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Mack scores 21 as South Carolina holds off Missouri, 72-64

AP
Jan 27, 2024

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) BJ Mack, a senior transfer from Wofford, scored 21 points to help South Carolina hold off Missouri and earn a 72-64 win Saturday to sweep the regular season series.

South Carolina came into the game on a high after beating No. 6 Kentucky, 79-62 on Tuesday. Mack led South Carolina with 21 points in its 71-69 overtime win over the Tigers January 13.

Mack scored 15 of his points in the first half as the Gamecocks built a 10-point lead, 39-29, at the break. South Carolina forced 12 Missouri turnovers in the first half, turning them into 10 points, but managed just five points off a dozen second-half Missouri turnovers.

Missouri grabbed the lead three minutes into the second half on a layup by Tamar Bates, but Mack answered with a three-point play and the Gamecocks did not trail again. The Tigers tied the game twice, but South Carolina answered each threat. Josh Gray hit the first of two free throws and Jacobi Wright and Ta'Lon Cooper each buried a 3-pointer to make it 53-46. Bates dunked and followed it with a layup with 2:28 left to make it 67-62. but the Tigers were able to add only a layup by East in the final minute.

Meechie Johnson, who averages 43.4% from the field and just under 17 points per game, did not score for the Gamecocks, going 0-for-9 from the field and 0-7 from 3-point range.

Mack hit 6 of 11 shots from the field, including 2 of 5 from distance, and hit 7 of 11 from the free throw line to lead South Carolina (17-3, 5-2 Southeastern Conference). Cooper added 12 points, Wright chipped in 10 and Morris Ugusuk was a perfect 3 for 3 off the bench, hitting two 3-pointers and knocking down both free throw attempts to add 10 points off the bench.

East finished with 21 points and seven assists to lead Missouri (8-12, 0-7). Bates contributed 16 points and seven rebounds.

South Carolina travels to face No. 5 Tennessee Tuesday. Missouri returns home to play host to Arkansas Wednesday.

