COLUMBIA, S.C. (Nov. 14, 2026) — Aleksas Bieliauskas’s career-high 23 points led the Gamecocks to a 79-62 win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday afternoon inside Colonial Life Arena.
The Gamecocks headed into the locker room with a 35-33 lead at the half. Both teams traded baskets to open the game, before Bieliauskas went on a solo 8-0 run for the Gamecocks sparked by a pair of threes. The Runnin’ Bulldogs were held to just 1-of-5 (20%) from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes, while the Gamecock defense forced eight turnovers and scored 10 points on those turnovers. South Carolina opened the game shooting 10-of-11 from the field with six different Gamecocks scoring in the first half, led by…
