LSU Tigers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

Jan 31, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
LSU	36	42	14	92
SC	35	43	9	87

Game Recap

Nwoko's 21 helps LSU survive South Carolina 92-87. Mike Nwoko scored 21 points as LSU outlasted South Carolina 92-87 in overtime on Saturday.

Player Stats

LSU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Marquel Sutton	38	6-9	0-1	4-5	8	0	1	0	2	2	16
8Pablo Tamba	28	0-2	0-1	5-6	5	4	1	1	1	4	5
1Mike Nwoko	23	9-13	0-0	3-3	3	1	0	0	1	4	21
4Rashad King	39	4-8	3-6	7-8	7	3	1	0	1	3	18
3Max Mackinnon	40	6-15	3-6	0-0	1	8	0	2	2	3	15
6Robert Miller III	20	3-5	0-0	0-0	5	3	1	0	1	4	6
2Jalen Reece	14	1-1	1-1	0-0	4	3	0	0	2	0	3
7PJ Carter	23	2-7	2-7	2-3	1	1	0	1	1	0	8

TOTAL	-	31-6051.7%	9-2240.9%	21-2584.0%	34	23	4	4	11	20	92

SOUTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
31Elijah Strong	23	5-11	1-2	1-2	5	2	3	0	1	2	12
55Mike Sharavjamts	39	4-11	1-2	2-2	6	1	1	1	1	3	11
4Kobe Knox	37	5-11	1-3	4-6	2	1	2	0	0	4	15
5Meechie Johnson	37	5-13	2-7	9-11	5	6	1	0	2	4	21
10Myles Stute	18	2-5	1-2	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
20Hayden Assemian	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6EJ Walker	20	2-5	0-1	1-2	1	0	2	0	2	2	5
13Grant Polk	15	2-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	4
15Eli Ellis	31	3-9	3-5	5-6	3	3	0	0	0	2	14
TOTAL	-	28-6940.6%	9-2437.5%	22-3171.0%	27	13	9	1	6	18	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLSUSC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by LSU.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by South Carolina.
+3 (19:40) Rashad King makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Nwoko assists).
30
+2 (19:14) Myles Stute makes 2-foot dunk.
32
(19:03) Marquel Sutton misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(19:00) Mike Nwoko Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:57) Mike Nwoko makes layup.
52
(18:57) Foul on Elijah Strong.
+1 (18:57) Mike Nwoko makes free throw 1 of 1.
62
(18:42) Mike Sharavjamts misses 6-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:42) Pablo Tamba Block.
(18:38) Pablo Tamba Defensive Rebound.
(18:32) Mike Nwoko misses 3-foot jumper.
(18:32) Mike Sharavjamts Block.
(18:31) LSU Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:28) Marquel Sutton makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
82
+2 (18:15) Mike Sharavjamts makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
84
(17:54) Mike Nwoko misses 9-foot hook shot.
(17:53) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:52) Foul on Pablo Tamba.
+2 (17:32) Elijah Strong makes 4-foot floating jump shot.
86
+2 (17:15) Mike Nwoko makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Max Mackinnon assists).
106
(16:46) Meechie Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:43) Pablo Tamba Defensive Rebound.
(16:30) Marquel Sutton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:27) Elijah Strong Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Foul on Pablo Tamba.
(16:12) Myles Stute misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:12) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:12) Myles Stute misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:11) Marquel Sutton Defensive Rebound.
(16:01) Foul on Mike Nwoko.
(16:01) Mike Nwoko turnover.
(15:40) Myles Stute misses driving layup.
(15:35) EJ Walker Offensive Rebound.
(15:35) EJ Walker misses tip in layup.
(15:34) PJ Carter Defensive Rebound.
(15:33) Rashad King bad pass turnover.
(15:33) EJ Walker Steal.
(15:24) EJ Walker misses layup.
(15:23) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:15) Kobe Knox makes 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
108
+2 (15:02) Mike Nwoko makes layup (Rashad King assists).
128
(14:42) Myles Stute misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:39) Rashad King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:34) Marquel Sutton makes 0-foot dunk (Rashad King assists).
148
+2 (14:11) EJ Walker makes layup.
1410
(13:40) Mike Nwoko misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:37) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(13:22) Foul on Max Mackinnon.
+1 (13:22) Kobe Knox makes free throw 1 of 2.
1411
(13:22) Kobe Knox misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:22) Rashad King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:07) Robert Miller III makes layup (Max Mackinnon assists).
1611
(12:55) Eli Ellis misses 8-foot hook shot.
(12:51) Rashad King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:46) Robert Miller III makes layup (Max Mackinnon assists).
1811
(12:16) Mike Sharavjamts misses 11-foot step back jumpshot.
(12:13) Robert Miller III Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:55) PJ Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Reece assists).
2111
(11:55) Foul on Grant Polk.
(11:55) PJ Carter misses free throw 1 of 1.
