South Carolina looked right at home Friday night in Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.
The Gamecocks rolled Wofford 73-52, spoiling the Terriers’ debut game in its sparkling new area.
A sold-out crowd of 3,400 – which included the building’s namesake – tried creating the atmosphere for an upset of the reigning Final Four participants, but Frank Martin’s group of mostly new players run with a kind of chemistry that had to please the sixth-year coach.
USC (1-0) got 12 points from Frank Booker and another 13 from Maik Kotsar.
Point guard Hassani Gravett, who was up-and-down in the two exhibition games, hit a long 2-pointer with just before the first half buzzer to put Carolina up nine at the break.