COLUMBIA, S.C. — Freshman Justin Minaya scored 17 points, Chris Silva had 12 of his 14 points in the second half and South Carolina defeated UMass 76-70 on Saturday. Silva, coming off a two-point performance in a Thursday loss to Temple at Madison Square Garden, was in foul trouble for most of the game. Gravett finished with 14 points for South Carolina (6-2), while freshman Felipe Haase chipped in 11. “The job me and my staff are doing right now is pathetic,” South Carolina coach Frank Martin said. That’s my job to make sure that doesn’t happen.”Luwane Pipkins led UMass (3-5) with 25 and Pierre added 12.

Source: National Post December 02, 2017 21:56 UTC