COLUMBIA, S.C. — Elijah Strong and Eli Ellis combined for 29 points off the bench to lead South Carolina 87-58 over Radford on Tuesday.

Strong had 15 on 7-of-10 shooting, while Ellis scored 14, going 5 for 8 and making all four of his free-throw attempts. Mike Sharavjamts notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

It's the fourth consecutive game that the Gamecocks (4-0) have scored 81 points or more to start the season. The result extended their record to 16-0 under fourth-year head coach Lamont Paris when scoring 80 points or more.

South Carolina started the game on a 7-0 run and never trailed, though Radford leveled with its own seven-point run. An 8-0 run later in a 40-25 first half — with scores from Strong, Ellis and Sharavjamts — extended the lead to 10, and it never

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