Charleston Southern Buccaneers at South Carolina Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Strong scores season-best 22 points, leads South Carolina over Charleston Southern 74-62
The Gamecocks pulled away when Kobe Knox scored on a one-handed dunk, sparking a 16-4 run for a 57-45 lead with about seven minutes to play. Strong scored seven points during the stretch.
A little more than a minute later, Jesse Hafemeister answered with a 3-pointer and Brycen Blaine made a layup to pull the Buccaneers to 57-50 but they didn't get closer.
Strong, who spent the past two seasons at Boston College, shot 8 of 11 in the second half. Knox finished with 15 points and Nordin Kapic added 11 for South Carolina (5-2), which ended a two-game skid.
Blaine scored 23 points to lead Charleston Southern (5-4). A’lahn Sumler added 14 points and Hafemeister had 10.
Knox scored seven points to help the Gamecocks build a 30-28 halftime advantage. Blaine scored 12 first-half points to pace Charleston Southern. A Blaine 3-pointer gave the Buccaneers their last lead, 40-39, with about 13 minutes left in the second half.
Charleston Southern plays at UT Martin on Tuesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Nate Brafford missed Jumper. | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Nate Brafford Offensive Rebound. | 62 - 74 |
Statistics
 CHSO |
 SC |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-70 | FG | 25-60 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 7-31 | 3PT | 5-24 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 5-8 | FT | 19-25 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, SC
Attendance: 9,789 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 30-4 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 26-7 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 25-8 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-9 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 26-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 22-11 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |