South Carolina Gamecocks @ LSU Tigers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 38 | 88 | |
LSU | 32 | 31 | 63 |
Dozier, Notice lead No. 19 South Carolina past LSU, 88-63
BATON ROUGE, La. -- PJ Dozier and Duane Notice each scored 17 points, and No. 19 South Carolina easily defeated reeling LSU 88-63 on Wednesday night.
Chris Silva tied a career high with 16 points, and Sindarius Thornwell also scored 16 for the Gamecocks (18-4, 8-1 Southeastern Conference), who are off to their best start in conference play since the 1997 squad opened its SEC schedule 11-0. The victory also lifted South Carolina into a tie with eighth-ranked Kentucky atop the league standings.
Brandon Sampson scored 16 points and Skylar Mays 11 for LSU (9-12, 1-8), which trailed by 20 in the first half en route to its eight straight defeat -- seven by 13 points or more.
South Carolina shot 49.2 percent while outscoring LSU 42-32 inside and turned 22 Tigers turnovers into 34 points.
