OXFORD, Miss. – The New Year’s Eve party South Carolina threw Sunday night at The Pavilion included one guest in a walking boot and another limping around the room.
The Gamecocks barely came dressed for the occasion against Ole Miss. Before tip-off, the program announced Hassani Gravett was being held out because of a sprained ankle. That made USC down two guards for its SEC opener as Kory Holden is already missing because of a hamstring injury.
The situation grew more challenging when Wes Myers, Gravett’s replacement at point, hit serious foul trouble before the first half ended.