National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Carolina 82, Louisiana State 73
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Pat Evans, # Anthony Jordan
Attendance: 6654

South Carolina 82, LSU 73 (OT):
Freshman Miguel Carrera logged a career-high 23 points, 10 in overtime, and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the visiting Gamecocks to their first Southeastern Conference victory.

Trailing 69-65 with 2:07 left, Carrera made a layup before Brenton Williams knocked down two free throws 51 seconds left to force overtime. Eric Smith made two free throws 18 seconds into the extra frame to give South Carolina a 71-69 lead. Carrera hit a jumper 46 seconds later and carried South Carolina (11-5, 1-2 SEC) the rest of the way.

Brenton Williams added 16 points, Lakeem Jackson recorded 11 points and 11 rebounds and RJ Slawson chipped in 11 points. Carrera and Williams each went 9-for-10 from the foul line.

Williams tallied 12 first-half points and LSU (9-5, 0-3) committed 13 turnovers as the Gamecocks took a 35-33 advantage into halftime.

Anthony Hickey led the Tigers with 18 points and seven rebounds while Charles Carmouche scored 13. LSU shot 29.6 percent from 3-point range and committed 22 turnovers.

GAME NOTEBOOK: South Carolina has won three of its last four games against LSU. ... The Tigers made just two of nine field-goal attempts in overtime. ... The Gamecocks shot just 2-of-14 on 3-pointers. ... South Carolina is 3-0 in overtime games this season.
Top Game Performances
 
South Carolina   Louisiana State
Michael Carrera 23 Scoring Anthony Hickey 18
Lakeem Jackson 4 Assists Charles Carmouche 5
Lakeem Jackson 11 Rebounds Shavon Coleman 7
Michael Carrera 9 Free Throws Made Andrew Del Piero 5
Bruce Ellington 3 Steals Charles Carmouche 2
Laimonas Chatkevicius 1 Blocks Shavon Coleman 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Carolina 82 44.8 2-14 28-37 9 33 2 6 15
Louisiana State 73 40.6 8-27 13-16 15 37 3 9 22