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Final · Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC · attendance 9,580 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

South Carolina beat SEMO 78-68

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sun, Nov 8, 2026

South Carolina beat SEMO 78-68 at Colonial Life Arena.

Kory Mincy led South Carolina with 19 points. Fontaine Williams Jr. had 18 points for SEMO. Juan Fernandez led all players with 7 rebounds for South Carolina.

South Carolina had 10 offensive rebounds to SEMO's 4. SEMO covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 5.2 points.

Scoring · South Carolina: Kory Mincy 19, Juan Fernandez 18, Jakub Necas 12, Marcus Johnson 10, Aleksas Bieliauskas 8, Camden Heide 6, Davion Hannah 5. SEMO: Fontaine Williams Jr. 18, Marqueas Bell 13, Landren Blocker 9, PJ Farmer 9, Clayton Jewell 6, Drew Cooper 5, Alonzo Clawson-Smith 3, Marcus Eaves 3, Darrion Sutton 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

SEMO 66, SC 81model score

-15.2model spread (home)

146.3model total

5.2points off the final margin

UnderdogSEMO +17.52.3 Won Over 144.51.8 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
Close	-17.5	144.5	-2100	1100	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +10 (home) ATS SEMO covered Total 146 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
SEMO	3	528	1	+1 h
SC	non-OVC 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	SEMO	SC
FG	24-54	21-47
FG%	44	45
3PT	5-14	6-14
3P%	36	43
FT	15-22	30-40
FT%	68	75
Rebounds	24	40
Offensive rebounds	4	10
Defensive rebounds	20	30
Assists	6	8
Steals	12	4
Blocks	7	7
Turnovers	11	15
Points off turnovers	15	8
Fast break points	15	6
Points in paint	22	28
Fouls	26	16
Largest lead	3	12
Possessions (est.)	71.5	71.0
Points per 100 possessions	95.2	109.9

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

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Fontaine Williams Jr. G	30	18	7-13	3-3	1-1	1	5	0	1	1	0	3
Marqueas Bell G	29	13	3-9	0-0	7-9	1	5	1	2	2	0	1
Landren Blocker G	25	9	4-10	1-5	0-0	1	1	0	1	4	0	2
Clayton Jewell F	22	6	3-7	0-0	0-0	0	4	0	3	1	5	4
Darrion Sutton F	20	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	0	4
Alonzo Clawson-Smith	19	3	1-3	0-2	1-2	1	3	3	0	1	0	2
PJ Farmer	18	9	2-2	0-0	5-7	0	1	1	0	1	1	2
Drew Cooper	16	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	0	3
Marcus Eaves	16	3	1-3	0-1	1-3	0	2	1	1	0	1	2
Axton Perry	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Trace Sadler	DNP
Curt Simpson	DNP
Kycen Pruett	DNP

South Carolina Gamecocks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Jakub Necas F	34	12	3-6	2-4	4-4	2	6	3	2	0	0	1
Camden Heide F	33	6	1-4	1-2	3-4	1	6	0	2	0	1	3
Kory Mincy G	33	19	6-11	2-3	5-6	0	4	2	4	3	1	1
Juan Fernandez F	32	18	4-10	0-2	10-13	1	7	0	4	0	4	2
Aleksas Bieliauskas F	21	8	2-5	1-1	3-4	1	4	0	1	0	1	1
Marcus Johnson	24	10	4-8	0-1	2-5	0	3	1	0	1	0	3
Davion Hannah	13	5	1-3	0-1	3-4	2	3	1	0	0	0	4
Shane Blakeney	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1
Hugo Lopez	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mathias Alessanco	DNP
Nasir Hines	DNP
Hayden Assemian	DNP
Ford Wilder	DNP
Grant Polk	DNP
Eli Sparkman	DNP