Sindarius Thornwell scored 24 points to lead South Carolina past LSU 94-83 in a Southeastern Conference game on Wednesday night at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.

The junior guard also had six rebounds and five assists as the Gamecocks (21-3, 8-3 SEC) won their second straight after Saturday's 81-78 victory at then-No. 8 Texas A&M, their first win against a top-10 opponent on the road since 2006.

South Carolina senior forward Michael Carrera had 16 points and junior guard Duane Notice added 15.

LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons finished with 20 points, six rebounds and six assists and freshman guard Antonio Blakeney scored 22 as LSU (15-9, 8-3) had a two-game winning streak snapped.

South Carolina led by seven points early in the first half before LSU used a 10-4 surge to take a two-point lead with 10:26 left before halftime. Thornwell scored all of his 11 first-half points in the final 9:40 and the Gamecocks led 39-35 at the break.

The Tigers erased a nine-point deficit in the second half and tied the score at 60 with 9:05 to play but couldn't recapture the lead.

LSU came within 85-81 with 57 seconds left, but South Carolina sank seven free throws in the final minute to seal it.