South Carolina pulls away from Georgia 72-62 behind Murray-Boyles and Gray
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Collin Murray-Boyles scored 16 points, Josh Gray added 15 off the bench and South Carolina pulled away for a 72-62 win over Georgia on Saturday.
Murray-Boyles and Gray both were 7-of-9 shooting and the Gamecocks shot 52% (29 of 56), making it easy with assists on 25 baskets despite a soldout, hostile crowd at Stegeman Coliseum.
South Carolina has won five straight since a 74-69 home loss to the Bulldogs, including wins against then No. 6 Kentucky and No. 5 Tennessee.
Meechie Johnson had 11 points and Ta'lon Cooper 10 with eight assists for the Gamecocks (19-3, 7-2 Southeastern Conference).
Jabri Abdur-Rahim scored 20 points for the Bulldogs (14-8, 4-5). Blue Cain added 11 and Noah Thomasson 10.
After Murray-Boyles opened the game with a dunk, South Carolina didn't lead again until Zachary Davis had a pair of layups and Gray another to make it 49-47 with 14:02 to go.
Georgia got two quick baskets but then went 7:47 without a field goal. Gray had two baskets to start an 8-0 run and after Abdur-Rahim made two free throws Johnson drilled a 3-pointer for a 60-53 South Carolina lead with 6:30 to play.
Justin Hill ended the drought but BJ Mack started a 9-2 run with a 3-point play and the Gamecocks led 69-57 with 2:30 left.
Georgia had eight 3-pointers in the first half, seven in about eight minutes, and the Bulldogs took a 29-19 lead when RJ Melendez capped a fastbreak with a dunk. After making 7 of 10 behind the arc, Georgia went 2 of 18 the rest of the way.
Following the Melendez dunk the Gamecocks drained three-straight 3-pointers and added two more down the stretch and trailed 40-38 at the break.
Abdur-Rahim had 11 points for Georgia and Murray-Boyles had 10 for South Carolina in the first half. The visiting Gamecocks had 16 assists on 16 baskets.
Ole Miss visits South Carolina on Tuesday. Georgia goes to Mississippi State on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Collin Murray-Boyles vs. Russel Tchewa (Gamecocks gains possession) | ||
| 19:41 |  | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point dunk (Ta'Lon Cooper assists) | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | | +2 | Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes two point driving layup | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | | B.J. Mack turnover (lost ball) (RJ Melendez steals) | ||
| 18:50 | | +3 | Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot (RJ Melendez assists) | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | | +2 | B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Collin Murray-Boyles assists) | 4-5 |
| 18:09 | | Noah Thomasson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:07 | | Russel Tchewa offensive rebound | ||
| 18:03 | | Russel Tchewa misses two point layup | ||
| 18:01 | | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | ||
| 17:52 | | B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:50 | | Russel Tchewa defensive rebound | ||
| 17:41 | | Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals) | ||
| 17:27 | | B.J. Mack misses two point layup | ||
| 17:25 | | Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound | ||
| 17:21 | | Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup | ||
| 17:19 | | Noah Thomasson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:02 | | +3 | Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Noah Thomasson assists) | 4-8 |
| 16:47 | | +2 | Zachary Davis makes two point cutting dunk (Ta'Lon Cooper assists) | 6-8 |
| 16:27 | | RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:25 | | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 16:08 | | +2 | Josh Gray makes two point dunk (Ta'Lon Cooper assists) | 8-8 |
| 15:54 | | +3 | Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Noah Thomasson assists) | 8-11 |
| 15:35 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists) | 10-11 |
| 15:35 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:22 | | +3 | Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists) | 10-14 |
| 15:05 | | Josh Gray misses two point hook shot | ||
| 15:03 | | Josh Gray offensive rebound | ||
| 15:02 | | Blue Cain personal foul | ||
| 14:57 | | Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (Jabri Abdur-Rahim steals) | ||
| 14:57 | | Josh Gray personal foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul) | ||
| 14:46 | | Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:44 | | Jabri Abdur-Rahim offensive rebound | ||
| 14:40 | | Blue Cain turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 14:23 | | +2 | Josh Gray makes two point layup (Jacobi Wright assists) | 12-14 |
| 14:10 | | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:08 | | Gamecocks defensive rebound | ||
| 13:39 | | +2 | B.J. Mack makes two point floating jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists) | 14-14 |
| 13:25 | | +3 | Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists) | 14-17 |
| 13:00 | | B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:58 | | RJ Melendez defensive rebound | ||
| 12:31 | | +3 | Blue Cain makes three point stepback jump shot | 14-20 |
| 12:08 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists) | 16-20 |
| 11:55 | | +3 | Blue Cain makes three point pullup jump shot | 16-23 |
| 11:41 | | Myles Stute misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | RJ Melendez turnover (lost ball) (Myles Stute steals) | ||
| 10:54 | | Jacobi Wright misses two point layup | ||