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1st Half
MIZZ
Tigers
29
SCAR
Gamecocks
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Gamecocks gains possession)
19:29		Jordan Butler blocks Zachary Davis's two point layup
19:27		Tigers defensive rebound
19:27		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
19:08	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup	2-0
18:45		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:43		Gamecocks offensive rebound
18:43		Sean East II personal foul
18:41		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:39		Jesus Carralero Martin defensive rebound
18:24	+2	Jesus Carralero Martin makes two point layup	4-0
18:06		B.J. Mack turnover (lost ball) (Jesus Carralero Martin steals)
17:41		Sean East II misses two point layup
17:39		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
17:18	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	4-3
16:46		Jesus Carralero Martin misses two point layup
16:44		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
16:36		Jordan Butler personal foul
16:21	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists)	4-5
16:06		Jordan Butler turnover (bad pass) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
15:57	+3	B.J. Mack makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	4-8
15:26	+2	Sean East II makes two point layup	6-8
15:26		Ta'Lon Cooper shooting foul (Sean East II draws the foul)
15:26		TV timeout
15:26	+1	Sean East II makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-8
15:02		Josh Gray misses two point hook shot
15:00		Aidan Shaw defensive rebound
14:38		Noah Carter misses two point layup
14:24		Josh Gray defensive rebound
14:12		Aidan Shaw blocks Meechie Johnson's two point layup
14:10		Gamecocks offensive rebound
14:06	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	7-10
13:54		Noah Carter turnover (lost ball) (Stephen Clark steals)
13:45	+2	Josh Gray makes two point dunk (Zachary Davis assists)	7-12
13:25		Sean East II misses three point jump shot
13:23		Stephen Clark defensive rebound
13:05		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (bad pass)
12:52	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup	9-12
12:33	+2	Josh Gray makes two point layup (Stephen Clark assists)	9-14
12:17		Jesus Carralero Martin turnover (lost ball) (Meechie Johnson steals)
12:11		Tamar Bates blocks Meechie Johnson's two point layup
12:09		Aidan Shaw defensive rebound
11:41		Josh Gray shooting foul (Aidan Shaw draws the foul)
11:41		TV timeout
11:41	+1	Aidan Shaw makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-14
11:41		Aidan Shaw misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:41		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
11:26		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (bad pass) (Curt Lewis steals)
11:00		Aidan Shaw turnover (bad pass) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
10:48	+3	B.J. Mack makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	10-17
10:40		Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul
10:20		Nick Honor misses two point jump shot
10:18		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
9:59		Jordan Butler shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
9:59	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-18
9:59	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-19
9:43		Tamar Bates misses two point jump shot
9:41		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
9:31	+3	Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	10-22
9:27		Tigers 30 second timeout
9:03		Jesus Carralero Martin misses two point jump shot
9:01		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
8:37	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	10-24
8:22	+2	Sean East II makes two point jump shot	12-24
8:10		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
8:08		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
8:04	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup	14-24
7:35	+2	Morris Ugusuk makes two point layup	14-26
7:21		Jesus Carralero Martin misses three point jump shot
7:19		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
7:10		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
7:08		Tigers defensive rebound
7:08		TV timeout
6:59		Josh Gray shooting foul (Connor Vanover draws the foul)
6:59		Connor Vanover misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:59	+1	Connor Vanover makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-26
6:42		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:40		Connor Vanover defensive rebound
6:30		Tamar Bates misses two point jump shot
6:28		Tamar Bates offensive rebound
6:23	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup	17-26
5:59		Josh Gray turnover (traveling)
5:51		Nick Honor misses two point jump shot
5:49		Josh Gray defensive rebound
5:29	+3	Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	17-29
5:06	+2	Noah Carter makes two point layup (Sean East II assists)	19-29
4:32		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
4:17	+2	Noah Carter makes two point layup (Sean East II assists)	21-29
4:00		Connor Vanover shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
4:00		B.J. Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:00	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-30
3:46		Jacobi Wright personal foul
3:46		TV timeout
3:35	+2	Sean East II makes two point jump shot	23-30
3:12		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
3:10		B.J. Mack offensive rebound
3:10		Tamar Bates personal foul
3:01		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
2:59		Curt Lewis defensive rebound
2:52	+3	Nick Honor makes three point jump shot (Sean East II assists)	26-30
2:33	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	26-32
2:20		Zachary Davis personal foul
2:10		B.J. Mack shooting foul (Noah Carter draws the foul)
2:10		Noah Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:10	+1	Noah Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-32
1:57	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	27-35
1:43		Connor Vanover misses two point layup
1:41		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
1:37		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
1:35		Noah Carter defensive rebound
1:23	+2	Sean East II makes two point jump shot	29-35
1:07	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	29-37
0:37		Noah Carter misses two point layup
0:35		Aidan Shaw offensive rebound
0:29		Aidan Shaw turnover (bad pass) (Jacobi Wright steals)
0:05	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point jump shot	29-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MIZZ
Tigers
35
SCAR
Gamecocks
33

