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FINAL
Dec 22, 2022

Game Recap

Johnson's 6 3s, 25 points help South Carolina beat WKU 65-58. Meechie Johnson hit six 3-pointers and finished with 25 points — both career bests — and freshman Gregory Jackson II added 12 points and a season-high 16 rebounds to help South Carolina beat Western Kentucky 65-58 Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
WKU322658
SC343165
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Jamarion Sharp283-40-04-950031310
3Jairus Hamilton252-60-20-24100154
20Dayvion McKnight3510-160-58-1081303328
14Luke Frampton311-51-20-04001023
13Emmanuel Akot352-111-50-03101125
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.80-00-00-02011000
1Fallou Diagne20-00-00-00000010
4Khristian Lander181-81-60-02010013
2Jordan Rawls101-30-03-41100205
11Dontaie Allen80-20-20-00000010
TOTAL20-5536.4%3-2213.6%15-2560.0%2945681858
South Carolina Gamecocks logoSOUTH CAROLINAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23GG Jackson324-141-33-5161022212
31Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk122-30-00-05000144
10Hayden Brown333-140-65-951103411
5Meechie Johnson Jr.358-166-113-561000425
2Chico Carter Jr.253-51-21-21300048
30Daniel Hankins-Sanford131-40-00-48000112
33Josh Gray60-00-00-02100010
12Zachary Davis70-10-00-02010110
1Jacobi Wright311-61-50-05300103
44Ford Cooper60-10-10-00000010
TOTAL22-6434.4%9-2832.1%12-2548.0%50102292265

