HONOLULU (AP) — Tyrone Johnson scored 16 points to lead four players in double figures as South Carolina handed St. Mary’s its first loss of the season with a 78-71 win in Sunday’s first round of the Diamond Head Classic.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Freshman Alaina Coates scored a career-high 23 points on perfect shooting to lead No. 10 South Carolina to its 21st straight win over South Carolina State, 70-26 on Sunday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ben Cherry hit 6 of 8 3-pointers, scoring a career-high 20, as Charlotte held off a furious rally to beat South Carolina Upstate 81-76 Saturday night.
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Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque: Washington State vs. Colorado State, 2 p.m.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Damontre Harris is on the move again.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Northwestern quarterback Mason Rudolph threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Gaffney’s Shaq Davidson with 16 seconds left in the game to lift South Carolina to a 28-23 victory over North Carolina at the Shrine Bowl all-star game Saturday.
No. 1 Florida State (13-0) vs. No. 2 Auburn, BCS championship, Jan. 6.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No. 8 South Carolina will be without second-leading receiver Damiere Byrd for the Capital One Bowl after he injured his knee at practice this week.
