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Final · Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC · attendance 10,461 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

South Carolina rolled past Gardner-Webb 79-62

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sat, Nov 14, 2026

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South Carolina rolled past Gardner-Webb 79-62 at Colonial Life Arena.

Aleksas Bieliauskas led South Carolina with 23 points. Jackson Skipper had 12 points for Gardner-Webb. Wilmington, North Carolina, native Mikhali Pocknett led all players with 7 rebounds for Gardner-Webb.

Gardner-Webb covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 10.9 points.

In the NBA, former South Carolina player GG Jackson had 3 points for the Grizzlies on Saturday.

Scoring · South Carolina: Aleksas Bieliauskas 23, Marcus Johnson 16, Juan Fernandez 15, Kory Mincy 11, Jakub Necas 7, Davion Hannah 5, Camden Heide 2. Gardner-Webb: Jackson Skipper 12, Seth Brown 10, Mikhali Pocknett 10, Jacob Hudson 8, Rue Wells 8, Ace Talbert 7, Sam Nosakhare 2, Jamias Ferere 2, David Gaymon 2, Brave Rutsindura 1.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

GWEB 57, SC 85model score

-27.9model spread (home)

141.4model total

10.9points off the final margin

FavoriteSC -26.51.4 Lost Under 141.50.1 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Open (first seen)	-23.5	146.0			our snapshots
Latest	-18.5	141.5	-100000	49900	our snapshots (8 books)
Close	-26.5	141.5	-20000	3500	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +17 (home) ATS GWEB covered Total 141 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
GWEB	2	94	1	same
SC	non-Big South team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	GWEB	SC
FG	22-54	28-48
FG%	41	58
3PT	3-16	5-13
3P%	19	38
FT	15-21	18-24
FT%	71	75
Rebounds	32	23
Offensive rebounds	14	5
Defensive rebounds	18	18
Assists	5	13
Steals	7	7
Blocks	1	6
Turnovers	13	11
Points off turnovers	11	18
Fast break points	5	13
Points in paint	34	44
Fouls	21	18
Largest lead	2	19
Possessions (est.)	63.0	65.4
Points per 100 possessions	98.5	120.8

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Jacob Hudson G	28	8	3-12	0-3	2-3	0	1	1	2	5	0	1
Seth Brown G	27	10	5-12	0-5	0-0	2	4	1	2	1	0	4
Sam Nosakhare C	26	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	6	1	1	0	0	2
Mikhali Pocknett F	25	10	4-8	0-0	2-4	3	7	0	4	1	0	2
Rue Wells G	21	8	2-5	0-1	4-6	2	3	0	1	0	0	5
Ace Talbert	26	7	3-7	1-3	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jackson Skipper	18	12	3-6	2-3	4-4	0	1	2	0	0	0	2
Jamias Ferere	10	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
Brave Rutsindura	6	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Daniel	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Ginuwine Tropnas	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Gaymon	2	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bryson Luther	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Chinedu Okpara	DNP

South Carolina Gamecocks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Marcus Johnson G	33	16	6-9	2-4	2-3	0	0	4	2	2	0	1
Jakub Necas F	30	7	3-8	0-1	1-1	0	5	5	2	0	1	3
Kory Mincy G	29	11	2-5	0-1	7-8	0	2	2	3	2	0	3
Aleksas Bieliauskas F	25	23	8-11	2-4	5-6	1	4	1	0	0	1	2
Juan Fernandez F	24	15	6-8	1-1	2-4	1	5	0	2	1	2	3
Camden Heide	25	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	1	1	0	3
Davion Hannah	19	5	2-4	0-0	1-2	2	3	1	1	0	1	2
Shane Blakeney	10	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Hugo Lopez	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Hayden Assemian	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mathias Alessanco	DNP
Nasir Hines	DNP
Ford Wilder	DNP
Grant Polk	DNP
Eli Sparkman	DNP