Washington (AP) — Meechie Johnson hit a long 3-pointer in 25.9 seconds. Georgetown missed two 3s in the final seconds and South Carolina beat the Hoyas 74-71 in overtime on Saturday.
After Jay Heath made two free throws for Georgetown to tie the game at 71 with 52.7 seconds remaining, South Carolina had a 3 from the left corner but Benjamin Bosmans-Burdonk hooked the rebound to a right. I found Johnson on the side.
South Carolina State (4-4) recovered from an 11-point deficit in the second half behind GG Jackson, who scored all 22 points after halftime. Johnson has 17 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds. Hayden Brown added his 16 points, matching Jackson’s eight rebounds.
The Heath lead the Hoyas (4-5) with 23 points, who trailed by 67 in the second half after five defeats. Primo Spears added 18 points and Brandon Murray added 13 points.
It was a wild finish in regulation. After South Carolina had 24 seconds left and she missed a 1-1 front end, Spears had an average crossover on the outside of his left elbow That led to a pull-up jumper at the foul line, giving Georgetown a 65–64 lead in 5.6 seconds.
South Carolina threw the ball away on a long pass. Two flagrant fouls on his call led to Brown’s free throw with his 3.8 seconds and he equalized his 2–1 lead.
On the ensuing possession, Jackson missed a 10-foot turnaround jumper as time expired.
South Carolina went 37-26 in the first half with 32 percent shooting and 10 turnovers. Jackson came to life with his two quicks in his buckets, and at one point he scored 11 straights before Johnson hit his 3-pointer and with 5:25 left he had one point and he was out of the game. I made it
After the Georgetown turnover, Jackson gave Brown a layup to put the Gamecocks up 62-61. Their first lead since 10-7. Another turnover gave Jacobi Wright’s basket his 64-61 lead. However, Murray scored with 1:02 to play and Spears at the time gave the Hoyas the lead.
Georgetown faces Siena on Wednesday, and South Carolina has a week off before hosting the Presbyterian on Dec. 11.
