Mississippi State Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Johnson scores 21, South Carolina snaps 7-game skid with 97-89 win over Mississippi State
Elijah Strong put up 16 points for the Gamecocks (12-15, 3-11 Southeastern Conference) and Mike Sharavjamts added 15. Eli Ellis had 11 off the bench to help South Carolina score a season-high 97 points.
South Carolina jumped ahead with an 8-0 run in the first half that included two points from Johnson and three from Knox, and headed into halftime up 46-39. The Gamecocks took their biggest lead of the game — 89-76 — off a 6-0 run with 2:17 to play.
Mississippi State (13-14, 5-9) was led by Quincy Ballard with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jaden Epps scored 13 in the first half before leaving the game with an injury, and didn't return. SEC leading scorer Josh Hubbard finished with 13, after only putting up two in the first half. Ja'Borri McGhee had 12 and Sergei Macura 10.
The Gamecocks shot 85% from the free throw line (23 of 27).
South Carolina: Hosts Kentucky on Tuesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 89 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound. | 89 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Josh Hubbard misses free throw 2 of 2 | 89 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Josh Hubbard makes free throw 1 of 2 | 89 - 97 |
Statistics
 MSST |
 SC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-69 | FG | 31-56 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 10-33 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 17-30 | FT | 23-27 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 24 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 17 | Percent Led | 77 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, SC
Attendance: 10,265 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-9 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 19-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 17-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-18 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-18 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 12-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-16 |