Meechie Johnson finally got South Carolina's sluggish offense going and poured in 19 points as the Gamecocks beat The Citadel 71-55 on Saturday night in Columbia, S.C., in a game marked by shooting struggles.

Mike Sharavjamts had 12 points and Kobe Knox contributed 12 points for South Carolina, which shot 42% for the game. Johnson made seven of 11 shots from the floor and Sharavjamts was 6-for-12, but the Gamecocks were without a 3-point basket until the latter part of the second half.

The Gamecocks (7-3) made up for some of the shooting woes by going 18-for-21 at the free-throw line.

Carter Kingsbury scored 18 points for Citadel (3-8), which checked in with 37% shooting.

South Carolina missed its first 19 3-point attempts before Myles Stute connected for a 47-40 lead with 9:20 remaini

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