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Meechie Johnson scores 14 of his 19 in 2nd half, South Carolina beats The Citadel 71-55

AP
Dec 13, 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Meechie Johnson scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and South Carolina Gamecocks overcame a cold-shooting start to beat The Citadel Bulldogs 71-55 on Saturday night.

Mike Sharavjamts added 14 points and Kobe Knox 12 for South Carolina (7-3).

The Gamecocks missed their first 19 3-point shots before Myles Stute hit a 3 with 9:20 left in the game. Johnson and Grant Polk made back-to-back 3-pointers that gave South Carolina a 55-47 lead less than three minutes later.

Johnson converted a three-point play and Hayden Assemian followed with a basket that made it an 11-point game with 4:24 remaining.

Carter Kingsbury made 8 of 14 from the field and led The Citadel (3-8) with 18 points.

South Carolina finished 3 of 23 from 3-point range and shot 42% overall, but made 9 of 14 from the field over the final 10 minutes.

The Bulldogs, who are 0-8 against Division-I opponents this season, shot 37% from the field, made 2 of 19 (11%) from 3-point range, and hit 11 of 20 (55%) from the free-throw line.

The Citadel: The Bulldogs play Wednesday at Charleston.

South Carolina: The Gamecocks play Tuesday at Clemson.

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1st Half
CIT
Bulldogs
28
SCAR
Gamecocks
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:45		Sola Adebisi misses two point layup
19:43		Myles Stute defensive rebound
19:16		Sola Adebisi shooting foul (Kobe Knox draws the foul)
19:16	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 1 of 3	0-1
19:16	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 2 of 3	0-2
19:16	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 3 of 3	0-3
19:00		Meechie Johnson shooting foul (Eze Wali draws the foul)
19:00	+1	Eze Wali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-3
19:00	+1	Eze Wali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-3
18:34		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point dunk
18:32		Christ Essandoko offensive rebound
18:27		Christ Essandoko misses two point layup
18:25		Braxton Williams defensive rebound
18:19	+2	Braxton Williams makes two point jump shot	4-3
17:56	+2	Myles Stute makes two point layup (Christ Essandoko assists)	4-5
17:28	+2	Christian Moore makes two point layup (Sola Adebisi assists)	6-5
17:21	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	6-7
17:21		Eze Wali shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
17:21	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-8
17:06		Carter Kingsbury turnover (lost ball)
16:46	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	6-10
16:24		Eze Wali misses two point jump shot
16:22		Christian Moore offensive rebound
16:21		Carter Kingsbury misses three point jump shot
16:19		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
16:17		Carter Kingsbury shooting foul (Mike Sharavjamts draws the foul)
16:17	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-11
16:17	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-12
16:00		Eli Ellis personal foul (Simeon German draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
15:59		Christian Moore turnover (bad pass)
15:46		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:44		Simeon German defensive rebound
15:36	+2	Eze Wali makes two point jump shot	8-12
15:36		Jordan Butler shooting foul (Eze Wali draws the foul)
15:36	+1	Eze Wali makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-12
15:08		Grant Polk misses three point jump shot
15:06		Eli Ellis offensive rebound
15:03	+2	Eli Ellis makes two point layup	9-14
14:44		Braxton Williams misses three point jump shot
14:42		Eli Ellis defensive rebound
14:32		Eli Ellis misses three point jump shot
14:30		Grant Polk offensive rebound
14:25	+2	Eli Ellis makes two point jump shot	9-16
14:11		EJ Walker personal foul
13:56	+2	Carter Kingsbury makes two point layup	11-16
13:33		Logan Applegate blocks Meechie Johnson's two point layup
13:31		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:06	+2	Carter Kingsbury makes two point layup	13-16
12:42		Eli Ellis misses three point jump shot
12:40		Carter Kingsbury defensive rebound
12:16	+2	Carter Kingsbury makes two point jump shot	15-16
11:53		TV timeout
