The Gamecocks (12-18, 3-14) are coming off a 78-59 loss tennessee Tuesday in their final home game of the season, while the Rebels (12-18, 4-13) are coming off a home loss Vanderbilt By the score of 89-86. Saturday’s matchup is the first meeting between the Gamecocks and the Rebels this season.
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2h: The Gamecocks led by four with two minutes remaining. Dia’s score reduced the Rebels’ deficit to two. The Gamecocks get a good look, but Strong misses a layup. Diya made an aggressive counterattack and leveled it. Ole Miss lost the ball on the drive and it went out of South Carolina’s territory with 5.3 seconds remaining.
4:36 2 hours: Sharavajamts caught an offensive counterattack and beat the shot clock. Ellis found Strong at the elbow to cut the Gamecocks’ lead to six. Stronger then an open triple drains. A dunk cut Ole Miss’s deficit to seven. Carolina 60 – Ole Miss 53
7:08 2 hours: Knox hit 1-2 from the line before Ole Miss ran down the court and scored on a layup. An Ole Miss three-pointer cuts its deficit back to one. Johnson three steps back. The Gamecocks lead by four after Johnson made two free throws. Carolina 51 – Ole Miss 47
11:53 2 hours: The Ole Miss race continues as the Rebels take the lead. Michi Johnson finished the run with a jumper. An alley-oop to Knox gives the Gamecocks the lead back. Stute drains a treble. Carolina 44 – Ole Miss 40
15:52 2H: South Carolina scored by three to start the half, but Ole Miss battled back to cut its deficit to three. Carolina 37 – Ole Miss 34
half time: Ole Miss hit two free throws before Stutt made three free throws. Mitchie connected on two free throws to push the lead to six. Carolina 34 – Ole Miss 28
3:51 1H: Dia connects on both free throws outside the timeout. Ole Miss cut its deficit to six with two more free throws and then four with a fadeaway jumper. The run continues as Ole Miss cuts its deficit to two. Kapik finished the run by placing the bucket under the rim. Diya stays hot as he knocks down another jumper. Gamecocks lead by five. Carolina 27 – Ole Miss 22
7:32 1 hour: Knox drives and is fouled. He makes 1-2 from the line. After Ole Miss converts a three-point play, Sharavajamts drives and scores. The Gamecocks and Rebels trade basket leads at nine. After this Grant Polk scored three runs. Dia scored on a put-back dunk and then Kapic hit a jumper. Ole Miss would shoot two out of timeouts. Carolina 22 – Ole Miss 12
14:46 1H: Strong scores the first points of the game and then goes down running to the other side of the court due to injury. After Storr tied it, Sharavjamats found Kapik for an open three and hit the layup. Knox drives and hits a floater. Knox extended the lead to six with a mid-range jumper and then Cupic’s three gave South Carolina a 12–3 lead and forced an Ole Miss timeout. Carolina 12 – Ole Miss 3
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