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Balkman scores 23 to give Gamecocks chance to defend NIT title

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

NEW YORK (AP) -- South Carolina found its game right where it left it last year. Renaldo Balkman scored 23 points and the Gamecocks earned a chance to defend their NIT championship with a 78-63 win over Louisville in the semifinals Tuesday night. "It feels good," said Brandon Wallace, who had a career-high 19 points. "This is what we planned to do when we came up here, just handling business." The Gamecocks, who beat Saint Joseph's in the final last year, can become the second team to win con ...

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