National Basketball Association
South Carolina 91, No.Carolina A&T 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Where: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina
Officials:
# Joe Lindsay, # Mike Roberts, # Olandis Poole
Attendance:
8273
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South Carolina 91, North Carolina A&T 54: Mindaugas Kacinas recorded a season-high 16 points and seven rebounds to pace the host Gamecocks.
Laimonas Chatkevicius posted 14 points and nine rebounds for South Carolina (8-3), which led 47-16 at halftime and cruised to its sixth straight win. Kacinas was 5-of-5 from the field and Chatkevicius was 5-of-6 as the Gamecocks shot 56.6 percent as a team.
Bruce Beckford had 14 points and seven rebounds to lead North Carolina A&T (2-13), which snapped a 12-game losing streak its last time out but shot only 34.5 percent in this one. The Aggies committed 17 turnovers and were outrebounded 41-20.
The game was basically decided during a first half in which the Gamecocks shot 57.7 percent and held the Aggies to 23.1 percent, including 0-of-7 from 3-point range. Chatkevicius led South Carolina with nine points and five rebounds as the hosts held a commanding 23-6 rebounding advantage in the opening 20 minutes.
After jumping out to first-half leads of 8-0, 23-6 and 40-12, the Gamecocks began the second half by scoring 11 of the first 13 points. Duane Notice chipped in 13 points and Demetrius Henry added 10 for South Carolina.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Gamecocks' six-game winning streak is their longest since the 2010-11 season. ... Notice had led South Carolina in scoring in each of the previous four games. ... North Carolina A&T shot 12-of-15 from the foul line while South Carolina also was efficient, connecting on 28-of-34 foul shots.
Top Game Performances
| No.Carolina A&T |
|
South Carolina |
|
Bruce Beckford 14 |
Scoring |
Mindaugas Kacinas 16 |
|
Ahmad Abdullah 3 |
Assists |
Marcus Stroman 7 |
|
Bruce Beckford 7 |
Rebounds |
Laimonas Chatkevicius 9 |
|
Khary Doby 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Mindaugas Kacinas 6 |
|
Ahmad Abdullah 1 |
Steals |
Mindaugas Kacinas 2 |
|
Bryan Akinkugbe 1 |
Blocks |
Laimonas Chatkevicius 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| No.Carolina A&T
|
54 |
32.7 |
6-22 |
12-15 |
8 |
17 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
| South Carolina
|
91 |
54.7 |
5-9 |
28-34 |
20 |
41 |
7 |
7 |
16 |