COLUMBIA — It was a freshman who made the difference in Wednesday night’s battle for first place in the SEC. Just not the freshman everyone expected.
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P.J. Dozier scored 10 of South Carolina’s 17 points in a pivotal second-half stretch, and the Gamecocks hung on for a 94-83 victory over LSU at Colonial Life Arena that gave USC sole possession of first place in the SEC.
With the game on the line Dozier outdueled Ben Simmons, the LSU freshman who ranks third in the conference in scoring and is the likely No.