Reggie Perry and Alanzo Frink are equals in age and not much else. One’s a reigning McDonald’s All-American and a starter for Mississippi State. The other, an under-the-radar recruit and eighth man for South Carolina.
But fate had the two matching up with each other in first half of Saturday’s game at Humphrey Coliseum. Perry gathered the basketball six feet from the basket, turned and started to back Frink with the intention to either get an easy bucket or draw a foul. Frink, though, wasn’t adhering to Perry’s plan. USC’s rookie gave up four inches to MSU’s, but Frink had 20 extra pounds.