COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — That No. 18 South Carolina's 81-72 win over Missouri was ugly hardly bothered Gamecocks coach Frank Martin.
South Carolina (16-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) missed shots, but they hit the boards and shook off any bad feelings from its first loss of the year, a surprising 21-point drubbing at Alabama.
"It wasn't about making shots. It was about playing our kind of basketball. We weren't great, but I thought we played more to who we are," Martin said.
South Carolina outrebounded Missouri 41-26 and had 17 offensive rebounds to five for the Tigers.