Junior guard Duane Notice scored 20 points to lead No. 25 South Carolina past St. John's 75-61 Tuesday night in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

Senior forward Michael Carrera added 16 points and 13 rebounds for South Carolina (11-0), which is enjoying its best start since opening 17-0 in 1933-34.

The Gamecocks remain the only undefeated SEC team and are ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2003-04, when they finished at No. 23.

Durand Johnson, a graduate swingman, had 16 points and freshman guard Federico Mussini scored 12 on 5 of 14 shooting for St. John's (7-6), which has dropped three straight since beating Syracuse and six of 10.

The Red Storm made only 12 of 27 free throws and were outrebounded 45-31.

Johnson's layup with 13:57 to play in the first half put the Red Storm up 13-7, but the Gamecocks used a 24-6 run to take a 12-point lead before entering halftime up 40-34.

South Carolina never let the lead slip below eight points in the final period.