Oklahoma Sooners vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

Jan 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
OU	36	40	76
SC	39	46	85

Game Recap

Johnson, Knox lead balanced South Carolina past Oklahoma 85-76. Meechie Johnson scored 20 points and Kobe Knox scored 18 points and South Carolina beat Oklahoma 85-76 on Tuesday night and ended its three-game losing streak.

Player Stats

OKLAHOMA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Mohamed Wague	16	2-3	0-0	3-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	7
13Tae Davis	32	7-14	2-3	4-5	3	3	1	1	1	4	20
35Derrion Reid	36	6-10	0-2	1-1	7	0	0	1	2	3	13
1Xzayvier Brown	37	8-15	2-7	4-4	6	3	2	3	4	4	22
9Nijel Pack	31	3-13	0-7	3-3	7	5	0	1	1	2	9
22Kuol Atak	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Kirill Elatontsev	17	1-2	1-2	2-4	1	1	1	0	1	3	5
3Jeff Nwankwo	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Jadon Jones	28	0-4	0-4	0-0	5	0	4	3	2	2	0
TOTAL	-	27-6342.9%	5-2718.5%	17-2277.3%	32	12	8	9	11	18	76

SOUTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
31Elijah Strong	28	7-15	3-4	0-1	5	3	0	0	1	3	17
55Mike Sharavjamts	30	3-5	0-0	4-4	3	5	2	1	3	4	10
4Kobe Knox	36	7-11	1-3	3-6	7	3	0	0	1	1	18
5Meechie Johnson	33	3-8	1-3	13-15	3	4	1	1	2	4	20
10Myles Stute	30	3-8	3-5	2-2	6	1	2	0	2	3	11
20Hayden Assemian	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
6EJ Walker	19	2-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	3	2	4
13Grant Polk	21	2-4	1-3	0-0	3	0	2	0	0	2	5

