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Johnson, Jackson rally South Carolina past Georgetown in OT

AP
Dec 03, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) Meechie Johnson hit a long 3-pointer with 25.9 seconds to go and Georgetown missed two 3s in the closing seconds and South Carolina rallied to defeat the Hoyas 74-71 in overtime on Saturday.

After Jay Heath made two free throws for Georgetown to tie the game at 71 with 52.7 seconds left, South Carolina put up a 3 from the left corner but Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk snagged the rebound and found Johnson on the right wing.

South Carolina (4-4) rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit behind GG Jackson, who scored all 22 of his points after halftime. Johnson had 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Hayden Brown added 16 points and matched Jackson's eight rebounds.

Heath had 23 points to lead the Hoyas (4-5), who have been outscored by 67 points in the second half of their five losses. Primo Spears added 18 points and Brandon Murray 13.

It was a wild finish at regulation. After South Carolina missed the front end of a one-and-one with 24 seconds left, Spears had a mean cross-over outside the left elbow that led to a pull-up jumper at the foul line to give Georgetown a 65-64 lead at 5.6 seconds.

South Carolina threw the ball away on a long pass. However, after lengthy review, it was determined that Heath pulled Brown's jersey, keeping him from reaching the throw. A flagrant-two foul call led to free throws for Brown at 3.8 seconds and he made 1 of 2 to tie it.

On the ensuing possession, Jackson missed a 10-foot turnaround jumper as time expired.

South Carolina shot 32% and had 10 turnovers to trail 37-26 at the half. Jackson came to life with two quick buckets and at one point scored 11-straight before Johnson hit a 3-pointer to make it a one-point game with 5:25 to play.

After a Georgetown turnover, Jackson fed Brown for a layup to put the Gamecocks up 62-61, their first lead since 10-7. Another turnover led to a Jacobi Wright basket for a 64-61 lead. But Murray scored with 1:02 to play and the then Spears gave the Hoyas the lead.

Georgetown is home against Siena on Wednesday, South Carolina has a week off before hosting Presbyterian on Dec. 11.

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1st Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
26
GTWN
Hoyas
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk vs. Qudus Wahab (Hoyas gains possession)
19:54		Akok Akok misses two point jump shot
19:52		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II defensive rebound
19:35		Brandon Murray blocks Hayden Brown's two point jump shot
19:24		Gamecocks offensive rebound
19:24		Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:22		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
19:16		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses three point jump shot
19:14		Jay Heath defensive rebound
18:52		Brandon Murray misses three point jump shot
18:50		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
18:16		Meechie Johnson turnover (Primo Spears steals)
18:16		Meechie Johnson personal foul (Hoyas draws the foul)
18:16		Hayden Brown shooting foul (Jay Heath draws the foul)
18:16	+1	Jay Heath makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
18:16	+1	Jay Heath makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
17:46	+2	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	2-2
17:27		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II shooting foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
17:17		Akok Akok turnover (traveling)
17:17		Hoyas 30 second timeout
17:05		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:03		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
16:53		Chico Carter Jr. shooting foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
16:53		Qudus Wahab misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:53	+1	Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-3
16:35	+3	Hayden Brown makes three point jump shot (Chico Carter Jr. assists)	5-3
16:18		Qudus Wahab offensive foul (Gamecocks draws the foul)
16:18		Qudus Wahab turnover (offensive foul)
15:51		Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:49		Primo Spears defensive rebound
15:38	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point layup (Primo Spears assists)	5-5
15:24	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Josh Gray assists)	8-5
14:55		Akok Akok turnover (Meechie Johnson steals)
14:48		Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:46		Akok Akok defensive rebound
14:40	+2	Primo Spears makes two point jump shot	8-7
14:19	+2	Josh Gray makes two point hook shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	10-7
14:02		Brandon Murray misses two point jump shot
14:00		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II defensive rebound
13:51		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses two point jump shot
13:49		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
13:41	+3	Jay Heath makes three point jump shot (Akok Akok assists)	10-10
13:22		Chico Carter Jr. turnover (Brandon Murray steals)
13:15		Jay Heath misses three point jump shot
13:13		Brandon Murray offensive rebound
13:07		Jay Heath misses two point layup
13:05		Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
13:03		TV timeout
12:48	+2	Brandon Murray makes two point layup	10-12
12:30		Josh Gray turnover (Bradley Ezewiro steals)
12:30		Josh Gray personal foul (Hoyas draws the foul)
12:17	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup (Brandon Murray assists)	10-14
11:59		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
11:57		Primo Spears defensive rebound
11:49		Jay Heath misses three point jump shot
11:47		Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
11:43	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup	10-16
11:19		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
11:08		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
11:08		TV timeout
10:58	+2	Brandon Murray makes two point jump shot	10-18
10:47		Primo Spears shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
10:47		Meechie Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:47	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-18
10:39		Bryson Mozone misses three point jump shot
10:37		Wayne Bristol Jr. offensive rebound
10:18		Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
10:16		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
10:09	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	14-18
9:45	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup (Primo Spears assists)	14-20
9:18		Hayden Brown offensive foul (Wayne Bristol Jr. draws the foul)
9:18		Hayden Brown turnover (offensive foul)
9:03		Bradley Ezewiro misses two point layup
9:01		Primo Spears offensive rebound
8:49		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
8:47		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
8:43		Primo Spears personal foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
8:36		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses two point layup
8:34		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
8:27	+3	Hayden Brown makes three point jump shot (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk assists)	17-20
8:13		Jacobi Wright personal foul (Brandon Murray draws the foul)
8:13	+1	Brandon Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-21
8:13		Brandon Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:13		Wayne Bristol Jr. offensive rebound
8:13		Qudus Wahab misses two point layup
8:11		Wayne Bristol Jr. offensive rebound
8:13		Wayne Bristol Jr. misses two point layup
7:51		Hoyas turnover (shot clock violation)
7:51		TV timeout
7:33		Meechie Johnson turnover (Qudus Wahab steals)
7:28	+2	Primo Spears makes two point layup	17-23
7:16		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses two point jump shot
7:14		Wayne Bristol Jr. defensive rebound
7:01	+2	Primo Spears makes two point jump shot	17-25
6:44	+3	Chico Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	20-25
6:27		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul (Primo Spears draws the foul)
6:27	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-26
6:27	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-27
6:00	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	22-27
5:41		Brandon Murray misses three point jump shot
5:39		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
5:13		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses two point layup
5:11		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
5:04		Akok Akok misses three point jump shot
5:02		Chico Carter Jr. defensive rebound
4:57		Chico Carter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Akok Akok steals)
4:49	+2	Jay Heath makes two point layup	22-29
4:23		Jay Heath shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
4:23	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-29
4:23	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-29
4:03	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point jump shot (Brandon Murray assists)	24-31
3:31		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses two point jump shot
3:29		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
3:25		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses two point jump shot
3:23		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
3:20		Brandon Murray turnover (bad pass)
3:20		TV timeout
3:09		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (Wayne Bristol Jr. steals)
2:43		Wayne Bristol Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:31		Meechie Johnson turnover (Jay Heath steals)
2:22		Brandon Murray misses two point layup
2:20		Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
2:16		Qudus Wahab misses two point layup
2:14		Akok Akok offensive rebound
2:11	+2	Akok Akok makes two point layup	24-33
1:58		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (Qudus Wahab steals)
1:48		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Brandon Murray draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Jay Heath makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-34
1:48	+1	Jay Heath makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-35
1:28		Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot
1:26		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
1:26		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
1:09		Bradley Ezewiro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:09		Bradley Ezewiro misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:09		Chico Carter Jr. defensive rebound
0:51		Ford Cooper Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:49		Josh Gray offensive rebound
0:43		Wayne Bristol Jr. personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-35
0:43	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-35
0:43		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:30	+2	Primo Spears makes two point layup	26-37
0:05		Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:03		Jay Heath defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
39
GTWN
Hoyas
28

