Notice shot 10-of-19 from the field and added four assists
and Justin McKie scored 12 off the bench for South Carolina
(4-3), which has won two straight games. Sindarius Thornwell
added 10 points and 10 rebounds as the Gamecocks held the
Thundering Herd to 28.6 percent shooting and forced 19
turnovers.
Ryan Taylor had 11 points and three steals for Marshall (3-4),
which has dropped four straight. Austin Loop added 10 points and
Justin Edmonds scored nine - all in the second half.
South Carolina scored 11 points in 1:50 span - the first five by
Notice - to take a commanding 13-3 lead and pushed the edge to
22-7 on a 3-pointer from Chatkevicius midway through the half.
Notice knocked down a 3-pointer to push the lead to 34-11 before
the Gamecocks settled for a 39-20 lead at the half while holding
Marshall to 5-of-29 shooting.
Chatkevicius had 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting and Notice had 13
points, a pair of 3-pointers, four assists and two steals in the
opening 20 minutes. Notice hit a jumper and a layup during an
8-0 run midway through the second half to push the lead to 24
and Marshall got no closer than 14 after that.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Marshall shot 1-of-14 from the arc in the first
half and finished 5-of-26. … The Gamecocks lead the all-time
series 5-2 with their first win in Huntington. … The Gamecocks
made 13-of-24 free throws.
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