Meechie Johnson scored 14 points in his first game back with South Carolina after a year away and the Gamecocks used balanced scoring in a 91-72 victory against North Carolina A&T on Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C.

Nordin Kapic had 13 points, Kobe Knox notched 12 points and Elijah Strong and Eli Ellis each scored 11 points in a comfortable season opener for South Carolina.

Johnson, who played last season for Ohio State before returning to the Gamecocks, shot 5-for-13 from the field, but he was one of four players on the team with at least a pair of 3-point baskets. He made his 63rd career start for South Carolina.

Lureon Walker's 22 points and Lewis Walker's 16 points led the Aggies. Trent Middleton Jr. added 10 points.

N.C. A&T, which shot 43.4 percent from the floor, had a major rost

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