Leveque leads balanced South Carolina past Georgetown

Georgetown guard Donald Carey handles the ball during an NCAA college basketball game against San Diego State at the Wooden Legacy tournament in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) **FILE**COLUMBIA, S.C. — Wildens Leveque scored 14 points, nine South Carolina players scored and the balanced Gamecocks defeated Georgetown 80-65 on Sunday.

Leveque made 6 of 8 shots for the Gamecocks (6-2), who improved to 5-0 at home. Keyshawn Bryant and James Reese V each added 11 points with Bryant also having a team-leading eight rebounds.

Reese scored all five of his second-half points in the last 5:14. He hit a 3-pointer then stole the ball from Georgetown’s Donald Carey…