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Tony Kitchings and USC get a rematch with Mississippi State on
Thursday in the first round of the SEC Tournament
Basketball
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Bowers to go up 41-39 at the half.
The second half was dominated by
Jackson. The senior guard scored 18 of
his 23 points in the final 20 minutes.
Jackson’s third 3-pointer put Mississippi
State up 5348 with 15 minutes left.
Carolina responded with a 7-0 run
' and pulled within one point at the five
minute mark after Grant stole the ball
from Tang Hamilton and made a jumper.
That was as close as South Carolina got,
however, as the Bulldogs persevered down
the stretch to hold onto their lead and
win the game. Though the lead changed
10 times in the first half, Carolina was
not able to get it once in the second.
Mississippi State and USC both made
27 of 49 field goals (55 percent). The
figure was a season high for the
Gamecocks.
The difference in the game was from
behind the arc, as the Bulldogs made 13
of20 3-pointers. The Gamecocks shot 8
for-20 from 3-point range.
USC head coach Eddie Fogler, while
upset with the loss, was pleased with
Carolina’s improved shooting.
“They shot the ball extremely well
here today,” Fogler said. “They made
some open ones as well as some contested
ones. They answered when they had to
answer, because we had a chance to win
here.”
The Gamecocks were led by senior
Antonio Grant, who scored 15 points in
the game. Hamilton added 16 points for
the Bulldogs.
Going into Thursday’s rematch, the
two teams come in on opposite ends of
the spectrum. Mississippi State, the No.
4 seal in the West, has now won four of
their last five games. Carolina, the East’s
No. 5 seed, has dropped five of its last six.
The SEC Tournament will be held in
Nashville, Term., and tip-off for Thursday’s
game is 3:15 p.m. EST.
The sports desk can be reached at
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South Carolina 73
(14-13, 6-10 SEC)
FG FT R A TO PF, TP
Petravidus34 0-2 1 1 1 3 6
Grant 5-9 3-5 5 2 T> 1 15
Kitchings 4-7 1-3 6 2 0 3 9
Bradley 5-1204) 1 3 4 3 12
Boynton 3-8 04) 3 4 1 3 8
Ross 2-4.04) 2 0 0 1 6
Taylor 1-1 04) 0 0 1 1 2
Clemmons 1-1 04) 1 0 0 1 2
Howell 3-3 7-8 3 1 3 2 13
TOTAL 27-4911-18 23 13 12 18 73
Mississippi State 77
(15-11,7-9)
FG FT R A TO PF TP
Billups 04) 0-2 1 0 2 0 0
Hamilton 6-11 1-3 7 3 2 3 16
Smith 2-4 0-0 4 0 0 2 4
Goffer 24 3-3 2 1 3 2 8
Jackson 7-1034 0 2 3 3 23
Bowers 1-2 04) 0 1 1 0 3
Gholar 1-1 0-2 1 0 0 2 3
Zknerman 1-1 1-2 3 7 3 2 3
Patterson 4-122-2 6 3- 0 4 11
Austin 34 0-1 3 0 1 0 6
TOTAL 274910-19 31 17 15 18 77
Halftime score: Mississippi State 41-39
3-point shooting: South Carolina 8-20 {Grant 2-6,
Bradley 2-5, Boynton 2-5, Ross 24), Mississippi
State 1320 (Hamlton 34, Goffer 31, Jackson 38,
Bowers 1-2, Gholar 1-1, Patterson 14)
Attendance: 4,551
Football
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I also want to make sure the only time
my name is in the news is when I score
touchdowns and gain yards.”
While the Gamecock offense looks
promising, Lou Holtz expressed concern
about losing some starters on the
defensive line.
“We’re not real deep there, and we
lost two good ones in Cecil Caldwell
and Cleveland Pinkney,” he said.
The coach is also worried about the
team’s sloppy tackling.
“We don’t tackle very well, and
that’s a concern,” he said. “We’re not
fundamentally sound, tackling. That is
something we must improve in.”
Spring practice will continue this
month and conclude March 31, when
the team plays its annual spring football
game at Williams-Brice Stadium.
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Sports Briefs
■ Men’s tennis falls
to Mississippi State
The USC men’s tennis team lost
7-0 to No. 17 Mississippi State on Sun
day afternoon at the USC Indoor Facil
ity-.
MSU took charge first in the dou
bles matches, gaining the lone doubles
point after staving off a Gamecock
surge at the number two and three
doubles spots.
Carolina was then swept in the sin
gles matches.
USC took the win at No. 1 doubles
behind David Nelson and Marcus
Westman. They combined for an 8-6
win over the duo of Chris McDonald
and Matt Soto from MSU.
USC will host Clemson on
Wednesday at 2 p.m.
■ Women’s tennis
almost beats Georgia
The 18th-ranked USC women's
tennis team dropped a heartbreaking 4
3 decision to defending national cham
pion and second-ranked Geoigia late
Sunday afternoon in Columbia.
Delayed for nearly two hours due
to rain, the Gamecocks started the
match on fire, taking command in dou
bles action.
Carolina grabbed a 1 -0 lead when .
the team of Leigh Eichelbeiger and
Lynn-Yin Tan outlasted Lori Grey and
Anne Nguyen 9-8 at No. 2 doubles. •
Coupled with the win at No. 1
doubles by Jennifer Radman and Kathy
Boyanovich, the Gamecocks improved
to 19-5 on the season in doubles play.
In singles action, UGA jumped out
to a 3-2 lead after winning at the Nos.
1,3 and 4 seeds. Carolina rebounded
to tie the match when Echelbeiger
finished off Christa Grey 7-5,64 at
the No. 6 seed.
The match was decided at No. 2
singles, where UGA's Lori Grey came
back comeback to down Jennifer Rad
man in three sets, 4-6,7-6(5), 64.
USC will next face 19th-ranked
North Carolina on Tuesday afternoon
in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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