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:43		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II offensive rebound
19:36	+2	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes two point layup	28-37
19:24		Brandon Murray misses three point jump shot
19:22		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
19:16		Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:14		Hayden Brown offensive rebound
18:58	+2	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes two point layup	30-37
18:45		Hoyas 30 second timeout
18:34		Qudus Wahab misses two point layup
18:32		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
18:08	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	32-37
17:52	+2	Jay Heath makes two point jump shot (Brandon Murray assists)	32-39
17:35	+2	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	34-39
17:12		Jay Heath misses three point jump shot
17:10		Akok Akok offensive rebound
17:07	+2	Akok Akok makes two point layup	34-41
17:07		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Akok Akok draws the foul)
17:07		Akok Akok misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:07		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
16:46		Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:44		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
16:44	+2	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point layup	36-41
16:44		Qudus Wahab shooting foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul)
16:44		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:44		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
16:37	+2	Primo Spears makes two point layup	36-43
16:17		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II turnover (Primo Spears steals)
16:12	+2	Jay Heath makes two point layup (Brandon Murray assists)	36-45
15:48		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II turnover (Akok Akok steals)
15:41	+2	Akok Akok makes two point dunk (Brandon Murray assists)	36-47
15:41		TV timeout
15:25	+3	Hayden Brown makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	39-47
15:01		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II personal foul (Akok Akok draws the foul)
14:48		Jay Heath misses three point jump shot
14:46		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	41-47
14:23		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
14:21		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
14:13		Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot
14:11		Jay Heath defensive rebound
13:51		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
13:49		Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
13:43	+3	Jay Heath makes three point jump shot	41-50
13:22	+3	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes three point jump shot (Hayden Brown assists)	44-50
13:00		Bradley Ezewiro misses two point layup
12:58		Gamecocks defensive rebound
12:50		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:48		Akok Akok defensive rebound
12:37		Hayden Brown shooting foul (Brandon Murray draws the foul)
12:37	+1	Brandon Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-51
12:37	+1	Brandon Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-52
12:18		Jay Heath personal foul (Gamecocks draws the foul)
12:01	+3	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	47-52
11:41		Ford Cooper Jr. personal foul (Jay Heath draws the foul)
11:41		TV timeout
11:24		Brandon Murray turnover (Gregory 'GG' Jackson II steals)
11:16		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:14		Jay Heath defensive rebound
11:10		Jump ball. Primo Spears vs. Meechie Johnson (Gamecocks gains possession)
11:00		Brandon Murray misses two point layup
10:58		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes two point layup	49-52
10:19		Meechie Johnson personal foul (Hoyas draws the foul)
10:11	+2	Brandon Murray makes two point layup	49-54
9:55		Akok Akok blocks Meechie Johnson's two point layup
9:51		Bryson Mozone defensive rebound
9:30		Brandon Murray misses three point jump shot
9:28		Akok Akok offensive rebound
9:25		Primo Spears misses two point layup
9:23		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
9:03		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II turnover (Primo Spears steals)
8:58		Primo Spears misses two point layup
8:56		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
8:39		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses two point layup
8:37		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II offensive rebound
8:37	+2	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes two point layup	51-54
8:37		Akok Akok shooting foul (Gregory 'GG' Jackson II draws the foul)
8:37	+1	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-54
8:16		Brandon Murray offensive foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
8:16		Brandon Murray turnover (offensive foul)
7:53		Chico Carter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Murray steals)
7:36	+3	Jay Heath makes three point jump shot (Akok Akok assists)	52-57
7:17		TV timeout
7:07		Wayne Bristol Jr. personal foul (Gamecocks draws the foul)
7:03		Jay Heath shooting foul (Gregory 'GG' Jackson II draws the foul)
7:03	+1	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-57
7:03		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:03		Akok Akok defensive rebound
6:41	+2	Primo Spears makes two point jump shot	53-59
6:19		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses three point jump shot
6:17		Meechie Johnson offensive rebound
6:06	+2	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes two point dunk (Meechie Johnson assists)	55-59
5:44		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
5:42		Ford Cooper Jr. defensive rebound
5:26	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Gregory 'GG' Jackson II assists)	58-59
5:02		Jacobi Wright personal foul (Wayne Bristol Jr. draws the foul)
5:01		Brandon Murray misses two point jump shot
4:59		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
4:36		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:34		Jay Heath defensive rebound
4:14	+2	Jay Heath makes two point jump shot	58-61
3:49		Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
3:47		Hayden Brown offensive rebound
3:42		Hayden Brown misses two point layup
3:42		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II offensive rebound
3:42	+2	Gregory 'GG' Jackson II makes two point layup	60-61
3:30		Jay Heath turnover (Ford Cooper Jr. steals)
3:10	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point layup (Gregory 'GG' Jackson II assists)	62-61
2:59		TV timeout
2:55		Akok Akok offensive foul (Gamecocks draws the foul)
2:55		Akok Akok turnover (offensive foul)
2:28	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot (Chico Carter Jr. assists)	64-61
1:52		Jay Heath misses three point jump shot
1:50		Hoyas offensive rebound
1:46		Hayden Brown personal foul (Brandon Murray draws the foul)
1:46		Brandon Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:46		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II defensive rebound
1:22		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:20		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
1:07	+2	Brandon Murray makes two point layup (Primo Spears assists)	64-63
0:37		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:32		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses two point jump shot
0:30		Chico Carter Jr. offensive rebound
0:24		Primo Spears personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
0:24		Meechie Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:24		Jay Heath defensive rebound
0:09	+2	Primo Spears makes two point jump shot	64-65
0:09		Jay Heath clear path foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Hayden Brown makes clear path free throw 1 of 1	65-65
0:09		Hayden Brown misses clear path free throw 1 of 1
0:03		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:01		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses two point jump shot
0:00		Meechie Johnson offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
SCAR
Gamecocks
9
GTWN
Hoyas
6

