S. Carolina marches by Marquette, ends NCAA tourney drought
Sindarius Thornwell had 29 points and 11 rebounds to help South Carolina win its first NCAA tournament game in 44 years, a 93-73 victory over Marquette on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Marquette Golden Eagles
73
South Carolina Gamecocks
93
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARQ | 40 | 33 | 73 |
| SC | 39 | 54 | 93 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena · 14,180 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs Detroit Mercy Titans | W 93-32 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Mercyhurst Lakers | W 78-43 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:30 73-93
Sam Hauser made Layup. Assisted by Markus Howard.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 71-93
PJ Dozier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 71-92
Foul on Duane Wilson.
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LayUpShot 2:02 71-92
Luke Fischer made Layup. Assisted by Jajuan Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:19 69-92
PJ Dozier made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:11 69-89
Hassani Gravett made Jumper. Assisted by PJ Dozier.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 69-87
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:43 69-86
Foul on Luke Fischer.
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LayUpShot 3:43 69-86
Sindarius Thornwell made Layup.
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JumpShot 4:04 69-84
Sindarius Thornwell made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:43 69-82
Rakym Felder made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:30 69-80
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:30 69-79
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:30 69-78
Foul on Sam Hauser.
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PersonalFoul 5:39 69-78
Foul on Luke Fischer.
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JumpShot 5:59 69-78
Maik Kotsar made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:22 69-76
Sam Hauser made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:22 68-76
Sam Hauser made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:22 67-76
Foul on Justin McKie.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:30 67-76
Sindarius Thornwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin McKie.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:15 67-73
Maik Kotsar made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:15 67-72
Foul on Duane Wilson.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:42 67-72
Jajuan Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:42 66-72
Jajuan Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:42 65-72
Foul on Sindarius Thornwell.
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LayUpShot 8:32 65-72
PJ Dozier made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:44 65-70
Foul on Duane Wilson.
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JumpShot 9:10 65-70
Duane Notice made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:26 65-68
Foul on Chris Silva.
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LayUpShot 9:29 65-68
Jajuan Johnson made Layup.
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DunkShot 10:18 63-68
PJ Dozier made Dunk. Assisted by Duane Notice.
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JumpShot 10:43 63-66
Rakym Felder made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:57 63-64
Andrew Rowsey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:57 62-64
Andrew Rowsey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:57 61-64
Andrew Rowsey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:57 60-64
Foul on Justin McKie.
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JumpShot 11:11 60-64
Sindarius Thornwell made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:20 60-62
Markus Howard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Rowsey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:42 57-62
Rakym Felder made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 11:55 57-59
Luke Fischer made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 12:53 55-59
Foul on Jajuan Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:00 55-59
Jajuan Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Rowsey.
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PersonalFoul 13:00 52-59
Foul on Rakym Felder.
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JumpShot 13:01 52-59
Sindarius Thornwell made Jumper. Assisted by Justin McKie.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:01 52-57
Jajuan Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:01 51-57
Foul on Chris Silva.
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LayUpShot 13:01 51-57
Jajuan Johnson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:10 49-57
Foul on Justin McKie.
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PersonalFoul 13:36 49-57
Foul on Chris Silva.
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JumpShot 13:36 49-57
Justin McKie made Jumper.
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DunkShot 14:54 49-55
PJ Dozier made Dunk. Assisted by Justin McKie.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:20 49-53
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:20 49-52
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:20 49-51
Foul on Jajuan Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 15:55 49-51
Foul on Sam Hauser.
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LayUpShot 15:57 49-51
PJ Dozier made Layup. Assisted by Sindarius Thornwell.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:21 49-49
Sindarius Thornwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Dozier.
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JumpShot 16:52 49-46
Sindarius Thornwell made Jumper. Assisted by PJ Dozier.
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LayUpShot 16:57 49-44
Markus Howard made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:12 47-44
PJ Dozier made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 73-93
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:30 73-93
Sam Hauser made Layup. Assisted by Markus Howard.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:41 71-93
TeMarcus Blanton Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:50 71-93
South Carolina Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:02 71-93
Justin McKie Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:03 71-93
Katin Reinhardt missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:15 71-93
South Carolina Turnover.
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Steal 1:54 71-93
Chris Silva Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:54 71-93
Markus Howard Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:54 71-93
Matt Heldt Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 71-93
PJ Dozier missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 71-93
PJ Dozier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 71-92
Foul on Duane Wilson.
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LayUpShot 2:02 71-92
Luke Fischer made Layup. Assisted by Jajuan Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:19 69-92
PJ Dozier made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:48 69-89
Chris Silva Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:48 69-89
Luke Fischer missed Layup.
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JumpShot 3:11 69-89
Hassani Gravett made Jumper. Assisted by PJ Dozier.
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Steal 3:30 69-87
Maik Kotsar Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:30 69-87
Duane Wilson Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 69-87
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:42 69-86
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:43 69-86
Foul on Luke Fischer.
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LayUpShot 3:43 69-86
Sindarius Thornwell made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:49 69-84
Rakym Felder Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:49 69-84
Sindarius Thornwell Block.
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JumpShot 3:49 69-84
Markus Howard missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:04 69-84
Sindarius Thornwell made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:34 69-82
Hassani Gravett Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:34 69-82
Andrew Rowsey missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 4:40 69-82
Marquette Timeout
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LayUpShot 4:43 69-82
Rakym Felder made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 5:08 69-80
Rakym Felder Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:08 69-80
Katin Reinhardt missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:30 69-80
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:30 69-79
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:30 69-78
Foul on Sam Hauser.
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PersonalFoul 5:39 69-78
Foul on Luke Fischer.
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Lost Ball Turnover 5:39 69-78
Luke Fischer Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 5:54 69-78
Sam Hauser Offensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 322 events.
Team Stats
MARQ
SC
25-54
FG
35-67
46
Field Goal %
52
11-28
3PT
8-24
39
Three Point %
33
12-14
FT
13-19
86
Free Throw %
68
28
Rebounds
36
6
Offensive Rebounds
13
22
Defensive Rebounds
23
12
Assists
17
3
Steals
11
3
Blocks
2
18
Turnovers
9
1
Team Turnovers
1
18
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
20
Points in Paint
40
20
Fouls
13
10
Largest Lead
23
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