By james art 
Athens, Ga. – South Carolina I could not overcome a slow start on Tuesday night as it fell Georgia With a result of 71-60 in the Stegeman Colosseum. With the loss, Gamecocks fall to 10-11 as a whole and 0-8 in SEC PLAY.
At the loss, Gamecocks fired 41 percent of the pitch and 24 percent of three as they turned the ball over 17 times. Bulldogs found the bottom of the network 51 percent of the floor and 47 percent of three.
Guard Jamary Thomas and forward Colin Murray-Boil He led the team to scoring with 19 and 18 points respectively.
“We find ourselves in, unfortunately, a familiar territory with such a culprit about the fact that we have turned the ball over 17 times. The world you can do these things and still have a great chance to win, but this is not a reality It is simple, one crawls in us, and it really influences our ability to individually end a game that over the years I have considered a rather garden variety, a normal game.
In the first half, South Carolina went on a casual start, as they turned it six times in their first nine possessions and abandoned 14-3 with 13:37 in the half.
South Carolina was downloaded by 11 at the beginning, but 2:11 scored the land from the bulldog plus some success, insulting that Gamecocks had reduced its deficit to six in the time-year of 12 years.
As the first half progressed, the Bulldogs crime continued to fight as Gamecocks detached the early deficit when they gave up two at 18-16 with 7:34, left at halftime.
However, after a Zahari Davis Trive with 10:12 clock Decreased South Carolina’s deficit to two, Gamecocks continued with 6:03 to score drought when the Bulldogs continued with 9-0 to push their lead to 11. Gamecocks went 7-4 of the game in the first Half-time without a goal in the field before they put Murray Boils with 2:25 left on the clock before half time, while Gamecocks lags 35-21 on the break.
“Indeed, just trying to find a rhythm for insult led to some bad frames that led to blocks,” ” Nickname He said about how the post players in Georgia affect them. “We are trying to be available for a person if this is a dead ball situation, entering a body and finding an open space in court to get the ball … a lot of credit for the big ones of Georgia. I still feel that we could Have a lot more against them.
Gamecocks fired only 27 percent of the pitch and finished half, connecting only one of their last 11 on the floor. South Carolina, who found only the bottom of the net at 1 in 7 of three in the first half, finished the first 20 minutes of 10 rpm game.
“This is a combination of solutions, perhaps the lack of confidence as a ball leader, as a passerby,” Paris said. “These are receivers that do not present themselves as wide open.
“Believe me, with a combined comb I go through everything we do from training plans, to what it looks like in the game to, can we change this game to what usually ends with the catch of the wing? Can we modify it to a place where there is no more catch on the wing? The right combination of things we do and the people who are there with another, where we can get the turnover of a reasonable number. “
During the second half, Thomas’s nine early points helped to maintain Gamecocks, but the Bulldogs still had an lead of 11 points with just over 12 minutes.
Gamecocks reduced their deficit back to 10 by Thomas’s third three indicator to half, but the bulldogs continued to repel from Gamecocks while leading 13 in the five -minute brand. At the last moment in the media time with 3:41 left, South Carolina gave up with a score of 63-49.
Gamecocks raised the full court pressure in the last minutes, and Murray-Boyles Dunk with 1:09 left saw that Bulldogs’s lead would be cut to nine. However, Georgia contacted his free throw attempts and secured an 11 -point victory.
South Carolina will return to the Colonial Life Arena on Saturday as it welcomes Texas A&M in Colombia. Tipoff is set up for 8:30 pm and will be broadcast on SEC Network.