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk vs. Qudus Wahab (Hoyas gains possession)
4:59		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
4:46		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II defensive rebound
4:31		Jacobi Wright turnover (Brandon Murray steals)
4:20		Jay Heath misses three point jump shot
4:18		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
4:12	+2	Chico Carter Jr. makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	67-65
3:46	+2	Brandon Murray makes two point layup	67-67
3:20	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point layup (Chico Carter Jr. assists)	69-67
3:06		Jacobi Wright personal foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
3:06		Qudus Wahab misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:06		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II defensive rebound
2:52		Gregory 'GG' Jackson II misses three point jump shot
2:50		Akok Akok defensive rebound
2:41	+2	Primo Spears makes two point hook shot	69-69
1:58		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
1:42		Brandon Murray misses two point layup
1:40		Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
1:37		Qudus Wahab misses two point layup
1:35		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
1:17	+2	Chico Carter Jr. makes two point jump shot	71-69
0:52		Hayden Brown personal foul (Jay Heath draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Jay Heath makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-70
0:52	+1	Jay Heath makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-71
0:47		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:32		Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:30		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
0:26	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk assists)	74-71
0:20		Hoyas 30 second timeout
0:10		Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
0:08		Primo Spears offensive rebound
0:01		Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Primo Spears misses three point jump shot