Gamecock royalty was sitting courtside — and A.J. Lawson knew it. Before the shot pushed through the bottom of the net, he turned to P.J. Dozier.
A swish and a smile later, South Carolina had regained momentum.
Playing a game they needed to have for the SEC standings, the Gamecocks didn’t make it easy against Texas A&M. But they produced enough big plays to give their fans another come-from-behind win at Colonial Life Arena.
USC 84, Texas A&M 77
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The Gamecocks used 16 3-pointers — tying a school-record — to move to 8-4 in the SEC and stay in the driver’s seat for a top-four seed at next month’s SEC Tournament.