11:38		Eli Ellis misses three point jump shot
11:36		Logan Applegate defensive rebound
11:11		Logan Applegate misses three point jump shot
11:09		EJ Walker defensive rebound
10:57		Kobe Knox misses two point layup
10:55		Keynan Davis defensive rebound
10:50	+2	Keynan Davis makes two point layup	17-16
10:35		Grant Polk misses three point jump shot
10:33		Bulldogs defensive rebound
10:25		Sola Adebisi turnover (bad pass)
10:01		Myles Stute misses two point layup
9:59		Gabe Hernandez personal foul
9:59	+1	Eli Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-17
9:59	+1	Eli Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-18
9:46	+3	Keynan Davis makes three point jump shot (Eze Wali assists)	20-18
9:28		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
9:26		Dante Kearse defensive rebound
9:09		Gabe Hernandez misses two point jump shot
9:07		Gamecocks defensive rebound
8:53		Dante Kearse personal foul
8:49		Myles Stute turnover (bad pass) (Eze Wali steals)
8:32		Mike Sharavjamts blocks Logan Applegate's three point jump shot
8:30		Hayden Assemian defensive rebound
8:24	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup (Kobe Knox assists)	20-20
8:03	+2	Carter Kingsbury makes two point layup	22-20
7:51		Kobe Knox misses three point jump shot
7:49		Eze Wali defensive rebound
7:19		Mike Sharavjamts blocks Carter Kingsbury's two point layup
7:17		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
7:17		TV timeout
7:04		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
7:02		Carter Kingsbury defensive rebound
6:49	+2	Carter Kingsbury makes two point layup (Sola Adebisi assists)	24-20
6:23	+2	Hayden Assemian makes two point layup (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	24-22
6:10		Sola Adebisi misses three point jump shot
6:08		Eze Wali offensive rebound
5:53		Myles Stute shooting foul (Sola Adebisi draws the foul)
5:53		Sola Adebisi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:53		Sola Adebisi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:53		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
5:30	+2	Eli Ellis makes two point layup	24-24
5:04		Christ Essandoko shooting foul (Simeon German draws the foul)
5:04		Simeon German misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:04		Simeon German misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:04		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
4:43	+2	Kobe Knox makes two point layup	24-26
4:43		Carter Kingsbury shooting foul (Kobe Knox draws the foul)
4:43	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-27
4:22		Braxton Williams misses two point jump shot
4:20		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
4:12	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	24-29
3:56		Gabe Hernandez turnover (Christ Essandoko steals)
3:38	+2	Kobe Knox makes two point layup (Christ Essandoko assists)	24-31
3:37		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:37		TV timeout
3:13		Eze Wali misses two point jump shot
3:11		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
2:59		Meechie Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
2:37	+2	Carter Kingsbury makes two point jump shot	26-31
2:15		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:13		Eze Wali defensive rebound
2:07		Braxton Williams turnover (bad pass)
1:55		Grant Polk misses three point jump shot
1:54		Simeon German personal foul
1:54		Christ Essandoko misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:54		Christian Moore defensive rebound
1:41		Christ Essandoko shooting foul (Sola Adebisi draws the foul)
1:41	+1	Sola Adebisi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-31
1:41	+1	Sola Adebisi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-31
1:32	+2	Grant Polk makes two point layup (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	28-33
1:07		Eze Wali misses three point jump shot
1:05		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
0:58	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup	28-35
0:38		EJ Walker blocks Eze Wali's two point layup
0:36		Gamecocks defensive rebound
0:14		Grant Polk misses three point jump shot
0:12		Mike Sharavjamts offensive rebound
0:07		Kobe Knox misses two point layup
0:05		Kobe Knox offensive rebound
0:02		Sola Adebisi blocks Eli Ellis's two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CIT
Bulldogs
27
SCAR
Gamecocks
36

