With his eyes on the wing, Hassani Gravett bounced a pass to the elbow for Chris Silva, who leaned into a 15-footer.
The shot rolled off the front rim and into the hoop, furthering South Carolina’s big lead over UTEP on Friday morning. But perhaps more importantly the bucket meant the Gamecocks busted a 2-3 zone.
Remember the ugly details from the Illinois State loss? They were barely a memory less than 24 hours later.
USC rolled the Miners 80-56 at the HTC Center. The Gamecocks (3-1) now face the Western Michigan-Appalachian State winner at 2 p.