Carolina 78 – Florida A&M 71

Carolina 78 – Florida A&M 71

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PRE-GAME

– Nine players available for Gamecocks today:
Guards – Jermaine Couisnard, AJ Lawson, Seventh Woods, Trae Hannibal and Ford Cooper
Forward – Justin Minaya, Wildens Leveque, Trey Anderson and Ja’Von Benson

– Gamecocks start line:
Seventh Woods, Jermaine Couisnard, AJ Lawson, Justin Minaya, Wildens Leveque

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FIRST HALF

– 16:15: Florida A&M leads 11-8… The Gamecocks offense comes from two three from Lawson and Couisnard and two free throws from Minaya. Take it to the bench in less than four minutes of play with two fouls. Hannibal and Anderson check in for Leveque and Woods.

– 15:21: Florida A&M leads 12-10… Couisnard scores and fouls, will attempt the free throw after the U-16 media timeout. He came out of an offensive rebound, one of the four Gamecocks.

– 11:51: Florida A&M leads 20-16 … Gamecocks forced four turns in the last two minutes, but failed to capitalize. Trey Anderson just turned off limits in a quick one-lap break. Carolina rusted on the offensive end, starting at 5 out of 16 (31 percent).

– 6:40: Carolina leads 30-28 … Gamecocks won three from Benson and Hannibal. Benson, a freshman, has played well since taking over from Leveque (two fouls in less than four minutes).

– 3:51: Carolina leads 36-33 … Carolina makes three consecutive baskets, the teams changing leadership in the last minutes. Gamecocks up to 44 percent of the field (14 of 32).

– 1:13: Carolina leads 38-35 … Gamecocks had a chance to extend their lead in the last few minutes, but some wrong shots in the painting.

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SECOND TIME

–17: 29: Carolina leads 42-39 … Even in the first half, Leveque will have to be more productive, less whistles for him. Minaya lay-up, Leveque free-throw and Minaya free-throw is the first goal. Gamecocks gaining 26-21 rebounds.

– 15:49: Carolina leads by 44-41 … After almost forcing a turn in the entrance pass, Martin put Leveque in favor of Benson. Lawson catches a robbery and gets drunk on the transition.

– 11:38: Carolina leads 57-50 … Woods’ mid-range jumper is working today. He dropped two in his last belongings. Lawson had a long three-point bench shot with the clock ticking. The junior guard has 18 points out of 8 out of 13 shots. Gamecocks took their last five shots, but the Rattlers are still in it.

– 7:32: Florida A&M leads 63-61 … Carolina spoils the seven-point lead. Gamecocks cooled, hitting just one of the last eight shots, including an offensive ball possession that included three missed shots with two offensive rebounds. Hannibal missed a dunk. At the other end, the Rattlers continued to hit the ball from the inside. FAMU is shooting 51 percent of the field, including 6 out of 10 in the three-point range. Gamecocks are only 6 out of 22 beyond the arc.

– 3:56: Carolina leads 71-69 … Couinsard gives Gamecocks the lead with a driving layout. Hannibal pulls a load on the other side, then Gamecocks takes it off the break. Leveque has four fouls, Lawson, Woods and Anderson each have three.

– 1:36: Carolina leads 74-71 … It is a game of possession after FAMU’s Speer hits a jumper within the three-point line.

-: 41: Carolina leads 76-71 … Leveque is a foul on a missed shot. He takes a step towards the line and hits both free throws. Gamecocks have a double advantage with less than a minute to play.

-: 12: Carolina leads 78-71 … Lawson makes two free throws to increase the advantage.

END: Carolina 78 – Florida A&M 71

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