Redhawks Play Strong at South Carolina Sunday - Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Sunday, November 8

Columbia, S.C.

12 PM

Southeast Missouri State University

2-1,0-0OVC

South Carolina

2-0,0-0SEC

Team	1	2	F
Southeast Mo. St.	32	36	68
South Carolina	33	45	78

FONTAINE WILLIAMS, JR. SOUTH CAROLINA GAME

11/8/2026 4:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Fontaine Williams, Jr. scored 18 points and had five rebounds as Southeast Missouri (2-1) fell to Southeastern Conference member South Carolina (2-0), 78-68, Sunday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena.

Williams, Jr. scored double figures for the third-straight time this young season.

USC used a 14-2 run early in the second half to open a 47-36 double-digit lead.

The Gamecocks made five of their first nine field goals with three of those coming from 3-point range. SEMO went nearly three minutes without a field goal in that stretch.

SEMO managed to get within six (56-50) after making five-straight field goals, three of which came from PJ Farmer off the bench.

Williams, Jr. made it a six-point game again and then buried a 3-pointer to narrow the Gamecocks lead to 59-55, but that was as close as the Redhawks would get.

A 7-0 USC run over a quick 1:03 followed

SEMO didn't back off attacking USC in a tight first half.

Williams, Jr. gave the Redhawks a nice boost with 11 points, including his team's first five of the contest.

His 3-pointer put SEMO ahead, 17-16, with 7:27 remaining, one of five leads SEMO had in the first half.

Alonzo Clawson-Smith made a jumper to give the Redhawks a 30-29 edge with under two minutes to play before Kory Mincy's layup regained a 33-32 lead for the Gamecocks at the half.

USC outscored SEMO 30-15 at the free throw line and held a 40-24 advantage in rebounds.

Williams, Jr. shot 7-of-13 from the field and made a perfect 3-of-3 three-pointers. Marqueas Bell followed with 13 points.

Kory Mincy and Juan Fernandez led the Gamecocks with 19 and 18 points, respectively. Fernandez made 10-of-13 free throws.

SEMO remains in the road to face Conference USA foe and former Ohio Valley Conference member Middle Tennessee on Nov. 13.