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Myles Stute turnover (bad pass) (Carter Kingsbury steals)
19:25		Carter Kingsbury misses three point jump shot
19:23		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
19:05		Christ Essandoko misses three point jump shot
19:03		Eze Wali defensive rebound
18:54		Christian Moore misses three point jump shot
18:52		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
18:41		Mike Sharavjamts turnover (bad pass) (Braxton Williams steals)
18:26		Sola Adebisi misses three point jump shot
18:24		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Kobe Knox makes two point layup	28-37
18:03		Christian Moore turnover (lost ball) (Myles Stute steals)
17:41		Christ Essandoko misses three point jump shot
17:39		Carter Kingsbury defensive rebound
17:28	+2	Sola Adebisi makes two point layup (Carter Kingsbury assists)	30-37
17:28		Mike Sharavjamts shooting foul (Sola Adebisi draws the foul)
17:28		Sola Adebisi misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:28		Myles Stute defensive rebound
17:12		Sola Adebisi blocks Meechie Johnson's two point layup
17:08		Gamecocks offensive rebound
16:57		Mike Sharavjamts turnover (lost ball)
16:28		Sola Adebisi misses two point jump shot
16:26		Myles Stute defensive rebound
16:14		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
16:12		Eze Wali defensive rebound
16:06		Eze Wali misses two point layup
16:05		Kobe Knox personal foul
15:49	+2	Sola Adebisi makes two point layup (Braxton Williams assists)	32-37
15:27	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point hook shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	32-39
15:08	+2	Braxton Williams makes two point layup (Sola Adebisi assists)	34-39
14:44		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point jump shot
14:42		Sola Adebisi defensive rebound
14:37		Meechie Johnson personal foul
14:37		TV timeout
14:29		Mike Sharavjamts shooting foul (Braxton Williams draws the foul)
14:29	+1	Braxton Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-39
14:29		Braxton Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:29		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
14:11		Eli Ellis misses two point layup
14:10		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:51		Braxton Williams misses two point layup
13:49		EJ Walker defensive rebound
13:38	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	35-41
13:15	+2	Gabe Hernandez makes two point layup (Christian Moore assists)	37-41
13:03		Eli Ellis misses three point jump shot
13:01		Sola Adebisi defensive rebound
12:54		Carter Kingsbury misses three point jump shot
12:52		Christian Moore offensive rebound
12:45		Braxton Williams misses three point jump shot
12:43		EJ Walker defensive rebound
12:28		Gabe Hernandez shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
12:28	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-42
12:28	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-43
12:12	+2	Keynan Davis makes two point layup (Eze Wali assists)	39-43
12:03		Gabe Hernandez personal foul
12:01		Grant Polk misses three point jump shot
11:59		Kobe Knox personal foul
11:59		TV timeout
11:48		Gabe Hernandez turnover (Kobe Knox steals)
11:38		Grant Polk turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Hernandez steals)
11:35		Kobe Knox shooting foul (Gabe Hernandez draws the foul)
11:35		Gabe Hernandez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:35	+1	Gabe Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-43
11:20		Kobe Knox misses three point jump shot
11:18		EJ Walker offensive rebound
11:09		Dante Kearse personal foul
11:04		Kobe Knox misses three point jump shot
11:02		EJ Walker offensive rebound
11:01		Sola Adebisi personal foul
11:01	+1	EJ Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-44
11:01		EJ Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:01		Keynan Davis defensive rebound
10:41		Myles Stute blocks Carter Kingsbury's two point layup
10:39		Bulldogs offensive rebound
10:36		Dante Kearse misses three point jump shot
10:33		Gamecocks defensive rebound
10:20		EJ Walker turnover (Eze Wali steals)
10:13		Eze Wali misses two point layup
10:11		Dante Kearse offensive rebound
9:53		Dante Kearse misses two point jump shot
9:51		Sola Adebisi offensive rebound
9:33		Eze Wali turnover (out of bounds)
9:19	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Kobe Knox assists)	40-47
9:03		EJ Walker shooting foul (Sola Adebisi draws the foul)
9:03		Sola Adebisi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:03	+1	Sola Adebisi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-47
8:44		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point jump shot
8:42		Christ Essandoko offensive rebound
8:38		Christ Essandoko misses two point layup
8:36		Dante Kearse defensive rebound
8:33		Braxton Williams misses three point jump shot
8:31		Myles Stute defensive rebound
8:27		Myles Stute turnover (bad pass) (Dante Kearse steals)
7:58	+3	Carter Kingsbury makes three point jump shot (Gabe Hernandez assists)	44-47
7:25		Simeon German personal foul
7:25		TV timeout
7:25	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-48
7:25	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-49
7:11		Christ Essandoko shooting foul (Carter Kingsbury draws the foul)
7:11	+1	Carter Kingsbury makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-49
7:11		Carter Kingsbury misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:11		Hayden Assemian defensive rebound
6:49	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot	45-52
6:34	+2	Gabe Hernandez makes two point jump shot	47-52
6:22	+3	Grant Polk makes three point jump shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	47-55
6:13		Hayden Assemian blocks Gabe Hernandez's two point layup
6:11		Bulldogs offensive rebound
5:55		Eze Wali misses two point jump shot
5:53		Eze Wali offensive rebound
5:47	+2	Braxton Williams makes two point dunk	49-55
5:20	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	49-57
5:20		Eze Wali shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
5:20	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-58
5:00		Eze Wali misses three point jump shot
4:58		Braxton Williams offensive rebound
4:53		Carter Kingsbury misses three point jump shot
4:51		Gamecocks defensive rebound
4:27		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point layup
4:25		Hayden Assemian offensive rebound
4:24	+2	Hayden Assemian makes two point jump shot	49-60
4:23		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:23		TV timeout
4:06		Gabe Hernandez misses two point jump shot
4:04		Braxton Williams offensive rebound
3:56	+2	Carter Kingsbury makes two point jump shot	51-60
3:36	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	51-62
3:15		Sola Adebisi misses three point jump shot
3:12		Gamecocks defensive rebound
3:12		TV timeout
2:56		Sola Adebisi blocks Hayden Assemian's two point dunk
2:54		Sola Adebisi defensive rebound
2:51		Eli Ellis shooting foul (Sola Adebisi draws the foul)
2:51	+1	Sola Adebisi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-62
2:51	+1	Sola Adebisi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-62
2:36	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup	53-64
2:33		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
2:25		Braxton Williams misses two point layup
2:23		Hayden Assemian defensive rebound
2:23		Sola Adebisi personal foul
2:23	+1	Hayden Assemian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-65
2:23		Hayden Assemian misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:23		Sola Adebisi defensive rebound
2:16	+2	Eze Wali makes two point layup	55-65
1:45		Kobe Knox misses three point jump shot
1:43		Hayden Assemian offensive rebound
1:30	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	55-67
1:16		Eze Wali misses two point jump shot
1:14		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
0:55	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point dunk (Meechie Johnson assists)	55-69
0:46		Sola Adebisi misses two point layup
0:44		Hayden Assemian defensive rebound
0:44		Sola Adebisi personal foul
0:44	+1	Hayden Assemian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-70
0:44	+1	Hayden Assemian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-71
0:34		Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
0:32		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
0:02		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)