Carolina Offense Guides Team to Win Over Mississippi State

Behind a career high 28 points from senior guard Tyrone Johnson, the Gamecocks posted an 81-68 victory over Mississippi State (12-17, 5-11 SEC) on Saturday night at Colonial Life Arena. South Carolina (14-14, 5-11 SEC) shot 46.3 percent (25-54) from the field in the victory, its highest percentage in 12 games. Junior forward Laimonas Chatkevicius matched a career high with 18 points in the win, and the duo of Johnson and Chatkevicius scored a combined 33 of Carolina's 42 second-half points.