COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Elijah Strong and Eli Ellis combined for 29 points off the bench to lead South Carolina (4-0), 87-58, over Radford (2-4) on Tuesday.

Strong had 15 on 7-of-10 shooting, while Ellis scored 14, going 5-for-8 and making all four of his free throw attempts. Mike Sharavjamts notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

It’s the fourth consecutive game that the Gamecocks have scored 81 points or more to start the season. The result extended their record to 16-0 under fourth-year head coach Lamont Paris when scoring 80 points or more.

South Carolina started the game on a 7-0 run and never trailed, though Radford leveled with its own seven-point run. An 8-0 run later in a 40-25 first half — with scores from Strong, Ellis and Sharavjamts — extended the lead to 10,

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