Frank Martin was issued his first technical foul of the season Saturday. It came with 6:08 remaining in the first half with South Carolina trailing by 11 points.
No, the Gamecocks coach didn’t draw the tech to light some fire under his team. Martin was trying to prove a point.
“It’s the fact that we shot seven balls inside the paint and there’s never been a call made and I didn’t say a word,” Martin said following the 65-41 loss to Florida, “and then the first time Chris (Silva) tries to stay between the ball and the rim, they call a foul.