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03/11 23:30 CDT Pack's 24 points propel Oklahoma past South Carolina in round
one of the SEC tournament
Pack's 24 points propel Oklahoma past South Carolina in round one of the SEC
tournament
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- Nijel Pack scored 24 points shooting 5 for 10 from
3-point range and Oklahoma beat South Carolina 86-74 in an opening-round game
of the SEC Tournament on Wednesday.
The 11th-seeded Sooners (18-14) advance to play sixth-seeded Texas A&M on
Thursday.
Derrion Reid scored 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting, Tae Davis 18 shooting 7 of 10
and Xzayvier Brown 14 shooting 6 of 7. Oklahoma shot 60% (30 of 50).
Kobe Knox scored 20 points, Mike Sharavjamts 19 and Meechie Johnson 14 for
14th-seeded South Carolina (13-19). The Gamecocks shot 41% (25 of 61).
South Carolina built a 29-19 in the game's first 10 minutes and the Gamecocks
led 39-28 after Knox made a 3-pointer with 5:24 before halftime.
Down the stretch, the Sooners outscored South Carolina 14-3 to tie it at 42 at
halftime. Oklahoma emerged from the break continuing its offensive spurt and
outscored the Gamecocks 13-5 in the first five minutes of the second half and
led 56-47.
Johnson's 3-pointer with 10:52 left brought the Gamecocks within 61-56 but they
would never get closer.
Brown's 3 with 7:53 to go made it 70-60 and Oklahoma led by double digits for
the remainder.
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