COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Duane Notice and Sindarius Thornwell had 14 points apiece to lead deeper South Carolina to an 84-69 victory over Norfolk State on Saturday night.
The South Carolina men’s basketball team grinded out a win in the opener to the 2015-16 season Saturday night, taking an 84-69 win over Norfolk State. It was the first game of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam tournament, which will continue for Carolina in the Virgin Islands on Nov. 20 against DePaul. Four players scored in double figures for the Garnet and Black, with Sindarius Thornwell and Duane Notice leading the way with 14 points apiece.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Jimmy Gavin scored 26 points and Xavier Cooks added 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Winthrop held off a second-half comeback to beat Hampton, 102-95 in the season opener for both schools Saturday afternoon.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Cronkrite had two first-half touchdowns and Kelvin Taylor's long run in the fourth quarter helped No. 11 Florida hold off South Carolina 24-14 on Saturday.
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Alex Ross threw for 262 yards and tied a school record with five touchdown passes to help lead Coastal Carolina past Kennesaw State 45-13 on Saturday.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Alex Lakes rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown and John Russ threw for 88 yards and two touchdowns as Mercer held on to beat Furman 27-20 in overtime on Saturday.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Austin Brown passed for 301 yards and four touchdowns, and Charleston Southern clinched the Big South championship outright with a 31-24 win over Liberty on Saturday.
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Adrian Kollack completed 25 of 40 passes for 255 yards and a touchdown to help lead South Carolina State to a 17-10 win over Norfolk State on Saturday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Devlin Hodges had 439 total yards and three touchdowns and Samford scored 30 straight points in a 37-27 victory over Wofford on Saturday.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Freshman D.J. Hogg scored 20 points and six Aggies scored in double figures and Texas A&M rolled to a 104-64 victory over South Carolina-Upstate in Friday night's season opener for both teams.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State University officials say some employees have not been turning in paperwork the school needs to maintain its accreditation.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Canyon Barry scored a career-high 31 points, including 4 of 9 from behind the arc, to lead College of Charleston to a 74-54 season-opening win over South Carolina State on Friday night.