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South Carolina pulls away from Georgia 72-62 behind Murray-Boyles and Gray

AP
Feb 03, 2024

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Collin Murray-Boyles scored 16 points, Josh Gray added 15 off the bench and South Carolina pulled away for a 72-62 win over Georgia on Saturday.

Murray-Boyles and Gray both were 7-of-9 shooting and the Gamecocks shot 52% (29 of 56), making it easy with assists on 25 baskets despite a soldout, hostile crowd at Stegeman Coliseum.

South Carolina has won five straight since a 74-69 home loss to the Bulldogs, including wins against then No. 6 Kentucky and No. 5 Tennessee.

Meechie Johnson had 11 points and Ta'lon Cooper 10 with eight assists for the Gamecocks (19-3, 7-2 Southeastern Conference).

Jabri Abdur-Rahim scored 20 points for the Bulldogs (14-8, 4-5). Blue Cain added 11 and Noah Thomasson 10.

After Murray-Boyles opened the game with a dunk, South Carolina didn't lead again until Zachary Davis had a pair of layups and Gray another to make it 49-47 with 14:02 to go.

Georgia got two quick baskets but then went 7:47 without a field goal. Gray had two baskets to start an 8-0 run and after Abdur-Rahim made two free throws Johnson drilled a 3-pointer for a 60-53 South Carolina lead with 6:30 to play.

Justin Hill ended the drought but BJ Mack started a 9-2 run with a 3-point play and the Gamecocks led 69-57 with 2:30 left.

Georgia had eight 3-pointers in the first half, seven in about eight minutes, and the Bulldogs took a 29-19 lead when RJ Melendez capped a fastbreak with a dunk. After making 7 of 10 behind the arc, Georgia went 2 of 18 the rest of the way.

Following the Melendez dunk the Gamecocks drained three-straight 3-pointers and added two more down the stretch and trailed 40-38 at the break.

Abdur-Rahim had 11 points for Georgia and Murray-Boyles had 10 for South Carolina in the first half. The visiting Gamecocks had 16 assists on 16 baskets.

Ole Miss visits South Carolina on Tuesday. Georgia goes to Mississippi State on Wednesday.

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1st Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
38
UGA
Bulldogs
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Collin Murray-Boyles vs. Russel Tchewa (Gamecocks gains possession)
19:41	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point dunk (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	2-0
19:16	+2	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes two point driving layup	2-2
18:57		B.J. Mack turnover (lost ball) (RJ Melendez steals)
18:50	+3	Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot (RJ Melendez assists)	2-5
18:31	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	4-5
18:09		Noah Thomasson misses two point jump shot
18:07		Russel Tchewa offensive rebound
18:03		Russel Tchewa misses two point layup
18:01		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
17:52		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
17:50		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
17:41		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
17:27		B.J. Mack misses two point layup
17:25		Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
17:21		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
17:19		Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
17:02	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Noah Thomasson assists)	4-8
16:47	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point cutting dunk (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	6-8
16:27		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
16:25		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
16:08	+2	Josh Gray makes two point dunk (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	8-8
15:54	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Noah Thomasson assists)	8-11
15:35	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists)	10-11
15:35		TV timeout
15:22	+3	Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)	10-14
15:05		Josh Gray misses two point hook shot
15:03		Josh Gray offensive rebound
15:02		Blue Cain personal foul
14:57		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (Jabri Abdur-Rahim steals)
14:57		Josh Gray personal foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
14:46		Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
14:44		Jabri Abdur-Rahim offensive rebound
14:40		Blue Cain turnover (out of bounds)
14:23	+2	Josh Gray makes two point layup (Jacobi Wright assists)	12-14
14:10		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
14:08		Gamecocks defensive rebound
13:39	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point floating jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	14-14
13:25	+3	Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)	14-17
13:00		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
12:58		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
12:31	+3	Blue Cain makes three point stepback jump shot	14-20
12:08	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	16-20
11:55	+3	Blue Cain makes three point pullup jump shot	16-23
11:41		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
11:39		Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
11:23		Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
11:21		Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound
11:09		RJ Melendez turnover (lost ball) (Myles Stute steals)
10:54		Jacobi Wright misses two point layup
10:52		Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
10:43		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
10:41		Bulldogs offensive rebound
10:38		TV timeout
10:37		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
10:35		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
10:14		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (lost ball) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
10:11		Meechie Johnson shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
10:11	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-24
10:11	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-25
10:07		RJ Melendez personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
9:49	+2	Josh Gray makes two point dunk (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	18-25
9:34		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
9:32		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
9:22		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:20		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
9:11		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:09		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
9:05	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup	18-27
8:42		Russel Tchewa shooting foul (Josh Gray draws the foul)
8:42	+1	Josh Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-27
8:42		Josh Gray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:42		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
8:30		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
8:28		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
8:11		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
8:09		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
8:06	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point dunk (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	19-29
7:37	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Josh Gray assists)	22-29
7:06		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses two point jump shot
7:04		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
6:59	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	25-29
6:44		TV timeout
6:32		Blue Cain misses two point driving layup
6:30		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
6:14	+3	Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	28-29
5:45	+2	Russel Tchewa makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	28-31
5:20		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
5:18		Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
5:17		Zachary Davis personal foul (Noah Thomasson draws the foul)
5:01	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot	28-34
4:34		Jalen DeLoach blocks B.J. Mack's two point layup
4:32		Jacobi Wright offensive rebound
4:23	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	31-34
4:13		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:11		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
4:04		B.J. Mack turnover (traveling)
3:44	+2	Justin Hill makes two point stepback jump shot	31-36
3:24		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
3:22		Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
3:07	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup	31-38
2:36	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	33-38
2:22		Justin Hill misses two point jump shot
2:20		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
2:04	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	36-38
1:44	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point jump shot	36-40
1:23	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists)	38-40
1:16		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:16		TV timeout
1:01		Noah Thomasson misses two point turnaround jump shot
0:59		Josh Gray defensive rebound
0:50		Russel Tchewa shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
0:43		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
0:42		Gamecocks offensive rebound
0:42		Jabri Abdur-Rahim personal foul
0:28		RJ Melendez blocks Meechie Johnson's three point jump shot
0:26		Frank Anselem-Ibe defensive rebound
0:01		Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Gamecocks defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
34
UGA
Bulldogs
22

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Noah Thomasson misses two point floating jump shot
19:45		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
19:20		Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot
19:18		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
19:07	+2	Russel Tchewa makes two point layup	38-42
19:07		Ta'Lon Cooper shooting foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul)
19:07	+1	Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-43
18:39	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	40-43
18:25		B.J. Mack shooting foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
18:25	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-44
18:25	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-45
18:00	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (B.J. Mack assists)	43-45
17:47		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
17:45		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
17:35		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (bad pass) (Russel Tchewa steals)
17:22	+2	Noah Thomasson makes two point layup	43-47
17:02		B.J. Mack turnover (traveling)
16:49		Silas Demary Jr. offensive foul
16:49		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
16:33		Blue Cain personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
16:21		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (out of bounds)
16:00		Blue Cain misses two point jump shot
15:58		Russel Tchewa offensive rebound
15:54		Russel Tchewa misses two point layup
15:52		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
15:37	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point layup (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	45-47
15:23		Noah Thomasson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
15:21		Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:19		TV timeout
15:17		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
15:15		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
14:50		Russel Tchewa blocks Meechie Johnson's two point layup
14:48		Josh Gray offensive rebound
14:44		Josh Gray misses two point layup
14:42		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
14:26		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
14:24		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
14:12		Jabri Abdur-Rahim blocks Myles Stute's three point jump shot
14:10		Josh Gray offensive rebound
14:04	+2	Josh Gray makes two point layup	47-47
13:40		Blue Cain misses two point layup
13:38		Josh Gray defensive rebound
13:31	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	49-47
13:11		Zachary Davis personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
12:59	+2	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes two point cutting layup (Jalen DeLoach assists)	49-49
12:40		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
12:38		Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
12:22	+2	Noah Thomasson makes two point jump shot	49-51
12:08	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point driving finger roll layup (Myles Stute assists)	51-51
11:43		Jalen DeLoach misses two point layup
11:41		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
11:20		Jabri Abdur-Rahim blocks Myles Stute's two point layup
11:18		Gamecocks offensive rebound
11:18		TV timeout
11:17		Jabri Abdur-Rahim shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
11:17		B.J. Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:17	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-51
10:46		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
10:23		Jalen DeLoach shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
10:23		B.J. Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:23	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-51
10:10		RJ Melendez turnover (lost ball) (Ta'Lon Cooper steals)
9:51		Frank Anselem-Ibe blocks B.J. Mack's two point layup
9:49		Frank Anselem-Ibe defensive rebound
9:49		Myles Stute personal foul (Frank Anselem-Ibe draws the foul)
9:28		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
9:13		Blue Cain personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
8:58	+2	Josh Gray makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists)	55-51
8:31		Silas Demary Jr. offensive foul (Zachary Davis draws the foul)
8:31		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
8:04	+2	Josh Gray makes two point dunk (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	57-51
8:02		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:02		TV timeout
7:51		RJ Melendez turnover (lost ball) (Zachary Davis steals)
7:33		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
7:31		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
7:23		Josh Gray shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
7:23		TV timeout
7:23	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-52
7:23	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-53
7:04		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
7:02		Josh Gray offensive rebound
6:59		Josh Gray turnover (Russel Tchewa steals)
6:47		Russel Tchewa misses two point layup
6:45		Josh Gray defensive rebound
6:29	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	60-53
6:06		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
6:04		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
5:42		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
5:40		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
5:18		Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
5:16		Josh Gray defensive rebound
5:08		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
4:51		B.J. Mack misses two point layup
4:49		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
4:37	+2	Justin Hill makes two point jump shot	60-55
4:16	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	62-55
4:16		Noah Thomasson shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul)
4:16	+1	B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-55
3:58	+2	Blue Cain makes two point alley-oop dunk (Justin Hill assists)	63-57
3:26		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point jump shot
3:24		Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
3:20	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	65-57
3:20		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
3:20		TV timeout
3:09		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
3:07		Gamecocks defensive rebound
3:07		Justin Hill personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
3:07	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-57
3:07	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-57
3:01		Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul)
2:58		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
2:56		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
2:30	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point driving layup	69-57
2:16		Zachary Davis personal foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-58
2:16	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-59
1:56		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point pullup jump shot
1:54		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:42		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
1:40		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
1:20	+2	Josh Gray makes two point dunk (Meechie Johnson assists)	71-59
1:02	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)	71-62
0:46		RJ Melendez personal foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
0:46	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-62
0:46		Ta'Lon Cooper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:46		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
0:40		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
0:38		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
0:34		RJ Melendez misses two point jump shot
0:32		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
0:06		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)