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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- With leading scorer and rebounder Sindarius Thornwell out indefinitely, No. 20 South Carolina turned to Duane Notice and P.J. Dozier to fill the void on Sunday.Notice tied his career high with 27 points and Dozier added 20 as the Gamecocks beat Florida International 70-54.The Gamecocks (8-0) announced before the game that Thornwell had been suspended indefinitely for violating an athletic department policy.We found out (Saturday) after our practice, Dozier said. At the end of the day, our team knew that the game was still going to go on with (Thornwell) or without (Thornwell).We knew this team was going to be ready to come out and play. We had to continue to keep our same mindset as we had for the games we had already played.Notice matched his scoring high, which he set in 2014 against Marshall. He made six of 10 3-point attempts.It felt good confidence wise, Notice said. Ive been struggling shooting the ball all season. But Ive been in the gym every morning with P.J., (Sindarius Thornwell) and Justin (McKie) so I knew it was going to come.FIU scored 20 points for the Panthers (3-6), while Michael Kessens had 12 and Anthony Bowell added 10. The Panthers were playing without their leading scorer, Donte McGill, who is averaging 19.1 points per game, and never led.South Carolina was outrebounded 35-34 but connected on eight of 21 3-point shots (38.1 percent). The Gamecocks dished out 16 assists and forced 23 turnovers while committing only nine.Dozier and freshmen Maik Kotsar led the team with four steals apiece.We were active with our hands when they tried to drive it into crowded areas, South Carolina coach Frank Martin said. Thats why the steals were up ... When guys try to drive the ball, the whole theory is youve got to crowd the space so they dont have freedom to see and pass. Our guys had active hands in those moments.BIG PICTURESouth Carolinas winning streak could be in jeopardy if Thornwell remains out of action. The 6-foot-5 senior leads the Gamecocks with 18.7 points and 6.7 rebounds a game. Martin was in no mood to discuss Thornwells suspension following the game.Before we even start, obviously, you got the press release before the game and P.J. (Dozier) already answered as to when everything was found out, he said. If anyone asks me anything further about that situation, Im not going to disrespect you but Im walking out.Im here to talk about our game, not about any individual that didnt play.CLOSE CALLDozier was forced to leave the game midway through the third quarter with an apparent leg injury. He returned a few minutes later, however.I just kind of pulled up a little too fast and felt a pull in my hamstring, Dozier said. I shook it off a little bit and then came back and finished the game.UP NEXTFIU: The Panthers have the week off, then return to action next Sunday at Florida Gulf Coast.South Carolina: The Gamecocks take a break for exams and return to play on Dec. 12 against Seton Hall in the Under Armour Reunion in New York.---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 Nike Air Vapormax Plus Dam . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. Vapormax Outlet Sverige .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. http://www.airvapormaxsverige.com/ . 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The San Jose Sharks are intent on defending their Western Conference title, but to get the chance to do so theyll need to keep collecting points against the NHLs weaker teams.That means beating the Arizona Coyotes for the first time in 2016-17.The Sharks will try to close a lengthy homestand on a positive note Tuesday night, when they welcome the last-place Coyotes to the SAP Center for the first time this season.San Jose (12-9-1) dropped the first two meetings with the Coyotes, 3-2 in regulation on Nov. 1 and by the same score in overtime on Nov. 19. In northern California, however, the Sharks won four in a row from Arizona -- including two straight by shutout -- and picked up at least one point in 11 straight matchups (8-0-3).For them, in this building, they just want to pound shots on net, kind of create some chaos down there, so we have to be aware of that, Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski told the teams official website after Mondays practice.San Jose won three of four on its current homestand to improve to 7-3-0 at SAP Center. The defending West champs begin play Monday tied with the Los Angeles Kings for second place, one point behind the Pacific Division-leading Edmonton Oilers.The Sharks fell to 1-1-0 in the second games of back-to-back contests with Saturdays 3-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. San Jose coach Peter DeBoer wouldnt say that the quick turnaround was the reason for the defeat.I dont think its as much the back-to-back as the last seven, eight, nine days, he said. Theres no doubt it takes a toll. Logan Couture has been a sparkplug for the Sharks at home so far. His goal versus the Ducks was his fourth of the season on home ice -- all on the power play.Brent Burnss streak of three straight multi-point games ended in the loss, but hes also scored four times at home to tie Couture for the team high. Burns, named the leagues third star of the week on Monday, leads all NHL defensemen in scoring (eight goals, 12 assists), and posted six assists in his last six home games against Arizona.Joe Pavelski comes into this contest on a six-game points streak (two goals, four assists). Hes the Sharks top scorer at home with 10 points (three goals, seven assists), and is especially productive at home against the Coyotes with six goals -- four coming with the man advantage -- and eight assists over the last 11 matchups.ddddddddddddPavelski and Burns are also tied for the Sharks scoring lead with 20 points each.Martin Jones was in net Saturday, and is 2-1-0 with a 1.34 goals-against average, a .953 save percentage and a shutout during the homestand. While Jones has yet to beat Arizona this season, hes turned away 42 of 43 shots in two career home starts against them.Though theyre bringing up the rear in the conference, the Coyotes (8-10-2) are in search of their season-high third straight win after topping the Oilers 2-1 on Sunday to complete a home-and-home sweep. Radim Vrbata and Jamie McGinn scored for the Coyotes, who are 3-1-2 in the last six on the road after opening that portion of their schedule with five straight losses.I think weve definitely improved. The early road trip hurt us and we learned some lessons from that. The last little while here our games have looked better ... weve just got to keep building every day, Goligoski said.Vrbata and Max Domi spearhead Arizonas offense with 14 points apiece. But both players have proved to be more production on the road -- Vrbata with four goals and four assists and Domi with a goal and seven helpers.Vrbata scored four goals in a three-game streak at SAP Center, and five in his last six games in San Jose. Domi is still in search of his first career point on the road against the Sharks.Another player San Joses defense will want to look out for is Jordan Martinook, whos scored all five of his goals this season on the road.Mike Smith stopped 41 shots Sunday for his first win three tries on the road. He made a season-high 43 saves in the win over the Sharks on Nov. 19.As a member of the Coyotes, Smith is 3-4-1 with a 2.09 GAA, a .946 save percentage and two shutouts over his career in San Jose. ' ' '