<div id="subtitle">Downey scores 15, South Carolina hits 3-pointers en route to 74-56 win over Western Kentucky</div><div><p>Devan Downey scored 15 points to lead five South Carolina players in double figures as the Gamecocks defeated Western Kentucky 74-56 on Wednesday night.</p><p>Playing short-handed for the second straight game, South Carolina (6-1) went on a 21-4 run in the first half as five players connected on 3-pointers.</p><p>Brandis Raley-Ross hit a pair of 3-pointers and Ramon Galloway, Sam Muldrow and Downey also connected from long range during the stretch lasting more than 6 minutes.</p><p>The Gamecocks were 10-for-16 from the field in building a 15-point lead, but went 6-for-23 the remainder of the half.</p><p>Western Kentucky (2-3) opened the second half on an 11-5 run to pull within eight but could not get any closer.</p><p>Muldrow and Raley-Ross had 12 points apiece while Galloway and Evaldas Baniulis scored 11 each.</p><p>A.J. Slaughter led Western Kentucky with 12 points.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=64636223&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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