The South Carolina basketball team closed Wednesday’s first half with a clinic in how to make a coach angry. A bad foul was followed by a bad turnover, which was followed by an allowed layup with three seconds remaining.
Naturally, Frank Martin was steamed as he escorted the Gamecocks to the locker room at Colonial Life Arena.
Mississippi State was the opponent, a middle-tier SEC team in search of its first road win this season. USC, entering February with NCAA Tournament hopes, needed to pounce on such on a matchup.
Head-scratchy stretches – like the first half finale that turned a lead into a deficit – weren’t going to help.