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Tamar Bates misses two point jump shot
19:48		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
19:42		B.J. Mack turnover (Sean East II steals)
19:35	+2	Jordan Butler makes two point dunk (Sean East II assists)	31-39
19:17		Jordan Butler shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
19:17		B.J. Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:17		B.J. Mack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:17		Tigers defensive rebound
19:17		B.J. Mack personal foul
18:46		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
18:22		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:20		Jordan Butler defensive rebound
18:07	+2	Sean East II makes two point jump shot	33-39
17:46		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:44		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
17:36		Ta'Lon Cooper shooting foul (Sean East II draws the foul)
17:36	+1	Sean East II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-39
17:36	+1	Sean East II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-39
17:24		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
17:22		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
17:13	+3	Nick Honor makes three point jump shot (Tamar Bates assists)	38-39
16:58		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
16:56		Sean East II defensive rebound
16:50	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup (Sean East II assists)	40-39
16:50		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
16:50		TV timeout
16:33	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	40-41
16:33		Jordan Butler shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
16:33	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-42
16:17		Sean East II misses two point jump shot
16:15		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
15:53		B.J. Mack misses two point jump shot
15:51		Nick Honor defensive rebound
15:44		Collin Murray-Boyles blocks Tamar Bates's two point layup
15:42		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
15:37		Zachary Davis misses two point layup
15:35		Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
15:30	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	40-44
15:12	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point jump shot (Noah Carter assists)	42-44
14:51		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
14:49		Connor Vanover defensive rebound
14:38	+2	Sean East II makes two point layup	44-44
14:06	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	44-46
14:06		Noah Carter shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
14:06		TV timeout
14:06		Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:06		Noah Carter defensive rebound
13:51		Josh Gray shooting foul (Connor Vanover draws the foul)
13:51	+1	Connor Vanover makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-46
13:51	+1	Connor Vanover makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-46
13:34		Tamar Bates shooting foul (Josh Gray draws the foul)
13:34	+1	Josh Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-47
13:34		Josh Gray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:34		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
13:09		Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
13:07		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
12:41	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	46-50
12:19		Noah Carter misses two point layup
12:17		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
12:03	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot	46-53
12:00		Tigers 30 second timeout
12:00		TV timeout
11:39		Stephen Clark personal foul
11:34		Meechie Johnson personal foul
11:20		Meechie Johnson personal foul
11:16	+2	Aidan Shaw makes two point hook shot (Sean East II assists)	48-53
11:00		Aidan Shaw shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
11:00	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-54
11:00		B.J. Mack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:00		Gamecocks offensive rebound
11:00		Aidan Shaw personal foul
10:45		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
10:43		Curt Lewis defensive rebound
10:29		Connor Vanover turnover (traveling)
10:14		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
10:12		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
10:04		Curt Lewis misses three point jump shot
10:02		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
9:51		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:49		Connor Vanover defensive rebound
9:19		Connor Vanover misses two point jump shot
9:18		Tigers offensive rebound
9:18		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
9:06		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Nick Honor steals)
8:56		Noah Carter misses two point layup
8:54		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
8:40		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:38		Connor Vanover defensive rebound
8:32		Nick Honor offensive foul
8:32		Nick Honor turnover (offensive foul)
8:21		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Sean East II steals)
8:18		Ta'Lon Cooper shooting foul (Sean East II draws the foul)
8:18	+1	Sean East II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-54
8:18	+1	Sean East II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-54
8:01		Zachary Davis offensive foul
8:01		Zachary Davis turnover (offensive foul)
7:41		Tamar Bates turnover (bad pass) (Morris Ugusuk steals)
7:23	+3	Zachary Davis makes three point jump shot	50-57
7:08		Tigers 30 second timeout
7:08		TV timeout
6:58	+2	Noah Carter makes two point layup	52-57
6:47		Nick Honor personal foul (Morris Ugusuk draws the foul)
6:47	+1	Morris Ugusuk makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-58
6:47	+1	Morris Ugusuk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-59
6:31		Sean East II turnover (lost ball) (Ta'Lon Cooper steals)
6:31		Sean East II personal foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
6:29	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-60
6:29	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-61
6:11		Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
6:09		Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound
5:43		Jordan Butler blocks Josh Gray's two point layup
5:41		Gamecocks offensive rebound
5:38		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
5:36		Josh Gray offensive rebound
5:27		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
5:25		Jordan Butler defensive rebound
5:16		Josh Gray blocks Noah Carter's two point layup
5:14		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
4:56		Jordan Butler shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-62
4:56		Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:56		Connor Vanover defensive rebound
4:40		Tamar Bates misses two point layup
4:38		Connor Vanover offensive rebound
4:38		Connor Vanover misses two point layup
4:36		Connor Vanover offensive rebound
4:36		Zachary Davis shooting foul (Connor Vanover draws the foul)
4:36	+1	Connor Vanover makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-62
4:36	+1	Connor Vanover makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-62
4:16		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (traveling)
4:02	+2	Nick Honor makes two point jump shot	56-62
3:39	+3	Zachary Davis makes three point jump shot (B.J. Mack assists)	56-65
3:35		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
3:35		TV timeout
3:30		Jacobi Wright personal foul (Sean East II draws the foul)
3:30	+1	Sean East II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-65
3:30	+1	Sean East II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-65
3:08		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point dunk
3:06		Sean East II defensive rebound
3:02	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point dunk (Sean East II assists)	60-65
2:49		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
2:47		B.J. Mack offensive rebound
2:47		Noah Carter personal foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
2:47	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-66
2:47	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-67
2:20	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup (Connor Vanover assists)	62-67
1:51		B.J. Mack misses two point jump shot
1:49		Sean East II defensive rebound
1:43		Collin Murray-Boyles blocks Noah Carter's two point layup
1:41		Tamar Bates offensive rebound
1:37		B.J. Mack blocks Tamar Bates's two point layup
1:35		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
1:12	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup	62-69
1:05		Sean East II misses three point jump shot
1:03		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
1:03		Noah Carter personal foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
1:03		Jacobi Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:03	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-70
0:49	+2	Sean East II makes two point layup	64-70
0:34		Noah Carter personal foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-71
0:34	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-72
0:23		Nick Honor turnover (bad pass) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
0:00		End of period

Nick Honor turnover (bad pass) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)