TOTAL	-	27-5549.1%	9-2045.0%	22-2878.6%	30	16	7	3	12	20	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfOUSC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by South Carolina.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Oklahoma.
+2 (19:36) Elijah Strong makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
02
(19:09) Tae Davis misses driving layup.
(19:05) Myles Stute Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:50) Elijah Strong makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Sharavjamts assists).
05
(18:38) Xzayvier Brown bad pass turnover.
(18:38) Meechie Johnson Steal.
+3 (18:23) Elijah Strong makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Sharavjamts assists).
08
(18:03) Nijel Pack misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) Nijel Pack Offensive Rebound.
(17:57) Xzayvier Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:55) South Carolina Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:30) Elijah Strong makes 27-foot three point jumper (Myles Stute assists).
011
+3 (17:09) Xzayvier Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kirill Elatontsev assists).
311
+2 (16:55) Mike Sharavjamts makes layup (Kobe Knox assists).
313
(16:39) Nijel Pack misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(16:36) Myles Stute Defensive Rebound.
(16:20) Elijah Strong misses layup.
(16:20) Xzayvier Brown Block.
(16:18) Xzayvier Brown Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:16) Xzayvier Brown makes driving layup.
513
+2 (15:59) Kobe Knox makes driving layup.
515
+2 (15:43) Tae Davis makes driving layup.
715
(15:27) Meechie Johnson misses driving layup.
(15:25) Elijah Strong Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:24) Elijah Strong makes 3-foot jumper.
717
+2 (15:12) Tae Davis makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Xzayvier Brown assists).
917
(14:42) Myles Stute misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:42) Xzayvier Brown Block.
(14:38) Derrion Reid Defensive Rebound.
(14:31) Derrion Reid misses driving layup.
(14:29) Myles Stute Defensive Rebound.
(14:22) Kobe Knox misses layup.
(14:21) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(14:13) Kobe Knox misses layup.
(14:13) Xzayvier Brown Block.
(14:11) Nijel Pack Defensive Rebound.
(14:10) Nijel Pack bad pass turnover.
(14:10) Grant Polk Steal.
(14:05) EJ Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:00) Jadon Jones Defensive Rebound.
(13:54) Nijel Pack misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:51) Myles Stute Defensive Rebound.
(13:32) Foul on EJ Walker.
(13:32) EJ Walker turnover.
(13:04) Tae Davis misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:02) Mohamed Wague Offensive Rebound.
(13:02) Mohamed Wague misses tip in layup.
(13:02) EJ Walker Defensive Rebound.
(13:02) Foul on Tae Davis.
+2 (12:34) Elijah Strong makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
919
(12:21) Jeff Nwankwo misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:17) Grant Polk Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:06) Mike Sharavjamts makes layup (Elijah Strong assists).
921
(11:58) Xzayvier Brown bad pass turnover.
(11:43) Elijah Strong misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(11:40) Jadon Jones Defensive Rebound.
(11:36) Foul on Elijah Strong.
(11:28) Jadon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:24) EJ Walker Defensive Rebound.
(11:11) EJ Walker bad pass turnover.
(11:11) Jadon Jones Steal.
+2 (10:51) Derrion Reid makes layup (Nijel Pack assists).
1121
(10:51) Foul on EJ Walker.
+1 (10:51) Derrion Reid makes free throw 1 of 1.
1221
(10:41) Mike Sharavjamts misses layup.
(10:41) Jadon Jones Block.
(10:37) Myles Stute Offensive Rebound.
(10:37) Myles Stute bad pass turnover.
(10:37) Jadon Jones Steal.
(10:32) Tae Davis bad pass turnover.
(10:32) Myles Stute Steal.
(10:21) Grant Polk misses 13-foot jumper.
(10:18) Derrion Reid Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:08) Derrion Reid makes 7-foot hook shot.
1421
+3 (9:46) Myles Stute makes 30-foot three point jumper (Mike Sharavjamts assists).
1424
(9:18) Kuol Atak misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:13) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(8:49) Mike Sharavjamts misses layup.
(8:46) Xzayvier Brown Defensive Rebound.
(8:44) Xzayvier Brown bad pass turnover.
(8:44) Myles Stute Steal.
+2 (8:22) Kobe Knox makes driving layup (Meechie Johnson assists).
1426
(8:09) Jadon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:06) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(7:46) Foul on Xzayvier Brown.
+1 (7:46) Myles Stute makes free throw 1 of 2.
1427
+1 (7:46) Myles Stute makes free throw 2 of 2.
1428
(7:25) Nijel Pack misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:24) Oklahoma Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:24) Foul on Meechie Johnson.
(7:16) Derrion Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:13) Nijel Pack Offensive Rebound.
(6:56) Tae Davis misses layup.
(6:56) Hayden Assemian Block.
(6:56) South Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Kobe Knox misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:36) Mohamed Wague Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:28) Tae Davis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Xzayvier Brown assists).
1728
(6:11) Foul on Myles Stute.
(6:11) Myles Stute turnover.
+2 (5:48) Derrion Reid makes layup.
1928
+3 (5:36) Myles Stute makes 31-foot three point jumper (Mike Sharavjamts assists).
1931
+2 (5:27) Xzayvier Brown makes driving layup.
2131
(4:58) Myles Stute misses layup.
(4:58) Jadon Jones Block.
(4:56) Jadon Jones Defensive Rebound.
(4:53) Foul on Hayden Assemian.
+3 (4:50) Kirill Elatontsev makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nijel Pack assists).
2431
(4:33) Grant Polk misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:29) Xzayvier Brown Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:12) Xzayvier Brown makes 12-foot step back jumpshot.
2631
(3:43) Elijah Strong misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:43) Jadon Jones Block.
+2 (3:41) Grant Polk makes layup.
2633
(3:39) Grant Polk Offensive Rebound.
(3:36) Kirill Elatontsev misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:34) Elijah Strong Defensive Rebound.
(3:20) Kobe Knox misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:18) Jadon Jones Defensive Rebound.
(3:02) Foul on Grant Polk.
+1 (3:02) Kirill Elatontsev makes free throw 1 of 2.
2733
(3:01) Kirill Elatontsev misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:00) Kobe Knox Defensive Rebound.
(2:44) EJ Walker bad pass turnover.
(2:44) Kirill Elatontsev Steal.
(2:22) Derrion Reid misses 4-foot hook shot.
(2:18) Grant Polk Defensive Rebound.
(2:12) Foul on Jadon Jones.
+1 (2:12) Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2734
+1 (2:12) Meechie Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2735
+3 (1:52) Tae Davis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nijel Pack assists).
3035
(1:34) Meechie Johnson bad pass turnover.
(1:34) Xzayvier Brown Steal.
+2 (1:30) Xzayvier Brown makes driving layup.
3235
+2 (1:11) Kobe Knox makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot (Elijah Strong assists).
3237
+2 (0:47) Derrion Reid makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Nijel Pack assists).
3437
(0:39) Grant Polk misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:36) Mohamed Wague Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:10) Xzayvier Brown makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
3637
(0:01) EJ Walker misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:01) Tae Davis Block.
(0:00) EJ Walker Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) EJ Walker makes 17-foot jumper.
3639

2nd half

Team Stats

76Points85

27-63(42.9%)Field Goal(%)27-55(49.1%)

5-27(18.5%)3-Point(%)9-20(45.0%)

17-22(77.3%)Free Throw(%)22-28(78.6%)

35(12)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)

12Assists16

8Steals7

9Blocks3

11Turnovers12

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

0Largest Lead14

Game Details

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Colonial Life Arena · Columbia, SC

attendance: 10,861 (60.3%)

tv: SEC Network

spread: OU -2.5

over/under: 150.5