South Carolina rolled Norfolk State, 81-64, on Tuesday night at Colonial Life Arena.
The Gamecocks moved to 2-1 before heading to Connecticut to face Providence and, perhaps, Michigan, a pair of NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago. Tuesday’s tune-up was important for a variety of reasons. USC had to wash away last week’s surprising loss to Stony Brook, it had to grab some good vibes heading into a challenging weekend and it had to get its most veteran players looking the part again.
Coach Frank Martin was most critical of Chris Silva, Maik Kotsar and Hassani Gravett following the Stony Brook downer.