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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Christiaan Jones scored 18 points in his homecoming as Stetson beat an SEC school for the first time since 2004 with a 63-56 victory over South Carolina on Monday.
The Gamecocks (8-5) had looked to build off its last outing, a 70-59 win at defending national champion Virginia on Dec. 22. Instead, South Carolina was stung by Jones, a Columbia native who played high school basketball with Gamecock coach Frank Martin’s son Brandon before joining the Hatters (6-9).
Jones had two 3-pointers and was 10-of-13 from the foul line in Stetson’s first victory against an SEC team since defeating Georgia 56-52 on Dec.