Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

Nov 28, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CHSO	28	34	62
SC	30	44	74

Game Recap

Strong scores season-best 22 points, leads South Carolina over Charleston Southern 74-62. Elijah Strong scored 20 of his season-high 22 points in the second half and South Carolina beat Charleston Southern 74-62 on Friday.

Player Stats

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Jesse Hafemeister	25	4-10	2-7	0-1	5	0	0	0	0	2	10
23Reis Jones	14	1-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	3	1	5	2
7Nate Brafford	18	1-6	0-2	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	2	2
8Luke Williams	36	1-8	1-7	0-0	7	3	0	0	1	2	3
5Jacob Taylor	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
22Devin Brafford	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	2	0
34Lase Olalere	16	3-4	0-0	2-3	5	1	0	1	1	1	8
0Armari Carraway	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
11Brycen Blaine	34	9-21	3-9	2-2	5	4	0	0	3	2	23
1A'lahn Sumler	31	6-14	1-4	1-2	3	1	1	1	0	3	14
TOTAL	-	25-7035.7%	7-3122.6%	5-862.5%	37	12	2	5	9	21	62

SOUTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Nordin Kapic	14	4-9	2-4	1-3	5	1	0	0	0	0	11
0Jordan Butler	11	1-6	0-3	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
55Mike Sharavjamts	34	2-3	0-1	4-4	8	7	2	2	0	0	8
4Kobe Knox	32	6-8	1-2	2-3	1	0	1	0	0	2	15
5Meechie Johnson	29	0-3	0-1	4-4	5	1	0	0	2	2	4
31Elijah Strong	16	9-16	1-5	3-4	1	0	0	1	0	4	22
2Christ Essandoko	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Grant Polk	22	1-5	0-3	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
14Eli Sparkman	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Eli Ellis	31	2-8	1-3	4-5	9	1	1	0	1	3	9
TOTAL	-	25-6041.7%	5-2420.8%	19-2576.0%	34	10	5	3	3	12	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCHSOSC

