Men’s basketball still trying for first SEC win
Despite a slow start to Saturday’s game at Missouri, South Carolina men’s basketball made a real run at what would’ve been its first SEC win of the season.
But in the end the push wasn’t enough, and the Gamecocks would fall 82-74 and drop to 0-6 in the conference.
Missouri began the game on an 11-0 run that would set the Tigers up for the rest of the contest. After the Gamecocks ended Missouri’s run, they would outscore the Tigers 74-71 for the remainder of the game.
Senior guard Brenton Williams spearheaded South Carolina’s offense, turning in a career day with 32 points and his most ever three-pointers in a game with seven.
Williams was backed up by sophomore forward Michael Carrera’s double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Freshman forward Sindarius Thornwell was the only other Gamecock to put up more than four points, finishing with 14 to end his streak of 20-point games.
Missouri had two players go for more than 20 points in the contest, as guards Jabari Brown and Jordan Clarkson turned in 24 and 22, respectively.
South Carolina is one of two remaining SEC teams yet to win a game in-conference. The Auburn Tigers also sit at 0-6 after losing to Arkansas Saturday.
The Gamecocks will continue their push for their first SEC win Wednesday when they take on Texas A&M at home, a team that South Carolina narrowly lost to earlier in the season.