Gamecocks use Second-Half Surge for 94-81 win over Vikes – College of South Carolina Athletics

NASSAU, The Bahamas (Aug. 8, 2026) – South Carolina Men’s Basketball pulled away from Victoria (Canada), 94-81, in its opening recreation of the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League in Nassau, Bahamas. The Gamecocks outscored the Vikes 52-41 within the second half en path to the win.

South Carolina was capable of shoot 54.5 % from the sphere within the second half, ending the sport 49.3 % total. In addition, the Gamecocks linked on seven made threes and shot 21-of-25 from the charity stripe. South Carolina distributed the ball effectively within the first recreation of the journey, ending the competition with 23 assists on 33 made area objectives.

Defensively, the Garnet & Black pressured 18 turnovers (13 steals) in the course of the recreation and held the Vikes to simply 16 made area objectives within the second half.

Kory Mincy led all scorers with 18 factors, together with 16 within the first half. The George Mason switch scored 14 of his 18 factors within the remaining seven minutes of the primary half to push the Gamecocks forward 42-40 on the intermission.

The Gamecocks got here out of the locker room and went on a 27-14 run by the primary eight minutes of play within the second half, forcing a Vikes timeout with a 69-54 benefit. South Carolina held Victoria at arm’s size the remainder of the sport, by no means relinquishing the double-digit benefit because the Gamecocks cruised to the 13-point win.

Four extra Gamecocks scored in double figures alongside Mincy (18), together with transfers Camden Heide (13), Aleksas Bieliauskas (12) and Shane Blakeney (12). Sophomore returner Hayden Assemian added 10 factors and a crew excessive eight boards to his stat line.

Spain native Hugo López performed simply 9 minutes however was capable of put up eight factors and 6 rebounds. Grant Polk registered 9 factors and contributed with three boards and a crew excessive three steals. Alabama switch Davion Hannah additionally stuffed up the stat sheet with eight factors, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and two steals.

The Gamecocks will play its remaining recreation within the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League on Monday at 4 p.m. (ET) in opposition to The Bahamas National Team. There will probably be stay stats supplied by StatBroadcast and the competition will probably be streamed stay on the FloSports Channel on Amazon Prime.