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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 Marvin Williams Jersey .In my heart and mind Im competing for India, luge competitor Shiva Keshavan told The Associated Press in an email interview. Every day Im flooded with messages from Indians all over the world telling me they are supporting me. Caleb Martin Jersey . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. https://www.cheaphornets.com/505l-robert-parish-jersey-hornets.html . 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And in addition to earning trophies and some post-championship ice cream, they have the best team photo imaginable.The girls, they are strong, fierce little females, says Katie Huff, one of the team moms and the photographer of the viral shot. They field the ball great, every single girl can hit the ball with so much power, they have so much enthusiasm, they have so much support for one another.Huff channeled her love for the movie A League of Their Own, and it shows. But more than the old-school feel, everything about the photo is fantastic.The dresses? Huff coordinated it with each parent and made sure their daughters wore a dress they were comfortable in.The fiery socks? Those are what the Thunderburg wore with their uniforms.The eye black? Its part of the unifoorm.dddddddddddd Part of an intimidation factor, I think, for your opponent, Huff says. If you played them, you know theyre serious and down and ready and want to win.The girl blowing the bubble? Huff actually has a couple of photos with the bubble popped.Theyre sassy little girls but theyre so sweethearted and tough little chicks, Huff says. So what better way to display it when you can combine sports and attitude and girliness all in one?Huffs daughter, Morgan, is front and center, holding a softball out in her left hand while balancing a bat against her right shoulder. The parents loved it, and so did the girls.You could just see a little spark with them, Huff says.?The girls are third- and fourth-graders, and most of them will be moving onto the minors next season, where they will face live pitching for the first time instead of a machine that fires pitches between 38 and 40 mph.Some of the girls have asked what a lot of other people thought about the photo, Huff says, and we tell them they think its awesome that theres empowerment and it should be something to be proud of. ' ' '