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Game thread OPENING TIP: South Carolina vs Miss. St.

Brian Richardson comes out to start the second half with a great recovery and block. Ellington then hits a three pointer in transition and it is a good start for the Gamecocks.

I wonder if at halftime, the coaching staff told Ellington to shoot a little more. It appeared they wanted him to take some of the three point shots that he passed up in the first half.

Next offensive possession has what I assume is a drawn up play and it works to perfection. Ellington and Jackson crisscross at the block with Ellington setting a pick, Kacinas makes a nice entry pass to Jackson who gets a lay up and that gives the Gamecocks a five point lead and Mississippi State calls timeout.

Richardson with a three pointer and he now has six straight games in double digits.

Gamecocks now with 16 turnovers as Richardson as the ball poked away, Craig Sword then draws a blocking foul from Ellington and makes the lay up. Chance to cut the lead to just one on the free throw. He makes it and with 16:40, lead is 34-33 for the Gamecocks.

Great cut by Williams and Jackson finds him under the basket and the Gamecocks able to get a basket.

We have a timeout and Frank Martin just went all Frank Martin on Minda Kacinas. That was the first true Frank Martin moment I have seen all season. Just screaming at Kacinas, twice. Martin was not happy.

36-33 Gamecocks. 15:42 left in the game.

 
Gamecocks pick up turnover number 17, Bulldogs miss a dunk and then Carrera plays six seconds and picks up foul number three.

Hey, Carrera gets in position and draws a charge. Good job there by Carrera.

I would say the last few minutes have been sloppy but really the whole game has been sloppy, just the last few minutes have taken it to another level.

They are going to review something from a few possessions ago when Michael Carrera was elbowed in the face. Carrera took one on the jaw and from where I was sitting it looked pretty intentional but we will see what the officials say. They apparently say nothing and we continue on.

Craig Sword goes down with a cramp and now we are having some stoppages.

12:41 to go, Gamecocks up 39-37

 
43 to 40 9:41 left to play Cocks lead

 
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Brian Richardson with 20 points tonight which is a career high. He is currently the most reliable offensive option the Gamecocks have.

I want to keep tooting my horn on that one because I know a lot of you thought I was crazy when I said I thought Richardson could be a good player Just goes to show the type of development that Frank Martin has had on some players.

Gamecocks still not pulling away up just 48-44 but Chatkevicius picks up a loose ball and gets an easy lay up to push the lead to 50-44.

I have stopped keeping track but I believe the Gamecocks are now at 20 turnovers on the night.

50-44 with 5:09 remaining as we hit the under eight timeout.

 
52-50 Miss. ST. leads with 3:11 left to be played

 
52 - 52 tied up 60 second left to play.....

 
54 to 52 miss. St. has the lead........

 
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