South Carolina Gamecocks vs. LSU Tigers

Jan 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SC	50	28	78
LSU	25	43	68

Game Recap

Elijah Strong scores career-high 30 points, leads South Carolina over LSU 78-68. Elijah Strong scored a career-high 30 points, and South Carolina built a big first-half lead that held off LSU for a 78-68 victory on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

SOUTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
31Elijah Strong	25	10-15	4-4	6-6	4	3	2	0	2	5	30
55Mike Sharavjamts	36	3-8	1-2	0-0	7	3	1	2	0	1	7
4Kobe Knox	19	1-4	0-1	2-4	2	2	0	0	0	2	4
5Meechie Johnson	35	4-9	3-6	8-10	2	6	3	0	1	0	19
10Myles Stute	29	1-2	1-2	0-1	4	1	0	0	1	3	3
20Hayden Assemian	13	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	3	0
24Nordin Kapic	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Jordan Butler	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
13Grant Polk	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
15Eli Ellis	28	4-10	2-4	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	1	10
TOTAL	-	25-5347.2%	12-2157.1%	16-2176.2%	26	17	8	3	4	18	78

LSU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Marquel Sutton	24	1-5	0-1	4-4	5	0	0	0	1	2	6
8Pablo Tamba	30	4-8	0-1	2-3	5	0	0	1	2	3	10
1Mike Nwoko	23	2-9	0-0	2-2	13	1	1	1	1	3	6
3Max Mackinnon	27	6-14	3-8	0-0	1	0	1	1	3	2	15
2Jalen Reece	29	1-6	0-2	0-0	0	6	0	0	3	4	2
6Robert Miller III	21	3-4	0-0	3-3	8	3	1	2	3	2	9
0Mazi Mosley	9	2-3	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
4Rashad King	15	1-3	1-3	1-2	1	2	0	0	1	2	4
7PJ Carter	22	4-10	2-8	0-0	7	0	1	0	0	2	10

