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Couisnard's career high lifts Gamecocks past LSU

Gamecocks edge LSU at home Saturday night
Jermaine Couisnard gets a hand from the home crowd Saturday night
South Carolina Athletic Department

Jermaine Couisnard dropped a career-high 33 points on 12-for-18 shooting and South Carolina rallied to beat LSU 77-75 on Saturday for its third straight win. Keyshawn Bryant made two foul shots with 1:51 left to give South Carolina a 74-73 lead. Erik Stevenson's layup 13 seconds later - off an LSU turnover - padded the lead before Eric Gaines sank two foul shots to get LSU back within a point with 34 seconds to go.

Devin Carter missed two free throws at 19 seconds, but Darius Days missed a 3-pointer with 3 seconds remaining after an LSU timeout. Bryant grabbed the rebound, was fouled, and made 1 of 2 from the line for South Carolina with 1.5 seconds left. LSU never got off a shot as time expired. Trailing 58-47 with 13:16 remaining, South Carolina went on a 21-9 run in a little more than five minutes to capture a 68-67 lead for its first since Bryant's opening jump shot.


Stevenson scored 15 and Carter had 10 off the bench for the Gamecocks. Despite missing 19 of 27 3-pointers, South Carolina (16-10, 7-7 SEC) was 18 of 24 inside the arc and finished 26 for 51 (51%) overall.

Reserve Tari Eason scored 21 points with 10 rebounds and Days scored 18 for LSU. The Tigers missed 9 of 22 free-throw attempts. LSU (19-8, 7-7), which saw its three-game winning streak come to an end, travels to play fourth-ranked Kentucky on Wednesday. The Gamecocks host Mississippi State on Wednesday.

The Gamecocks shot 51 percent from the floor while only allowing LSU to shoot 44 percent from the field. South Carolina is 14-0 this season when outshooting its opponent. The Gamecocks are back at home hosting Mississippi State Wednesday night, tip off is set for 6:30 PM.