No. 22 Xavier beats South Carolina 75-66 despite struggles from 3
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Zach Freemantle scored 16 points, Dailyn Swain added 14, and No. 22 Xavier beat South Carolina 75-66 in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Monday night.
Ryan Conwell added 13 points, Dayvion McKnight had 11 and Jerome Hunter chipped in 10 off the bench for the Musketeers (6-0).
Collin Murray-Boyles led South Carolina (3-3) with 13 points while Jamarii Thomas added 11 and Jacobi Wright 10.
The Musketeers jumped out to a 7-0 lead but South Carolina responded with the next 17 points as Xavier went scoreless for 6:35. The Gamecocks led 34-29 at halftime.
These teams last played in the 1941-42 season. Xavier now is 26-11 against SEC schools going back to 2008.
Xavier: This was the Musketeers’ first game away from the Cintas Center after starting the season with five home games. Xavier has a brutal stretch coming up that will included three straight games at No. 16 Cincinnati (Dec. 14), at No. 2 UConn (Dec. 18) and at home against No. 10 Marquette (Dec. 21).
South Carolina: The Gamecocks 17-0 run was highlighted by great defense. Xavier had no second chances, was contested on drives and couldn’t hit from the outside.
Xavier used 11-2 and 8-2 runs to regain the lead at 50-44. The Musketeers led by as much as 66-55 before South Carolina went on a 7-0 spurt. The Gamecocks would get no closer.
Xavier won despite shooting 4 of 18 from the 3-point line. The Musketeers had made at least 10 treys in their first five games.
Xavier plays Michigan on Wednesday for the title, the same day South Carolina plays Virginia Tech in a consolation game.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Nick Pringle vs. Zach Freemantle (Nick Pringle gains possession) | ||
| 19:49 | | Marcus Foster personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | ||
| 19:43 |  | Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup | ||
| 19:41 | | Musketeers defensive rebound | ||
| 19:20 | | Dailyn Swain turnover (traveling) | ||
| 19:02 | | Nick Pringle misses two point layup | ||
| 19:00 | | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | ||
| 18:52 | | +2 | Ryan Conwell makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | | Jacobi Wright turnover (traveling) | ||
| 18:21 | | Nick Pringle shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul) | ||
| 18:21 | | +1 | Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | | +1 | Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | | Myles Stute misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:03 | | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | ||
| 17:37 | | Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup | ||
| 17:37 | | Zach Freemantle offensive rebound | ||
| 17:37 | | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point layup | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | | Nick Pringle shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul) | ||
| 17:37 | | +1 | Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0-7 |
| 17:14 | | +3 | Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists) | 3-7 |
| 16:48 | | Marcus Foster misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:46 | | Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 16:34 | | +2 | Jamarii Thomas makes two point jump shot | 5-7 |
| 16:23 | | Ryan Conwell misses two point layup | ||
| 16:21 | | Myles Stute defensive rebound | ||
| 16:09 | | Zach Freemantle personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | ||
| 15:58 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point jump shot | 7-7 |
| 15:58 | | Zach Freemantle shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | ||
| 15:57 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:57 | | Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 15:57 | | Jerome Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 15:36 | | John Hugley IV misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:34 | | Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound | ||
| 15:23 | | +2 | Jacobi Wright makes two point layup (Myles Stute assists) | 9-7 |
| 15:00 | | Jerome Hunter misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:58 | | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 14:45 | | John Hugley IV shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | ||
| 14:45 | | +1 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-7 |
| 14:45 | | +1 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-7 |
| 14:23 | | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:21 | | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 14:05 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup | 13-7 |
| 13:51 | | Collin Murray-Boyles blocks Ryan Conwell's two point layup | ||
| 13:49 | | Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound | ||
| 13:42 | | Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:40 | | Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 13:32 | | John Hugley IV offensive foul | ||
| 13:32 | | John Hugley IV turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 13:15 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses two point layup | ||
| 13:13 | | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | ||
| 12:55 | | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:53 | | Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 12:28 | | +2 | Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup | 15-7 |
| 12:28 | | Dayvion McKnight shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 12:28 | | Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 12:28 | | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | ||
| 12:09 | | Trey Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:07 | | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:47 | | Jerome Hunter blocks Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk's two point layup | ||
| 11:45 | | Ryan Conwell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Jerome Hunter personal foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 11:33 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:33 | | +1 | Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-7 |
| 11:33 | | +1 | Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-7 |
| 11:04 | | Trey Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Marcus Foster offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Zachary Davis personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Marcus Foster makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 17-9 |
| 10:38 | | Morris Ugusuk turnover (bad pass) (Zach Freemantle steals) | ||
| 10:16 | | +3 | Dayvion McKnight makes three point jump shot | 17-12 |
| 9:50 | | Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point layup | 17-14 |
| 9:44 | | Nick Pringle shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | Gamecocks 30 second timeout | ||
| 9:44 | | +1 | Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-15 |
| 9:28 | | Zachary Davis misses two point layup | ||
| 9:26 | | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Trey Green turnover (bad pass) (Zachary Davis steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists) | 19-15 |
| 9:00 | | Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul) | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Jerome Hunter makes two point layup (Dailyn Swain assists) | 19-17 |
| 8:14 | | John Hugley IV shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:14 | | +1 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-17 |
| 8:02 | | Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Musketeers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:56 | | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Jerome Hunter misses two point layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Jerome Hunter offensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Jerome Hunter misses two point layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Musketeers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Collin Murray-Boyles blocks Marcus Foster's two point layup | ||
| 7:40 | | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Marcus Foster personal foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | +1 | Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-17 |
| 7:40 | | +1 | Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-17 |
| 7:13 | | +2 | Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot | 22-19 |
| 6:49 | | Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Myles Stute personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot | 22-21 |
| 6:04 | | Dante Maddox Jr. personal foul (Cam Scott draws the foul) | ||
| 6:04 | | +1 | Cam Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-21 |
| 6:04 | | +1 | Cam Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-21 |
| 5:50 | | Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul) | ||
| 5:50 | | Zach Freemantle misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:50 | | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals) | ||
| 5:12 | | Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 5:03 | | Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Dante Maddox Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Zach Freemantle offensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point layup | 24-23 |
| 4:20 | | +2 | Jacobi Wright makes two point layup | 26-23 |
| 4:09 | | Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | Ryan Conwell misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:09 | | Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | John Hugley IV defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:25 | | Gamecocks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:05 | | +3 | Jordan Butler makes three point jump shot (Jamarii Thomas assists) | 29-23 |
| 2:32 | | Jordan Butler blocks Marcus Foster's two point layup | ||
| 2:30 | | Myles Stute defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Myles Stute turnover (lost ball) (Dailyn Swain steals) | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point layup | 29-25 |
| 2:27 | | Myles Stute shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | +1 | Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-26 |
| 2:01 | | +3 | Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Zachary Davis assists) | 32-26 |
| 1:50 | | Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Ryan Conwell offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Jordan Butler personal foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | Zach Freemantle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:44 | | +1 | Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-27 |
| 1:22 | | Jordan Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | Musketeers 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:54 | | Ryan Conwell offensive foul | ||
| 0:54 | | Ryan Conwell turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:36 | | +2 | Myles Stute makes two point layup | 34-27 |
| 0:04 | | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point layup | 34-29 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |