National Basketball Association
South Carolina 84, Oral Roberts 66
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, November 16, 2015
Where: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Jeff Clark, # Rob Groover
Attendance:
9640
By The Sports Xchange
Laimonas Chatkevicius finished with 20 points and five rebounds as South Carolina rolled over Oral Roberts 84-66 on Monday night at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
Chatkevicius, a senior forward, shot 70 percent from the floor (7 of 10) and hit 7 of 9 free throws.
Gamecocks junior guard Duane Notice contributed 18 points, senior forward Mindaugas Kacinas posted a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds and junior guard Sindarius Thornwell totaled 11 points and six assists.
Despite the double-digit win, South Carolina struggled to a 40.8 percent shooting night (29 of 71).
Golden Eagles redshirt senior guard Obi Emegano led all scorers with 29 points, going 10-for-10 from the free-throw line.
Center Albert Owens was the only other double-digit scorer for Oral Roberts, tallying 10 points, six rebounds, and three blocks.
Oral Roberts connected on 22 of 49 from the floor, shooting 44.90 percent.
South Carolina held a 33-30 edge at halftime but opened up an 11-point advantage on a Notice 3-pointer with 14:00 left to play and coasted from there.
Top Game Performances
Oral Roberts |
|
South Carolina |
Obi Emegano 31 |
Scoring |
Laimonas Chatkevicius 27 |
Aaron Anderson 6 |
Assists |
Sindarius Thornwell 7 |
DaQuan Jeffries 8 |
Rebounds |
Mindaugas Kacinas 13 |
Obi Emegano 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Laimonas Chatkevicius 7 |
Aaron Anderson 1 |
Steals |
Duane Notice 2 |
Albert Owens 4 |
Blocks |
PJ Dozier 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oral Roberts
|
66 |
43.1 |
4-14 |
18-23 |
7 |
25 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
South Carolina
|
84 |
39.7 |
7-21 |
19-27 |
14 |
44 |
4 |
5 |
6 |