NCAAB Game Recap - South Carolina at Mississippi State
Sat Feb 11, 2017 8:00 PM EST

Gonz
74
StMar
64
F
Vill
73
Xav
57
F
Kansas
80
TxTch
79
F
Mia-FL
66
Lou
71
F
Oreg
81
USC
70
F
TCU
52
Baylor
70
F
Cal
57
Ariz
62
F
KSU
66
WVU
85
F
FSU
72
ND
84
F
KY
67
Bama
58
F
TAMU
62
Fla
71
F
Clem
62
Duke
64
F
SouthCar
77
MissSt
73
F
OhSt
77
MD
86
F
Butl
65
Prov
71
F
Crei
93
DeP
58
F
GWebb
71
Winth
77
F
Buff
88
BGSU
74
F
LoyMD
63
Boston
78
F
NCSU
58
Wake
88
F
Seton
70
StJon
78
F
Minn
72
Rut
63
F
Marq
62
GTown
80
F
Citad
78
VMI
101
F
MtStM
81
StFPA
62
F
Syr
75
Pitt
80
F
Charl
79
W&M
89
F
TN-M
80
SIU-E
73
F
SDSt
89
SDak
91
F
UNCG
76
WCU
68
F
SEMO
80
E IL
86
F(OT)
Quin
107
Rider
112
F
Drake
60
IndSt
84
F
ChaSo
69
Lib
76
F
Kent
58
Toled
78
F
Rich
64
LaSal
52
F
PSU
83
Ill
70
F
UMass
87
StJos
76
F
Denv
63
NDSU
81
F
Amer
61
Army
58
F
UtVal
87
ChiSt
54
F
GASt
72
App
77
F
CenCT
62
SacHr
77
F
CenMI
76
Mia-O
81
F
Vand
52
Mizzu
72
F
FlaAM
83
NCAT
77
F
Del
58
JMU
57
F
Tows
69
Drex
65
F
UNCW
76
Elon
77
F
Mercer
71
ETSU
88
F
Clev
66
UIC
63
F
Lipsco
97
Stetsn
85
F
Evans
75
SIU
70
F
Merrim
48
RobM
50
F
Fres
62
ColSt
78
F
StFNY
69
Bry
80
F
E WA
70
N CO
44
F
Portl
60
LoyMa
66
F
MTSt
83
S UT
78
F
LaTec
72
UTSA
66
F
UGA
76
Tenn
75
F
Tex
71
OkSt
84
F
BethC
72
Copp
76
F
SCSt
62
NCC
85
F
DelSt
56
Morg
45
F
GaSo
70
CoCar
82
F
TXAMC
73
McNee
66
F
Samf
73
Furm
90
F
FaDi
69
LIU
75
F
Campbl
70
Presb
57
F
Wash
61
Utah
85
F
StBon
70
GrgWas
76
F
USA
66
ULM
63
F
Nich
83
CenAR
106
F
UNCA
91
Longw
69
F
Ida
65
UND
88
F
Alc
88
MsVl
77
F
ArkLR
49
TxSt
56
F
ArkSt
75
UTARL
81
F
NWSt
72
AbCh
76
F
TNSt
57
JSU
63
F
BC
54
GaTec
65
F
AlaAM
89
ASU
97
F(3OT)
How
61
Hamp
75
F
Dart
77
Brown
74
F
Colum
59
Princ
61
F
AF
66
Bois
76
F
SJSU
76
UNLV
74
F
Marsh
84
W Ky
79
F
UNCC
55
MTSU
70
F
Ford
67
GMas
73
F
Aub
84
Miss
90
F
Okla
64
IaSt
80
F
UConn
66
UCF
63
F
Hou
73
Tuls
64
F
Iowa
66
MSU
77
F
PVAM
69
JackSt
78
F
TXSo
77
Gram
70
F
MD-ES
69
Norf
75
F
NOrl
60
SeLA
52
F
Harv
75
Yale
67
F
Hof
74
NE
64
F
KennSt
63
FlGlf
75
F
Chat
73
Woff
65
F
USC-Up
84
NFla
71
F
NJIT
73
JU
76
F
ORU
74
IUPUI
68
F
Omaha
101
IPFW
108
F(OT)
MorSt
67
E KY
62
F
WIMil
63
NoKY
69
F
WIGB
79
WriSt
88
F
Sien
84
Maris
77
F
Lafy
60
Navy
68
F
Radf
69
HiPt
68
F(OT)
NIU
67
W MI
76
F
Rice
81
FAU
75
F(OT)
N TX
71
FIU
90
F
InWor
63
SHSU
72
F
Lamar
87
HCU
94
F
APSU
58
Murr
102
F
YSU
72
Valpa
82
F
UCRiv
63
UCDav
77
F
ODU
83
UAB
62
F
Stan
69
AzSt
75
F
David
60
VCU
74
F
Duques
81
StLou
87
F
ECU
57
SoFL
64
F
SeatU
72
UMKC
102
F
Troy
100
ULALA
88
F
South
61
ArkPB
68
F
Belm
70
TNTec
83
F
Ark
78
LSU
70
F
NMSt
71
GrCan
83
F
Wyo
74
UtSt
81
F
Pepp
65
USD
60
F
USM
50
UTEP
80
F
Mont
76
NoAZ
59
F
UTRGV
53
CSBak
75
F
Brad
50
IlSt
64
F
SCla
64
Pacif
47
F
Web
96
PorSt
93
F(OT)
IdaSt
63
Sac
75
F
UCSB
55
CSNor
77
F
LongB
69
CS-Ful
74
F
BYU
68
USF
52
F
UCIrv
72
HI
58
F

