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Gamecocks Drop Game Late at Vanderbilt, 66-63 – South Carolina Gamecocks

Gamecocks Drop Game Late at Vanderbilt, 66-63 – South Carolina Gamecocks

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Devin McGlockton completed a three-point play with 0.6 seconds left after making a block on the other end to give Vanderbilt a 66-63 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night.

Leading 63-61, Vanderbilt guard AJ Hoggard lost control of the ball in the lane and grabbed the ankle of South Carolina forward Collin Murray-Boyles with 41.1 seconds left. After a review, the officials called a flagrant 1. Murray-Boyles made both free throws to tie the game at 63-all and South Carolina got the ball back.

McGlockton blocked Nick Pringle’s edge shot with 11.1 left and Hoggard failed to pounce at the other end. But McGlockton grabbed the rebound and fired a shot while being fouled.

South Carolina threw a half-court pass to Arden Conyers, who hit the backcourt on a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

The Gamecocks were undone by 25 turnovers.

Hoggard scored 14 points and McGlockton had 11 points and seven rebounds for Vanderbilt (14-3, 2-2 SEC). Jason Edwards added 13 points.

Maurice Ugusuk, who averages 5.8 points per game, scored 20 points for South Carolina (10-7, 0-4). Murray-Boyles had 14 points and 9 rebounds and Conyers scored 10. South Carolina was again without starter Jamari Thomas after he sprained his right knee in practice last week.

Edwards scored 12 points in the first half, including a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left to give Vanderbilt a 33-26 halftime lead.

KEY STATISTICS

  • Carolina was plagued by a season-high 25 turnovers (16 in the first half), which led to 22 points for the Commodores.

SIGNIFICANTS

  • Sophomore guard Maurice Ugusuk finished with a career-high 20 points, 14 of which came in the second half. He was an efficient 6-of-8 from the floor, 3-of-4 from behind the arc and 5-of-6 at the free throw line.
  • Sophomore forward Collin Murray-Boyles just missed his team-high fifth double-double of the season, finishing with 14 points and nine rebounds. He added two blocks, two steals and two assists.
  • Redshirt freshman guard Arden Conyers had another game (second straight) in double figures with 10 points off the bench.
  • Senior guard Jacoby Wright recorded a career-high 10 rebounds, his first game in four seasons with double figures.

NEXT

South Carolina stays on the road as it travels to Oklahoma (13-3, 0-3 SEC) for just the third time in school history (first trip to Norman since Dec. 10, 1992) on Saturday. Tip-off at the Lloyd Noble Center is set for 4:00 PM (ET) on ESPNU with Dave Neal (pxp) and former Gamecock assistant Perry Clark (analyst) on the call.

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