Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

Dec 22, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	32	26	58
SC	34	31	65

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.

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Jamarion Sharp	28	3-4	0-0	4-9	5	0	0	3	1	3	10
3Jairus Hamilton	25	2-6	0-2	0-2	4	1	0	0	1	5	4
20Dayvion McKnight	35	10-16	0-5	8-10	8	1	3	0	3	3	28
14Luke Frampton	31	1-5	1-2	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	2	3
13Emmanuel Akot	35	2-11	1-5	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	2	5
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
1Fallou Diagne	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4Khristian Lander	18	1-8	1-6	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	3
2Jordan Rawls	10	1-3	0-0	3-4	1	1	0	0	2	0	5
11Dontaie Allen	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	20-5536.4%	3-2213.6%	15-2560.0%	29	4	5	6	8	18	58

SOUTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23GG Jackson	32	4-14	1-3	3-5	16	1	0	2	2	2	12
31Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	4	4
10Hayden Brown	33	3-14	0-6	5-9	5	1	1	0	3	4	11
5Meechie Johnson	35	8-16	6-11	3-5	6	1	0	0	0	4	25
2Chico Carter Jr.	25	3-5	1-2	1-2	1	3	0	0	0	4	8
30Daniel Hankins-Sanford	13	1-4	0-0	0-4	8	0	0	0	1	1	2
33Josh Gray	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
12Zach Davis	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0
1Jacobi Wright	31	1-6	1-5	0-0	5	3	0	0	1	0	3
44Ford Cooper	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	22-6434.4%	9-2832.1%	12-2548.0%	50	10	2	2	9	22	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUSC

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

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

58Points65

20-55(36.4%)Field Goal(%)22-64(34.4%)

3-22(13.6%)3-Point(%)9-28(32.1%)

15-25(60.0%)Free Throw(%)12-25(48.0%)

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: 132.5