(11:54) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(11:32) Elijah Strong misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:28) Jalen Reece Defensive Rebound.
(11:24) Foul on Mike Sharavjamts.
(11:22) PJ Carter misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(11:22) Hayden Assemian Defensive Rebound.
(11:09) Foul on Robert Miller III.
+1 (11:09) Meechie Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2112
+1 (11:09) Meechie Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2113
(10:55) PJ Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:52) Elijah Strong Defensive Rebound.
(10:42) Mike Sharavjamts misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:37) Elijah Strong Offensive Rebound.
(10:33) Elijah Strong out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (10:23) Max Mackinnon makes driving layup.
2313
(10:02) Foul on Mike Nwoko.
(9:43) Meechie Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:40) Robert Miller III Defensive Rebound.
(9:15) Jalen Reece bad pass turnover.
(9:15) Elijah Strong Steal.
(9:03) Meechie Johnson misses driving layup.
(9:01) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(9:01) LSU Coach's Challenge (Upheld) LSU charged with a timeout.
(8:52) EJ Walker bad pass turnover.
(8:52) Robert Miller III Steal.
+2 (8:45) Marquel Sutton makes driving layup (Jalen Reece assists).
2513
(8:45) Foul on Kobe Knox.
+1 (8:45) Marquel Sutton makes free throw 1 of 1.
2613
+2 (8:32) Kobe Knox makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
2615
+2 (8:08) Marquel Sutton makes 1-foot dunk (Max Mackinnon assists).
2815
+2 (7:52) EJ Walker makes layup (Meechie Johnson assists).
2817
(7:30) Rashad King misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:26) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:21) Kobe Knox makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2820
(6:53) Max Mackinnon misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:50) Jalen Reece Offensive Rebound.
(6:49) Jalen Reece bad pass turnover.
(6:36) Kobe Knox misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(6:32) Marquel Sutton Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) Max Mackinnon misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(6:12) Kobe Knox Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Mike Sharavjamts misses layup.
(5:50) Jalen Reece Defensive Rebound.
(5:42) Rashad King misses 18-foot step back jumpshot.
(5:39) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(5:23) EJ Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:20) Jalen Reece Defensive Rebound.
(4:59) Marquel Sutton bad pass turnover.
(4:59) EJ Walker Steal.
+3 (4:35) Mike Sharavjamts makes 26-foot three point jumper (Elijah Strong assists).
2823
(4:12) Max Mackinnon bad pass turnover.
(4:12) Elijah Strong Steal.
(4:06) Mike Sharavjamts misses alley oop dunk.
(4:03) Kobe Knox Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:02) Mike Sharavjamts makes 2-foot dunk (Kobe Knox assists).
2825
(3:43) Foul on Eli Ellis.
+1 (3:43) Pablo Tamba makes free throw 1 of 2.
2925
+1 (3:43) Pablo Tamba makes free throw 2 of 2.
3025
(3:33) Kobe Knox misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:30) Marquel Sutton Defensive Rebound.
(3:11) PJ Carter bad pass turnover.
(3:11) Kobe Knox Steal.
(2:50) Elijah Strong misses 6-foot jumper.
(2:46) Robert Miller III Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:26) Rashad King makes 25-foot three pointer (Robert Miller III assists).
3325
(2:05) Grant Polk misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:00) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:52) Meechie Johnson makes 27-foot three pointer.
3328
+3 (1:35) Jalen Reece makes 24-foot three point jumper (Robert Miller III assists).
3628
+3 (1:20) Eli Ellis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists).
3631
(1:03) Robert Miller III bad pass turnover.
(1:03) Mike Sharavjamts Steal.
(0:51) Eli Ellis misses driving layup.
+2 (0:49) Mike Sharavjamts makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3633
(0:47) Mike Sharavjamts Offensive Rebound.
(0:25) Marquel Sutton misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:22) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Meechie Johnson makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
3635

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

LSU

92Points87

31-60(51.7%)Field Goal(%)28-69(40.6%)

9-22(40.9%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

21-25(84.0%)Free Throw(%)22-31(71.0%)

35(9)Rebounds(Offensive)34(14)

23Assists13

4Steals9

4Blocks1

11Turnovers6

20(1)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

13Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, January 31, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Colonial Life Arena · Columbia, SC

attendance: 10,738 (59.7%)

tv: SECN+

spread: LSU -2.5

over/under: 147.5