SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Jyles Smith scored 19 points, a career high, and pulled down 14 rebounds as Savannah State defeated South Carolina State 69-50 on Thursday night in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular-season finale.
MACON, Ga. (AP) — Langston Hall scored seven of his 21 points in the second overtime to lead No. 2 seed Mercer to a 78-75 win over third-seeded South Carolina Upstate in the Atlantic Sun semifinal Thursday night.
South Carolina wraps up the regular season Saturday afternoon at Mississippi State in the only meeting this season between the two teams. The two sides split last year’s regular season meetings, but the Bulldogs defeated the Gamecocks in the SEC Tournament, 70-59, on March 13, 2013 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Saturday’s contest will air on SECTV at 4 p.m. ET.
Friday’s South Carolina-Brown baseball game has been postponed due to inclement weather.
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Khaalidah Miller scored 12 points, Krista Donald and Erika Ford each added 10 points as ninth-seeded Georgia beat No. 8 seed Vanderbilt 53-43 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday.
The University of South Carolina football team officially began its spring practice schedule today. Due to inclement weather in the Columbia area, the squad conducted its first of 15 spring practices at the indoor practice facility in helmets and shorts.
University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin has been suspended from his coaching duties for Saturday’s game at Mississippi State, Athletics Director Ray Tanner announced today. Martin will not accompany the team to Starkville.
South Carolina (12-0) continues non-conference action this weekend with a three-game series vs. Brown (0-0). First pitch for the opener on Friday is 7 p.m. with Saturday’s contest at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s series finale set for 12:30 p.m.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Julius Randle had 12 points and 11 rebounds and No. 25 Kentucky rallied past Alabama 55-48 on Tuesday night to end a two-game losing streak.
Florida St. 74, Boston College 70
