Thornwell leads No. 19 South Carolina over Miss. St 77-73
Sindarius Thornwell scored 28 points, Chris Silva added 15 and No. 19 South Carolina made a late surge to beat Mississippi State 77-73 on Saturday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
South Carolina Gamecocks
77
Mississippi State Bulldogs
73
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 36 | 41 | 77 |
| MSST | 36 | 37 | 73 |
Humphrey Coliseum
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | W 78-68 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs Stetson Hatters | W 81-55 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:05 77-73
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 77-71
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 76-71
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 75-71
Foul on Xavian Stapleton.
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TipShot 0:10 75-71
Mario Kegler made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 75-69
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 74-69
Foul on Eli Wright.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 74-69
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 74-68
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 74-67
Foul on Maik Kotsar.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 74-67
Foul on Aric Holman.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 74-67
Foul on Eli Wright.
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LayUpShot 0:55 74-67
Sindarius Thornwell made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 72-67
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 72-66
Foul on Maik Kotsar.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 72-66
Foul on Chris Silva.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 72-66
Foul on PJ Dozier.
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JumpShot 2:24 72-66
Xavian Stapleton made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:56 72-64
Sindarius Thornwell made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:12 70-64
Chris Silva made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:04 68-64
Foul on Xavian Stapleton.
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JumpShot 4:04 68-64
Maik Kotsar made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:57 66-64
Duane Notice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Dozier.
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LayUpShot 5:22 63-64
Mario Kegler made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:43 63-62
Mario Kegler made Jumper. Assisted by Quinndary Weatherspoon.
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PersonalFoul 6:06 63-60
Foul on Quinndary Weatherspoon.
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JumpShot 6:06 63-60
Maik Kotsar made Jumper. Assisted by Sindarius Thornwell.
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PersonalFoul 7:10 61-60
Foul on Justin McKie.
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TipShot 7:10 61-60
Mario Kegler made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:40 61-58
Duane Notice made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:40 60-58
Duane Notice made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:40 59-58
Foul on Tyson Carter.
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LayUpShot 8:15 59-58
Justin McKie made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:55 57-58
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:55 56-58
Foul on Aric Holman.
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LayUpShot 8:55 56-58
Chris Silva made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:13 54-58
Xavian Stapleton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:13 54-57
Xavian Stapleton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:13 54-56
Foul on Chris Silva.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:46 54-56
Xavian Stapleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinndary Weatherspoon.
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DunkShot 9:58 54-53
Xavian Stapleton made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 10:17 54-51
Foul on Rakym Felder.
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LayUpShot 11:59 54-51
Sindarius Thornwell made Layup.
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JumpShot 12:12 52-51
Tyson Carter made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:05 52-49
PJ Dozier made Layup. Assisted by Justin McKie.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:14 50-49
Tyson Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinndary Weatherspoon.
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LayUpShot 13:50 50-46
Aric Holman made Layup. Assisted by Mario Kegler.
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LayUpShot 14:08 50-44
Duane Notice made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:23 48-44
Duane Notice made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:23 47-44
Foul on Quinndary Weatherspoon.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:41 47-44
Justin McKie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:41 46-44
Foul on Eli Wright.
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JumpShot 16:08 46-44
PJ Dozier made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 16:16 44-44
Eli Wright made Layup.
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LayUpShot 16:41 44-42
Schnider Herard made Layup. Assisted by Mario Kegler.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:59 44-40
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:59 43-40
Foul on Aric Holman.
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PersonalFoul 17:04 43-40
Foul on Tyson Carter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:12 43-40
Mario Kegler made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:46 43-37
Tyson Carter made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 77-73
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:05 77-73
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 77-71
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 76-71
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 75-71
Foul on Xavian Stapleton.
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ShortTimeOut 0:10 75-71
Mississippi St Timeout
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TipShot 0:10 75-71
Mario Kegler made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:10 75-69
Mario Kegler Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 75-69
Tyson Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:18 75-69
South Carolina Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 75-69
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:18 74-69
South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 74-69
Sindarius Thornwell missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 74-69
Foul on Eli Wright.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 74-69
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 74-68
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 74-67
Foul on Maik Kotsar.
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Defensive Rebound 0:38 74-67
Xavian Stapleton Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 74-67
PJ Dozier missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:38 74-67
South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 74-67
PJ Dozier missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 74-67
Foul on Aric Holman.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:43 74-67
Eli Wright Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 74-67
Foul on Eli Wright.
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LayUpShot 0:55 74-67
Sindarius Thornwell made Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 1:22 72-67
Mississippi St Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 72-67
Quinndary Weatherspoon made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:22 72-66
Mississippi St Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 72-66
Quinndary Weatherspoon missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 72-66
Foul on Maik Kotsar.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 72-66
Foul on Chris Silva.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 72-66
Foul on PJ Dozier.
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Defensive Rebound 1:57 72-66
Mario Kegler Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:57 72-66
PJ Dozier missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:24 72-66
Xavian Stapleton made Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 2:51 72-64
Mississippi St Timeout
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LayUpShot 2:56 72-64
Sindarius Thornwell made Layup.
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Steal 3:01 70-64
Sindarius Thornwell Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:01 70-64
Lamar Peters Turnover.
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LayUpShot 3:12 70-64
Chris Silva made Layup.
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Team Stats
SC
MSST
27-54
FG
27-51
50
Field Goal %
53
6-15
3PT
11-27
40
Three Point %
41
17-29
FT
8-12
59
Free Throw %
67
28
Rebounds
31
8
Offensive Rebounds
6
20
Defensive Rebounds
25
12
Assists
12
4
Steals
5
2
Blocks
4
11
Turnovers
19
0
Team Turnovers
1
11
Total Turnovers
19
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
27
9
Largest Lead
7
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