Angel Montas Jr. defensive rebound
10:48	+3	Ahmad Robinson makes three point jump shot	60-59
10:31		Marcus Overstreet personal foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
10:31	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-60
10:31	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-61
10:17		Ahmad Robinson misses two point layup
10:15		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
10:04	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point layup	60-63
9:45		Marcus Overstreet turnover (bad pass) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
9:37		Ahmad Robinson personal foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
9:37	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-64
9:37	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
9:21	+2	TJ Grant makes two point layup (Angel Montas Jr. assists)	62-65
9:06	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup	62-67
8:48		Myles Stute personal foul (Angel Montas Jr. draws the foul)
8:42		Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:40		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
8:23		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
8:21		Jah Quinones defensive rebound
8:06		Angel Montas Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:04		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
7:49		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
7:47		Jacobi Wright offensive rebound
7:42	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	62-70
7:41		Bears 30 second timeout
7:41		TV timeout
7:31		Jamarii Thomas personal foul (Alex Holt draws the foul)
7:17	+2	Ahmad Robinson makes two point jump shot	64-70
7:17		Jamarii Thomas shooting foul (Ahmad Robinson draws the foul)
7:17	+1	Ahmad Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-70
6:55	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point layup (Nick Pringle assists)	65-72
6:33		Morris Ugusuk shooting foul (Jah Quinones draws the foul)
6:33	+1	Jah Quinones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-72
6:33	+1	Jah Quinones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-72
6:15		Jah Quinones personal foul (Zachary Davis draws the foul)
6:15	+1	Zachary Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-73
6:15	+1	Zachary Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-74
6:02		Jump ball. Angel Montas Jr. vs. Collin Murray-Boyles (Gamecocks gains possession)
6:02		Angel Montas Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
5:47		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
5:45		Alex Holt defensive rebound
5:32		Ahmad Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Morris Ugusuk steals)
5:29		Ahmad Robinson personal foul (Morris Ugusuk draws the foul)
5:29	+1	Morris Ugusuk makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-75
5:29	+1	Morris Ugusuk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-76
5:08		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:06		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
4:47		Morris Ugusuk turnover (bad pass) (Jah Quinones steals)
4:40		Jah Quinones turnover (bad pass) (Jacobi Wright steals)
4:12		Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass) (Alex Holt steals)
4:08		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
4:08	+1	Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-76
4:08		Tyler Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:08		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point dunk (Zachary Davis assists)	68-78
3:33		Bears 30 second timeout
3:33		TV timeout
3:08		Jah Quinones misses three point jump shot
3:06		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
2:45	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Jamarii Thomas assists)	68-80
2:29		Morris Ugusuk personal foul (Angel Montas Jr. draws the foul)
2:29	+1	Angel Montas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-80
2:29	+1	Angel Montas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-80
2:02		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
2:00		Jah Quinones defensive rebound
1:55		Angel Montas Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:53		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
1:35		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
1:33		Gamecocks offensive rebound
1:32		Alex Holt personal foul
1:32		Zachary Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:32		Zachary Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:32		Angel Montas Jr. defensive rebound
1:15	+2	Alex Holt makes two point dunk (Tyler Johnson assists)	72-80
1:15		Bears 60 second timeout
0:51		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
0:49		TJ Grant defensive rebound
0:41		Jah Quinones misses two point layup
0:39		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
0:32	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point dunk (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	72-82
0:28		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:28		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
0:28		Tyler Johnson personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-83
0:28		Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:28		TJ Grant defensive rebound
0:22		Jah Quinones misses three point jump shot
0:20		TJ Grant offensive rebound
0:05		TJ Grant misses three point jump shot
0:03		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
0:02		Jah Quinones personal foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-84
0:02		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:02		Alex Holt defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Alex Holt defensive rebound