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11/11 20:30 CST Marcus Johnson scores 20, South Carolina defeats Saint Peter's
77-41
Marcus Johnson scores 20, South Carolina defeats Saint Peter's 77-41
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) --- Marcus Johnson had 20 points, six assists and five
steals as South Carolina cruised by Saint Peter's 77-41 on Tuesday night.
The Gamecocks are 3-0 for the second consecutive season and third time in head
coach Lamont Paris' five years.
South Carolina shot 47% overall, including 60% from beyond the arc, and made 26
of 34 attempts from the free-throw line.
Aleksas Bieliauskas scored 11 points, nine of them in the first half, and
Davion Hannah had 10 along with six rebounds.
The Gamecocks had multiple 9-0 runs in the first half and held the Peacocks to
just 17 points on the way to a 20-point halftime lead. They opened the second
on an 11-0 run, and added two more 9-0 runs on their way to a rout.
Xavier Thomas scored 15 for the Peacocks (0-4) and Bryce Eaton had 10. Saint
Peter's struggled shooting, with 26% and 18% marks from the field and from
deep, respectively.
South Carolina's win evened the series at one game each. The two programs last
met on January 16th, 1990, a 57-56 Peacocks win in Jersey City.
Up next
Saint Peter's: at UMas Lowell on Tuesday.
South Carolina: vs. Gardner-Webb on Saturday for their fourth straight home
game.
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