COLUMBIA, S.C. - Carlos Powell tied his career high with 20 points and South Carolina continued its longtime dominance against the Citadel with a 66-50 victory Thursday night. <br>
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Michael Boynton added a career-high 14 points for the Gamecocks (6-4), who have won nine straight over the Bulldogs - and 49 of their past 51 meetings dating to the 1938-39 season. <br>
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After a slow start, South Carolina made this one look like all the rest. <br>
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The Citadel (4-6) led 21-19 after Kenny Milford's drive finished a 10-2 run with about seven minutes left in the opening period. But then Boynton, who had only five 3-pointers all year, made three straight from behind the arc as South Carolina closed the half with a 14-1 surge to take a 33-22 lead. <br>
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Boynton's first 3-pointer put the Gamecocks up 27-21. After Milford made a foul shot, Boynton hit a second open three and, after a Citadel turnover, made his third with 1:15 to go for a lead South Carolina would not give up. <br>
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Things continued the same way after the break. <br>
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Powell's bucket grew the lead to 58-34 with more than six minutes left. <br>
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The Citadel was not only shooting poorly, it could not get off shots. The Bulldogs went only 3-of-11 in the second half's first 14 minutes and made only seven field goals in the period. <br>
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Clyde Wormley led the Bulldogs with 11 points, only three in the second half. <br>
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Powell made 7-of-11 shots from the field, tying his career best of 20 points set Dec. 2 in a 66-47 win over Temple. <br>
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Boynton finished with four 3-pointers and surpassed his career-scoring mark of 12 points set last season against Mercer. <br>
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About the only problem for South Carolina was an injury to 6-foot-10 center Marius Petravicius, who hurt his left knee in the first half. He'll have an MRI done Friday. The Gamecocks also are playing without 6-10 Tony Kitchings, recovering from hand surgery last month.