Feb 11, 2017, 8:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

(19) South Carolina

36

41

77

Mississippi State

36

37

73

Thornwell leads No. 19 South Carolina over Miss. St 77-73
Sat Feb 11, 2017 11:26 PM

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) South Carolina's Sindarius Thornwell scored 28 points on Saturday night. He also guarded Mississippi State star Quinndary Weatherspoon for much of the game and helped hold him to just five points.

They were two huge reasons the 19th-ranked Gamecocks pulled away for a hard-fought 77-73 road victory over Mississippi State.

Even so, South Carolina coach Frank Martin was barking at Thornwell close to the end of the game, upset that his best player had fallen for a shot fake.

Martin grinned. He knew he was nitpicking.

"That's the kind of stuff I have to get mad at him about because he does everything else perfect," Martin said.

Thornwell's big night and Chris Silva's 15 points helped South Carolina (20-5, 10-2 Southeastern Conference) bounce back from a 90-86 four-overtime loss to Alabama on Tuesday.

This game was close and hard-fought, too: Mississippi State led 64-63 with 5:17 remaining, but the Gamecocks scored the next nine points to pull away for the road win.

"We executed," Thornwell said. "With older guys on the court, we've been in that situation numerous times. Just trying to finish the game and not wanting to lose two in row kept us motivated."

Mississippi State (14-10, 5-7) was led by freshman Tyson Carter, who scored a career-high 22 points. That helped the Bulldogs stay in the game because Weatherspoon - the Bulldogs' leading scorer who averages more than 17 per game - didn't score until the final few minutes.

The Bulldogs have lost six of their past eight games.

"We're just still making some mistakes - some small mistakes," Carter said. "Maybe giving up an open shot or an open layup or giving up an offensive rebound."

Thornwell was coming off a 44-point, 21-rebound performance in the Alabama loss. He was nearly as dominant during Saturday's first half, scoring the Gamecocks' first 10 points on the way to 19 before halftime. He finished the game 9 of 15 from the field, 3 of 5 from 3-point range and 7 of 8 on free throws.

But it was his defensive work on Weatherspoon and others that might have been the most impressive.

"He's really good," Martin said. "He understands film. He studies player, tendencies and where teams try to get guys shots. That's a credit to him, plain and simple."

Mississippi State kept up with the Gamecocks for most of the night.

Carter came off the bench to score 16 first-half points for the Bulldogs and the game went into halftime tied at 36.

FOUL DISCREPENCY

Mississippi State's fans spent much of the game yelling at the officials. The reason for their irritation was simple: The Bulldogs were called for 27 fouls, while the Gamecocks only had 15.

CARTER'S BIG GAME

Carter's 22 points were stunning considering he's had a hard time getting playing time over the past two months. He had scored just 26 points in the previous 10 games combined.

BIG PICTURE

South Carolina: The Gamecocks were able to bounce back from a gut-wrenching home loss to Alabama. Thornwell was great in the first half and South Carolina made several smart plays down the stretch to get high-quality looks near the basket.

Mississippi State: The Bulldogs continued to slide down the SEC standings. It was a great performance for Carter, who shot 8 of 13 from the field, including 5 of 10 from 3-point range. But the quiet night from Weatherspoon was tough to overcome.

UP NEXT

South Carolina: The Gamecocks return home to face Arkansas on Wednesday.

Mississippi State: The Bulldogs go on the road to face Georgia on Tuesday.

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Leaders

South Carolina PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
S. Thornwell 28 0 4 4 1 1
C. Silva 15 0 1 2 1 0
Mississippi State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
T. Carter 22 0 0 0 1 1
M. Kegler 16 0 2 6 2 1

Team Comparison

SouthCar MissSt
Points For 77 73
Field Goals 27/54-50% 27/51-53%
Three Pointers 6/15-40% 11/27-41%
Free Throws 17/29-59% 8/12-67%
Offensive Rebounds 8 6
Defensive Rebounds 20 25
Rebounds 34 32
Blocks 2 4
Steals 4 5
Turnovers 11 19
Personal Fouls 15 27
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2016-17 Reg Season - SouthCar Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Feb 11 SouthCar 77 @ MissSt 73 S. Thornwell 28 T. Carter 22

Game Information

Stadium: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Attendance: 7,635
Game Time: