It took the Gamecocks nearly four minutes to make their first field goal as Cooper drilled a 3-pointer with 16:21 left to cut the Phoenix lead to 5-4. Myles Stute scored 11 while Jacobi Wright and Collin Murray-Boyles finished with 10 apiece to help South Carolina improve to 7-0 at home against nonconference opponents.Įlon (6-6) was looking for its third win over South Carolina in five meetings between the two schools, but only Sam Sherry (12) and preseason All-CAA pick Max Mackinnon (11) scored in double figures. Johnson, averaging 18.3 points per game, was ruled out with a right knee injury and is day-to-day.īut others stepped up. The Gamecocks (11-1), off to one of their best starts in program history, won their fourth consecutive game despite not having leading scorer Meechie Johnson available.
Ta'Lon Cooper hit four 3-pointers and scored a season-high 20 points to lead the charge for South Carolina in a 70-43 win over Elon Friday in Columbia, S.C.
