GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA (5-1) at NORTH CAROLINA (2-4)

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD NORTH CAROLINA
GREG LITTLE 18 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES
(TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)

SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 9 14:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 9 14:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 9 13:03 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 9 11:29 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 9 10:42 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 9 10:01 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 9 9:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 9 6:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 9 5:42 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 9 3:57 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 9 3:13 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD NORTH CAROLINA
T.J. YATES 3 YD RUN
(TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)

SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 15 3:03 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 15 1:39 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 15 0:46 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 15 0:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 15 0:19 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 15 0:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 21
NORTH CAROLINA 15 0:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at NORTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SOUTH CAROLINA (7) 14 7 0 0 21
NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 0 12 15 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, DION LECORN 3 YD PASS FROM
CHRIS SMELLEY (RYAN SUCCOP
KICK), 6:48. SOUTH CAROLINA
7-0
SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, KENNY MCKINLEY 30 YD PASS FROM
CHRIS SMELLEY (RYAN SUCCOP
KICK), 11:21. SOUTH CAROLINA
14-0
2ND QUARTER: NORTH CAROLINA - FG, CONNOR BARTH 45 YD, 1:30.
SOUTH CAROLINA 14-3
SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, JARED COOK 12 YD PASS FROM
CHRIS SMELLEY (RYAN SUCCOP
KICK), 14:45. SOUTH CAROLINA
21-3
3RD QUARTER: NONE
4TH QUARTER: NORTH CAROLINA - TD, GREG LITTLE 18 YD PASS FROM
T.J. YATES 0:07. SOUTH
CAROLINA 21-9
NORTH CAROLINA - TD, T.J. YATES 3 YD RUN 11:57.
SOUTH CAROLINA 21-15</div>

 

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Ticker) -- In his third start,freshman quarterback Chris Smelley tossed three first-halftouchdown passes as seventh-ranked South Carolina defeated NorthCarolina, 21-15, on Saturday in the programs' first meeting in16 years.


Smelley completed 17-of-26 passes for 172 yards as the Gamecocks(6-1) matched their best start since 2001 and became bowleligible for the fourth straight season.


Smelley tossed two first-quarter touchdowns to give SouthCarolina a quick 14-0 lead. His three-yard pass to Dion Lecornopened the scoring six minutes into the game, and his 30-yardstrike to Kenny McKinley capped a quick three-play drive fiveminutes later.


After Connor Barth's 45-yard field goal put North Carolina onthe scoreboard 15 seconds into the second quarter, Smelley fireda 12-yard TD pass to Jared Cook with 15 seconds remaining inthe session to give South Carolina a 21-3 lead.


Last week, Smelley completed 17-of-30 passes for 256 yards andtwo touchdowns as the Gamecocks defeated then-No. 8 Kentucky,38-23.


North Carolina (2-5) put a scare into South Carolina in thefourth quarter.


On the first play of the quarter, Greg Little caught a shortpass in the flat, turned back toward the middle of the field andlunged past the goal line for an 18-yard score. Theconversion, however, failed and South Carolina held on to a 21-9lead.


On their next possession, the Tar Heels converted a 4th-and-2 attheir own 36 with 11:10 remaining. Quarterback T.J. Yatesfound Hakeem Nicks for 27 yards to extend the drive, but a trickplay went awry and resulted in an interception.


North Carolina forced a turnover and pushed down to SouthCarolina's 10 yard line, but this time couldn't convert onfourth down with six minutes remaining.


Yates scored on a quarterback-keeper from three yards out to cutthe Tar Heels' deficit to 21-15, but his pass on the conversionattempt sailed wide.


Yates finished 22-of-43 for 285 yards, but threw threeinterceptions.


South Carolina tried to ice the game, but Ryan Succop's 48-yardfield goal attempt hit the upright with 41 seconds remaining.

With no timeouts remaining, the Tar Heels drove to theGamecocks' 32-yard-line, but two attempts at the end zone wereknocked down.


South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier improved to 4-0 againstNorth Carolina, with the previous three victories coming whilehe was at Duke from 1987-89.