TOTAL	-	24-6238.7%	8-2532.0%	12-1485.7%	40	12	4	5	14	20	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSCLSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by LSU.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by South Carolina.
(19:43) Mike Nwoko misses 5-foot jumper.
(19:38) Elijah Strong Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:25) Elijah Strong makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Sharavjamts assists).
30
(18:56) Mike Nwoko misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:53) Marquel Sutton Offensive Rebound.
(18:50) Max Mackinnon misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:47) Mike Nwoko Offensive Rebound.
(18:47) Foul on Kobe Knox.
(18:40) Max Mackinnon misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:37) Mike Nwoko Offensive Rebound.
(18:37) Mike Nwoko bad pass turnover.
(18:37) Elijah Strong Steal.
(18:28) Foul on Max Mackinnon.
(18:23) Foul on Mike Nwoko.
+1 (18:23) Elijah Strong makes free throw 1 of 2.
40
+1 (18:23) Elijah Strong makes free throw 2 of 2.
50
(18:08) Max Mackinnon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:01) Marquel Sutton Offensive Rebound.
(18:01) Marquel Sutton misses tip in layup.
(18:01) South Carolina Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:39) Kobe Knox makes driving layup.
70
(17:13) Max Mackinnon out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (16:58) Elijah Strong makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kobe Knox assists).
100
(16:47) Mike Nwoko misses dunk.
(16:42) Mike Nwoko Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:38) Max Mackinnon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Nwoko assists).
103
+3 (16:25) Elijah Strong makes 24-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists).
133
(16:14) Jalen Reece misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:11) Kobe Knox Defensive Rebound.
(16:07) Foul on Marquel Sutton.
+1 (16:07) Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
143
+1 (16:07) Meechie Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
153
(15:52) Marquel Sutton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:48) Eli Ellis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:40) Myles Stute makes 25-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists).
183
+2 (15:19) Pablo Tamba makes driving layup.
185
+3 (14:57) Elijah Strong makes 22-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists).
215
(14:45) Pablo Tamba misses driving layup.
(14:42) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) Foul on Pablo Tamba.
+3 (14:18) Eli Ellis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Myles Stute assists).
245
(14:06) Foul on Myles Stute.
+3 (13:57) Rashad King makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Reece assists).
248
+2 (13:31) Meechie Johnson makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
268
(13:14) Rashad King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:10) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(12:53) Foul on Jalen Reece.
+2 (12:43) Eli Ellis makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
288
+2 (12:13) Robert Miller III makes 15-foot jumper.
2810
(11:47) Hayden Assemian misses layup.
(11:44) Hayden Assemian Offensive Rebound.
(11:44) Hayden Assemian misses tip in layup.
(11:44) Robert Miller III Block.
(11:44) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(11:31) Elijah Strong misses layup.
(11:26) Robert Miller III Defensive Rebound.
(11:21) Robert Miller III bad pass turnover.
(11:21) Eli Ellis Steal.
+2 (11:16) Mike Sharavjamts makes layup (Eli Ellis assists).
3010
(11:01) Foul on Kobe Knox.
(10:59) Foul on Grant Polk.
(10:48) Foul on Grant Polk.
(10:45) Max Mackinnon misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(10:40) Myles Stute Defensive Rebound.
(10:31) Elijah Strong misses 9-foot jumper.
(10:30) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(10:30) Eli Ellis misses 11-foot jumper.
(10:30) Pablo Tamba Defensive Rebound.
(10:15) Foul on Rashad King.
(10:15) Rashad King turnover.
(9:47) Grant Polk misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:44) Mike Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
(9:25) Jalen Reece misses 11-foot jumper.
(9:23) Elijah Strong Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:05) Grant Polk makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elijah Strong assists).
3310
(8:55) Max Mackinnon misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:51) Eli Ellis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:46) Elijah Strong makes driving layup.
3510
(8:34) Marquel Sutton bad pass turnover.
(8:34) Meechie Johnson Steal.
(8:26) Eli Ellis misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:23) Mike Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:18) Jalen Reece makes driving layup.
3512
(7:58) Foul on Rashad King.
+1 (7:58) Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
3612
+1 (7:58) Meechie Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3712
(7:42) Foul on Hayden Assemian.
(7:26) PJ Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:21) Mike Nwoko Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:21) Mike Nwoko makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3714
(7:00) Eli Ellis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:54) PJ Carter Defensive Rebound.
(6:45) Jalen Reece bad pass turnover.
(6:45) Eli Ellis Steal.
(6:22) Eli Ellis misses 21-foot jumper.
(6:21) LSU Defensive Rebound.
(6:05) Marquel Sutton misses 9-foot jumper.
(6:05) Mike Sharavjamts Block.
(6:01) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(5:58) Mike Sharavjamts misses layup.
(5:56) Hayden Assemian Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:55) Meechie Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Hayden Assemian assists).
4014
(5:34) Foul on Hayden Assemian.
+1 (5:34) Pablo Tamba makes free throw 1 of 2.
4015
(5:34) Pablo Tamba misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:33) Kobe Knox Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Elijah Strong bad pass turnover.
(5:11) Mike Nwoko Steal.
(4:54) PJ Carter misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(4:49) Mike Nwoko Offensive Rebound.
(4:46) Mike Nwoko misses layup.
(4:42) Pablo Tamba Offensive Rebound.
(4:42) Pablo Tamba misses tip in layup.
(4:41) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:36) Meechie Johnson makes 31-foot three point jumper (Mike Sharavjamts assists).
4315
(4:19) Foul on Pablo Tamba.
(4:19) Pablo Tamba turnover.
(3:54) Foul on Myles Stute.
+1 (3:54) Robert Miller III makes free throw 1 of 2.
4316
+1 (3:54) Robert Miller III makes free throw 2 of 2.
4317
(3:38) Kobe Knox misses layup.
(3:38) Robert Miller III Defensive Rebound.
(3:38) Foul on Jordan Butler.
+1 (3:38) Marquel Sutton makes free throw 1 of 2.
4318
+1 (3:38) Marquel Sutton makes free throw 2 of 2.
4319
(3:12) Kobe Knox misses layup.
(3:09) Mike Sharavjamts Offensive Rebound.
(3:09) Mike Sharavjamts misses tip in layup.
(3:09) Elijah Strong Offensive Rebound.
(3:09) Foul on Max Mackinnon.
+1 (3:09) Elijah Strong makes free throw 1 of 2.
4419
+1 (3:09) Elijah Strong makes free throw 2 of 2.
4519
(2:59) Jalen Reece bad pass turnover.
(2:59) Meechie Johnson Steal.
(2:51) Elijah Strong misses layup.
(2:51) Robert Miller III Block.
(2:47) Marquel Sutton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:46) PJ Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Reece assists).
4522
+3 (2:19) Meechie Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elijah Strong assists).
4822
(1:49) Marquel Sutton misses layup.
(1:46) Jordan Butler Defensive Rebound.
(1:22) Elijah Strong misses layup.
(1:19) Robert Miller III Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) Foul on Robert Miller III.
(1:12) Robert Miller III turnover.
(0:40) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (0:27) Mazi Mosley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Robert Miller III assists).
4825
+2 (0:04) Jordan Butler makes layup (Meechie Johnson assists).
5025

2nd half

Team Stats

LSU

78Points68

25-53(47.2%)Field Goal(%)24-62(38.7%)

12-21(57.1%)3-Point(%)8-25(32.0%)

16-21(76.2%)Free Throw(%)12-14(85.7%)

30(7)Rebounds(Offensive)42(17)

17Assists12

8Steals4

3Blocks5

6Turnovers14

18(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

28Largest Lead0

Game Details

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Pete Maravich Assembly Center · Baton Rouge, LA

attendance: 6,303 (47.7%)

tv: ESPNU

spread: LSU -7.5

over/under: 145.5