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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Carolina 83, Vanderbilt 75
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 8, 2011
Where: The Colonial Center Arena, Columbia, South Carolina
Officials: # Bruce Benedict, # Mike Stuart, # Mike Thibodeaux
Attendance: 10439

Bruce Ellington’s first Southeastern Conference game was a memorable one.

Ellington scored 22 points and South Carolina rallied from a double-digit deficit to knock off No. 24 Vanderbilt, 83-75, in the SEC opener for both teams.

A freshman guard, Ellington entered the game leading the Gamecocks in scoring at 14.2 points. He is the only South Carolina player averaging in double figures, but he got plenty of help against the Commodores.

Ellington scored 17 of his 22 points in second half and overtime as South Carolina (10-4, 1-0 SEC) rallied from a 14-point deficit. Sam Muldrow had a huge game inside to compliment Ellington, as he had 16 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high 10 blocks.

Vanderbilt (11-3, 0-1) entered Saturday having won nine of its last 10 and looked like it was on its way to another win but just got outworked by South Carolina in some key stretches in the second half and overtime.

John Jenkins scored 27 points and added five rebounds for the Commodores.
Top Game Performances
 
Vanderbilt   South Carolina
John Jenkins 27 Scoring Bruce Ellington 22
Brad Tinsley 5 Assists Bruce Ellington 4
Lance Goulbourne 14 Rebounds Sam Muldrow 14
John Jenkins 7 Free Throws Made Malik Cooke 2
Jeffery Taylor 2 Steals Bruce Ellington 2
Festus Ezeli 1 Blocks Sam Muldrow 10
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Vanderbilt 75 39.1 7-20 18-24 14 38 1 4
South Carolina 83 44.0 10-27 7-12 12 44 12 4