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Gamecocks outlast
Pirates
By The Associated Press
MOBILE — Carlos Powell hit
a layup and Tarence Kinsey made two free throws in the final minutes,
leading South Carolina to a 57-53 victory over East Carolina on Monday
in the first round of the Coors Classic.
In the nightcap of the
doubleheader, which is a preliminary event to Wednesday's GMAC Bowl
football game between Memphis and Bowling Green, Jasper Johnson and
Rashaad Carruth each scored 16 points, leading Southern Miss to a 69-60
victory over South Alabama.
Kinsey led the Gamecocks
(6-2) with 13 points and Powell added 12 as South Carolina handed ECU
its fourth straight loss.
Mike Cook led East
Carolina with a game-high 24 points and Corey Rouse had 13 rebounds.
East Carolina (4-6) led
for most of the second half, until Rocky Trice hit a pair of free throws
and tied the game 49-49. Seconds later, Trice stole the Ball from Cook,
allowing Powell to hit a layup with 2:56.
East Carolina cut the lead
to 1 on a Corey Rouse free throw, but couldn't get closer.
The Gamecocks finished
with a 5-2 spurt, topped by Kinsey's foul shots.
East Carolina dominated
the board 45-31, but was held to 35 percent shooting.
Plans called for the
Pirates to return to campus on Tuesday and have a practice,
after which ECU coach Bill Herrion said earlier this week he would allow
the players to go home for Christmas.
ECU's next game is
Wednesday, Dec. 29,
when the Pirates will play at Clemson.
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SCORE SOUTH CAROLINA
57, EAST CAROLINA 53
Records: East Carolina 4-6;
South Carolina 6-2.
Halftime: South Carolina 28-27.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Name Min FG 3Pt FT Off Reb A TO Stl Blk PF Pts
Powell 37 4-11
0-0 4-6 5 8
0 2 2 0
4 12
Wallace 23 3-6
0-1 3-6 3 5
0 0 1 4
3 9
Kelley 29 0-4
0-3 1-2 0 1
5 2 1 0
3 1
Kinsey 33 4-12
0-3 5-8 1 5
0 1 2 0
2 13
Gonner 24 0-7
0-4 0-0 0 5
0 2 1 0
0 0
McDowell 3 0-1
0-1 2-2 0 0
0 2 1 0
1 2
Trice 18
3-4 1-2 2-2 3
4 2 2 2
0 1 9
Tisby 15
3-4 0-0 1-3 1
1 0 1 0
0 1 7
Balkman 18 1-1
0-0 2-3 1 2
1 2 3 0
3 4
Totals
200 18-50 1-14 20-32 14 31
8 14 13 4 18
57
Percentages: .360 .071 .625
Team Rebounds: None
EAST CAROLINA
Name Min
FG 3Pt FT Off Reb A TO Stl Blk PF Pts
Rouse 37 3-9
0-0 1-4 4 13
1 0 1 1
5 7
Hart 14
0-2 0-2 0-0 0
2 0 2 0
0 4 0
Badiane 23 0-4
0-0 5-6 2 3
0 2 0 1
5 5
Mcneill 34 1-5
0-2 1-2 3 7
4 5 2 0
3 3
Hammonds 24 2-7 2-4
0-0 1 4 0
5 3 0 1
6
Gagnon 1 0-1
0-1 0-0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0
King 10
0-1 0-1 0-0 0
1 0 0 0
0 0 0
Cook 33 8-15
3-5 5-8 2 4
1 6 2 0
2 24
Castro 24 4-8
0-1 0-1 5 7
0 2 0 1
4 8
Totals
200 18-52 5-16 12-21 17 41
6 22 8 3 24
53
Percentages: .346 .312 .571
Team Rebounds: 4
Technical Fouls: None.
Attendance: 4,245.
Officials: Carlos Reyes, Gary Maxwell, Mike Nance.
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02/23/07 10:56 AM
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