National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Carolina 91, No.Carolina A&T 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Where: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina
Officials: # Joe Lindsay, # Mike Roberts, # Olandis Poole
Attendance: 8273


South Carolina 91, North Carolina A&T 54: Mindaugas Kacinas recorded a season-high 16 points and seven rebounds to pace the host Gamecocks.

Laimonas Chatkevicius posted 14 points and nine rebounds for South Carolina (8-3), which led 47-16 at halftime and cruised to its sixth straight win. Kacinas was 5-of-5 from the field and Chatkevicius was 5-of-6 as the Gamecocks shot 56.6 percent as a team.

Bruce Beckford had 14 points and seven rebounds to lead North Carolina A&T (2-13), which snapped a 12-game losing streak its last time out but shot only 34.5 percent in this one. The Aggies committed 17 turnovers and were outrebounded 41-20.

The game was basically decided during a first half in which the Gamecocks shot 57.7 percent and held the Aggies to 23.1 percent, including 0-of-7 from 3-point range. Chatkevicius led South Carolina with nine points and five rebounds as the hosts held a commanding 23-6 rebounding advantage in the opening 20 minutes.

After jumping out to first-half leads of 8-0, 23-6 and 40-12, the Gamecocks began the second half by scoring 11 of the first 13 points. Duane Notice chipped in 13 points and Demetrius Henry added 10 for South Carolina.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Gamecocks' six-game winning streak is their longest since the 2010-11 season. ... Notice had led South Carolina in scoring in each of the previous four games. ... North Carolina A&T shot 12-of-15 from the foul line while South Carolina also was efficient, connecting on 28-of-34 foul shots.
Top Game Performances
 
No.Carolina A&T   South Carolina
Bruce Beckford 14 Scoring Mindaugas Kacinas 16
Ahmad Abdullah 3 Assists Marcus Stroman 7
Bruce Beckford 7 Rebounds Laimonas Chatkevicius 9
Khary Doby 3 Free Throws Made Mindaugas Kacinas 6
Ahmad Abdullah 1 Steals Mindaugas Kacinas 2
Bryan Akinkugbe 1 Blocks Laimonas Chatkevicius 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
No.Carolina A&T 54 32.7 6-22 12-15 8 17 2 4 19
South Carolina 91 54.7 5-9 28-34 20 41 7 7 16