| 10:52 | | Noah Thomasson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Blue Cain misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Bulldogs offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | TV timeout | ||
| 10:37 | | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (lost ball) (Silas Demary Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:11 | | Meechie Johnson shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul) | ||
| 10:11 | | +1 | RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-24 |
| 10:11 | | +1 | RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-25 |
| 10:07 | | RJ Melendez personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | +2 | Josh Gray makes two point dunk (Collin Murray-Boyles assists) | 18-25 |
| 9:34 | | RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Russel Tchewa defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | RJ Melendez offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | RJ Melendez makes two point layup | 18-27 |
| 8:42 | | Russel Tchewa shooting foul (Josh Gray draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | +1 | Josh Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-27 |
| 8:42 | | Josh Gray misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:42 | | RJ Melendez defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | +2 | RJ Melendez makes two point dunk (Silas Demary Jr. assists) | 19-29 |
| 7:37 | | +3 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Josh Gray assists) | 22-29 |
| 7:06 | | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | +3 | Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists) | 25-29 |
| 6:44 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:32 | | Blue Cain misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:30 | | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +3 | Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists) | 28-29 |
| 5:45 | | +2 | Russel Tchewa makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists) | 28-31 |
| 5:20 | | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Noah Thomasson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Zachary Davis personal foul (Noah Thomasson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | +3 | Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot | 28-34 |
| 4:34 | | Jalen DeLoach blocks B.J. Mack's two point layup | ||
| 4:32 | | Jacobi Wright offensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +3 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists) | 31-34 |
| 4:13 | | Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | B.J. Mack turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:44 | | +2 | Justin Hill makes two point stepback jump shot | 31-36 |
| 3:24 | | Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | +2 | Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup | 31-38 |
| 2:36 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists) | 33-38 |
| 2:22 | | Justin Hill misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | +3 | Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists) | 36-38 |
| 1:44 | | +2 | Silas Demary Jr. makes two point jump shot | 36-40 |
| 1:23 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists) | 38-40 |
| 1:16 | | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | ||
| 1:16 | | TV timeout | ||
| 1:01 | | Noah Thomasson misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Josh Gray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Russel Tchewa shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Gamecocks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Jabri Abdur-Rahim personal foul | ||
| 0:28 | | RJ Melendez blocks Meechie Johnson's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Frank Anselem-Ibe defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Gamecocks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:47 | | Noah Thomasson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 19:45 | | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 19:20 | | Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:18 | | Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 19:07 | | +2 | Russel Tchewa makes two point layup | 38-42 |
| 19:07 | | Ta'Lon Cooper shooting foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul) | ||
| 19:07 | | +1 | Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-43 |
| 18:39 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup | 40-43 |
| 18:25 | | B.J. Mack shooting foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 18:25 | | +1 | Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-44 |
| 18:25 | | +1 | Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-45 |
| 18:00 | | +3 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (B.J. Mack assists) | 43-45 |
| 17:47 | | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:45 | | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:35 | | Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (bad pass) (Russel Tchewa steals) | ||
| 17:22 | | +2 | Noah Thomasson makes two point layup | 43-47 |
| 17:02 | | B.J. Mack turnover (traveling) | ||
| 16:49 | | Silas Demary Jr. offensive foul | ||
| 16:49 | | Silas Demary Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 16:33 | | Blue Cain personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | ||
| 16:21 | | Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 16:00 | | Blue Cain misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:58 | | Russel Tchewa offensive rebound | ||
| 15:54 |