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Jump Ball won by Charleston Southern.
(20:00) Jump Ball lost by South Carolina.
(19:40) Jacob Taylor Turnover.
(19:19) Jordan Butler missed Jumper.
(19:16) Nordin Kapic Offensive Rebound.
(19:15) Nordin Kapic missed Layup.
(19:15) Reis Jones Block.
(19:11) Jordan Butler Offensive Rebound.
(19:03) Jordan Butler missed Jumper.
(19:00) Nate Brafford Defensive Rebound.
(18:47) Jacob Taylor Turnover.
(18:47) Mike Sharavjamts Steal.
+2 (18:43) Mike Sharavjamts made Layup.
02
+2 (18:31) Reis Jones made Layup. Assisted by Luke Williams.
22
+2 (17:59) Mike Sharavjamts made Layup.
24
+2 (17:40) Nate Brafford made Jumper.
44
+2 (17:21) Jordan Butler made Jumper. Assisted by Nordin Kapic.
46
(16:59) Reis Jones missed Layup.
(16:59) Mike Sharavjamts Block.
(16:59) South Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(16:45) Eli Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:41) Lase Olalere Defensive Rebound.
(16:30) Brycen Blaine missed Layup.
(16:27) Eli Ellis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:16) Nordin Kapic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Sharavjamts.
49
(15:56) Nate Brafford missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:52) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(15:44) Nordin Kapic missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:40) Luke Williams Defensive Rebound.
(15:37) Nate Brafford missed Layup.
(15:34) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:28) Nordin Kapic made Layup. Assisted by Mike Sharavjamts.
411
(15:06) Foul on Meechie Johnson.
+3 (15:04) Jesse Hafemeister made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Armari Carraway.
711
(14:33) Grant Polk missed Jumper.
(14:28) Devin Brafford Defensive Rebound.
(14:20) Brycen Blaine missed Jumper.
(14:20) Mike Sharavjamts Block.
(14:20) Charleston Southern Offensive Rebound.
(14:09) Devin Brafford missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:06) Eli Ellis Defensive Rebound.
(13:52) Eli Ellis missed Layup.
(13:49) Devin Brafford Defensive Rebound.
(13:45) Brycen Blaine missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:42) Eli Ellis Defensive Rebound.
(13:42) Foul on Jesse Hafemeister.
(13:25) Foul on Reis Jones.
+3 (13:09) Kobe Knox made Three Point Jumper.
714
(12:46) Brycen Blaine missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:44) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:44) Foul on Lase Olalere.
(12:23) Christ Essandoko missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:17) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(12:16) Foul on Armari Carraway.
(12:16) Nordin Kapic missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:11) A'lahn Sumler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:07) A'lahn Sumler made Layup.
914
+2 (11:55) Nordin Kapic made Layup.
916
(11:55) Foul on Devin Brafford.
(11:55) Nordin Kapic missed Free Throw.
(11:52) Brycen Blaine Defensive Rebound.
(11:36) Brycen Blaine missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:33) Nordin Kapic Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) Nordin Kapic missed Layup.
(11:23) Reis Jones Block.
(11:19) Nate Brafford Defensive Rebound.
(11:13) Brycen Blaine missed Jumper.
(11:11) Nate Brafford Offensive Rebound.
(10:55) A'lahn Sumler missed Jumper.
(10:52) Reis Jones Offensive Rebound.
(10:51) Reis Jones missed Layup.
(10:48) Nate Brafford Offensive Rebound.
(10:39) Reis Jones missed Dunk.
(10:37) Nordin Kapic Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Jordan Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:16) Luke Williams Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) A'lahn Sumler missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:00) Nordin Kapic Defensive Rebound.
(9:53) Meechie Johnson missed Layup.
(9:53) Reis Jones Block.
(9:47) A'lahn Sumler Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Luke Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:45) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:45) Foul on Reis Jones.
+2 (9:18) Eli Ellis made Layup.
918
(8:55) Armari Carraway missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:55) Charleston Southern Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:55) Foul on Jordan Butler.
(8:52) Brycen Blaine Turnover.
(8:52) Kobe Knox Steal.
+2 (8:50) Kobe Knox made Dunk.
920
+2 (8:38) Brycen Blaine made Layup. Assisted by A'lahn Sumler.
1120
(8:27) Jordan Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:24) Brycen Blaine Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:19) Brycen Blaine made Three Point Jumper.
1420
(8:00) Foul on A'lahn Sumler.
(8:00) Eli Ellis missed Free Throw.
(7:58) Jesse Hafemeister Defensive Rebound.
(7:53) Foul on Eli Ellis.
+1 (7:53) Brycen Blaine made Free Throw.
1520
+1 (7:53) Brycen Blaine made Free Throw.
1620
(7:41) Meechie Johnson Turnover.
(7:41) Devin Brafford Steal.
(7:30) Brycen Blaine Turnover.
(7:30) Eli Ellis Steal.
(7:21) Christ Essandoko missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:19) Charleston Southern Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:05) Brycen Blaine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devin Brafford.
1920
(6:43) Mike Sharavjamts missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:42) Charleston Southern Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:19) Brycen Blaine made Layup.
2120
(6:05) Foul on Luke Williams.
(6:04) Kobe Knox missed Free Throw.
(6:02) Luke Williams Defensive Rebound.
(5:57) Lase Olalere missed Layup.
(5:53) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:42) Kobe Knox made Jumper.
2122
(5:22) Nate Brafford missed Jumper.
(5:19) Grant Polk Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Foul on Nate Brafford.
+1 (5:11) Meechie Johnson made Free Throw.
2123
+1 (5:11) Meechie Johnson made Free Throw.
2124
(5:01) Foul on Meechie Johnson.
(4:56) Brycen Blaine missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:53) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(4:37) Elijah Strong missed Layup.
(4:34) Lase Olalere Defensive Rebound.
(4:28) Brycen Blaine missed Jumper.
(4:25) Lase Olalere Offensive Rebound.
(4:19) Jesse Hafemeister missed Layup.
(4:18) Charleston Southern Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:10) Lase Olalere made Layup. Assisted by Brycen Blaine.
2324
(4:10) Foul on Elijah Strong.
+1 (4:10) Lase Olalere made Free Throw.
2424
(3:55) Elijah Strong missed Jumper.
(3:52) Lase Olalere Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:39) Jesse Hafemeister made Jumper. Assisted by Brycen Blaine.
2624
(3:15) Elijah Strong missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:10) Brycen Blaine Defensive Rebound.
(3:02) Brycen Blaine missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:58) Grant Polk Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:44) Elijah Strong made Jumper.
2626
+2 (2:31) Lase Olalere made Layup. Assisted by Brycen Blaine.
2826
(2:16) Elijah Strong missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:13) Eli Ellis Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:12) Eli Ellis made Three Point Jumper.
2829
(1:51) Nate Brafford Turnover.
(1:51) Mike Sharavjamts Steal.
(1:34) Eli Ellis missed Layup.
(1:31) Devin Brafford Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Luke Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:17) Eli Ellis Defensive Rebound.
(0:40) Foul on Devin Brafford.
(0:40) Jordan Butler missed Free Throw.
(0:40) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:40) Jordan Butler made Free Throw.
2830
(0:30) Luke Williams Turnover.
(0:01) Eli Ellis missed Jumper.
(0:00) Luke Williams Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CHSO

62Points74

25-70(35.7%)Field Goal(%)25-60(41.7%)

7-31(22.6%)3-Point(%)5-24(20.8%)

5-8(62.5%)Free Throw(%)19-25(76.0%)

43(13)Rebounds(Offensive)37(7)

12Assists10

2Steals5

5Blocks3

10Turnovers5

21(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

2Largest Lead13

Game Details

Friday, November 28, 2025 · 4:00 PM

Colonial Life Arena · Columbia, SC

attendance: 9,789 (54.4%)

tv: SECN+

spread: SC -16.5