Play-by-Play

1st halfwkusc
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (19:49) Jamarion Sharp made Jumper. Assisted by Jairus Hamilton.
    20
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (19:25) Chico Carter Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:23) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:00) Emmanuel Akot missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:53) Emmanuel Akot Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:53) Emmanuel Akot missed Layup.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (18:53) Gregory Jackson II Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (18:50) Hayden Brown Turnover.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (18:42) Foul on Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:38) Luke Frampton missed Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (18:35) Gregory Jackson II Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (18:26) Gregory Jackson II missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:24) Luke Frampton Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (18:20) Foul on Chico Carter Jr..
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (18:20) Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw.
    30
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (18:20) Jamarion Sharp made Free Throw.
    40
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (18:00) Gregory Jackson II Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (17:44) Emmanuel Akot made Jumper.
    60
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (17:21) Hayden Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:16) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:09) Jamarion Sharp missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:06) Jamarion Sharp Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (17:06) Jamarion Sharp made Layup.
    80
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:46) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (16:42) Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk Offensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (16:41) Meechie Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (16:38) Hayden Brown Offensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +2 (16:38) Hayden Brown made Jumper.
    82
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:38) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (16:37) Hayden Brown missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:35) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (16:26) Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
    112
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (16:06) Hayden Brown Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:06) Dayvion McKnight Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:53) Jairus Hamilton missed Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (15:50) Gregory Jackson II Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (15:44) Gregory Jackson II missed Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (15:41) Hayden Brown Offensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (15:40) Hayden Brown missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:40) Jamarion Sharp Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:34) Jamarion Sharp Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:32) Jairus Hamilton Turnover.
  • (15:32) Official TV Timeout
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (15:22) Meechie Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:18) Jairus Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:02) Emmanuel Akot missed Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (14:59) Josh Gray Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (14:46) Jacobi Wright missed Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (14:43) Josh Gray Offensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +3 (14:42) Meechie Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Gray.
    115
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (14:24) Foul on Josh Gray.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:24) Jamarion Sharp missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:24) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:24) Jamarion Sharp missed Free Throw.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (14:20) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:19) Foul on Luke Frampton.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +1 (14:19) Gregory Jackson II made Free Throw.
    116
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +1 (14:19) Gregory Jackson II made Free Throw.
    117
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:08) Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (14:05) Gregory Jackson II Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:59) Foul on Jairus Hamilton.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (13:59) Hayden Brown missed Free Throw.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (13:59) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +1 (13:59) Hayden Brown made Free Throw.
    118
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:43) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (13:40) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +3 (13:26) Meechie Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chico Carter Jr..
    1111
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:08) Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
    1311
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (12:44) Hayden Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:44) Tyrone Marshall Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:41) Tyrone Marshall Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:25) Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (12:22) Gregory Jackson II Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +3 (12:13) Chico Carter Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacobi Wright.
    1314
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (11:51) Foul on Hayden Brown.
  • (11:51) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:51) Jamarion Sharp missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:51) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:50) Jamarion Sharp missed Free Throw.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (11:49) Gregory Jackson II Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (11:20) South Carolina Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:09) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (10:46) Gregory Jackson II missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:42) Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (10:40) Foul on Chico Carter Jr..
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (10:40) Jordan Rawls made Free Throw.
    1414
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (10:40) Jordan Rawls made Free Throw.
    1514
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (10:19) Meechie Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:18) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:55) Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (9:53) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (9:49) Jacobi Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:44) Tyrone Marshall Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:39) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (9:35) Gregory Jackson II Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (9:27) Gregory Jackson II missed Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (9:25) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (9:08) Hayden Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:04) Luke Frampton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (8:55) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
    1714
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +2 (8:34) Hayden Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Meechie Johnson.
    1716
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:02) Dayvion McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (7:59) Jacobi Wright Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +3 (7:53) Meechie Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
    1719
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:31) Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
    1919
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +3 (6:53) Meechie Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
    1922
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (6:37) Foul on Meechie Johnson.
  • (6:37) Official TV Timeout
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (6:37) Foul on Ford Cooper Jr..
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (6:37) Jordan Rawls made Free Throw.
    2022
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:36) Jordan Rawls missed Free Throw.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (6:35) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:24) Foul on Fallou Diagne.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (6:08) Ford Cooper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (6:05) Zachary Davis Offensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (6:04) Zachary Davis missed Layup.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (5:56) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Offensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (5:56) Daniel Hankins-Sanford missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:55) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (5:42) Jordan Rawls made Layup.
    2222
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (5:26) Hayden Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:20) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:58) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (4:58) Hayden Brown Steal.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (4:52) Hayden Brown missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:52) Luke Frampton Block.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (4:48) Hayden Brown Offensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (4:48) Hayden Brown missed Layup.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (4:41) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Offensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +2 (4:41) Daniel Hankins-Sanford made Layup.
    2224
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:31) Emmanuel Akot Turnover.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (4:31) Zachary Davis Steal.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (4:27) Foul on Zachary Davis.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (4:27) Zachary Davis Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:14) Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
    2424
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +3 (4:01) Meechie Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacobi Wright.
    2427
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:29) Dayvion McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:26) Emmanuel Akot Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:24) Dayvion McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (3:19) Gregory Jackson II Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (3:09) Gregory Jackson II missed Three Point Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (3:05) Meechie Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (2:47) Jacobi Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:44) Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:40) Dayvion McKnight Turnover.
  • (2:40) Official TV Timeout
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +3 (2:21) Gregory Jackson II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chico Carter Jr..
    2430
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (2:07) Foul on Hayden Brown.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (2:07) Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.
    2530
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (2:07) Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.
    2630
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (2:06) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:06) Tyrone Marshall Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (1:44) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper.
    2930
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +2 (1:24) Gregory Jackson II made Jumper.
    2932
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:03) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (1:00) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (0:48) Daniel Hankins-Sanford missed Jumper.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (0:45) Hayden Brown Offensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (0:44) Hayden Brown Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:44) Khristian Lander Steal.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (0:43) Foul on Hayden Brown.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (0:43) Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.
    3032
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:43) Dayvion McKnight missed Free Throw.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (0:41) Gregory Jackson II Defensive Rebound.
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    (0:31) South Carolina Timeout
  • South Carolina Gamecocks logo
    +2 (0:13) Gregory Jackson II made Jumper. Assisted by Chico Carter Jr..
    3034
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (0:02) Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
    3234
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

58Points65
20-55(36.4%)Field Goal(%)22-64(34.4%)
3-22(13.6%)3-Point(%)9-28(32.1%)
15-25(60%)Free Throw(%)12-25(48%)
31(5)Rebounds(Offensive)51(17)
4Assists10
5Steals2
6Blocks2
8Turnovers10
18(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)
9Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, December 22, 2022 · 7:00 PM
Colonial Life Arena · Columbia, SC
attendance: 9,163 (50.9%)
tv: SEC Network
spread: WKU -2.5
over/under: 131.5