The NCAA college basketball season is slowing down and coming to an end. It was a tough Saturday night for Alabama Crimson Tide (15-5, 10-1 SEC) as they fell 65-68 against the Missouri Tigers. It was the second defeat in 3 games, having completed a 10-game winning streak before that.
Alabama Crimson Tide will try to redeem themselves and return to winning ways when facing the South Carolina Gamecocks (5-7, 3-5 SEC) on Tuesday.
The South Carolina Gamecocks enter this match after registering a big turnaround against 22nd place, Florida. However, in their last game against the state of Mississippi, they were sent back to the ground after a 75-59 defeat. Both teams will enter the clash with the hope of ending the losing streak and getting back in shape.
Match Details
Fixture: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. South Carolina Game Cocks – NCAA Men’s Basketball
Date and time: Tuesday, February 9, 6:30 pm ET
Place: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide Preview
The alarms were sounding for Alabama Crimson Tide when they went to the Missouri Tigers earlier this week, recording their first loss of the season. The team lasted throughout the game, but tried to recover in the last 13 minutes, but it was not enough to do the job.
Nate Oats’ team had a streak of 10 consecutive wins before suffering that slight drop in the last few days. The team will be eager to overcome those defeats and return to winning ways when they take the field against the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Alabama Crimson Tide’s defeat to Missouri should serve as a wake-up call to the program. Once March Madness begins, they cannot afford to have such lapses in concentration.
Key player – Jahvon Quinerly
The holder who has become a substitute player still gets the minutes he deserves. The second guard scored 12 points in 21 minutes against the Missouri Tigers. The presence on the pitch in the final moments of the game shows how much coach Martin still trusts in the transfer to Villanova. His ground control and playing ability, coming off the bench, was something the team lacked in their initial defense.
We hope Quinerly will have a very productive game in Tuesday’s game when Alabama Crimson Tide travels to Columbia, South Carolina.
Alabama Crimson Tide Predicted Lineup
F John Petty Jr., F Jaden Shackelford, G Joshua Primo, G Herbert Jones, G Alex Reese
South Carolina Gamecocks Preview
South Carolina Gamecocks will really need to crash if they want to solve this problem. What has been the most frustrating problem for this team is that they have had to deal with so many cancellations / postponements in their games, especially in the early stages of the season. The team’s correlations and 2 postponements early in the season, making it difficult for the squad’s players to build this chemistry. Moving on to now – the team is almost at the bottom of the SEC ranking, in 11th position.
But despite all of that, the South Carolina Gamecocks’ 72-66 victory against Florida, before the recent loss to Mississippi St., was encouraging. The team’s victory over the 22nd place in the country was something that coach Martin will need to review if he wants to do the same against Alabama Crimson Tide.
Key player – AJ Lawson
South Carolina guard Gamecocks have averaged 17.3 points and 4.6 assists for the season. He scored 22 points in the victory against Florida and 13 against the State of Mississippi. Lawson, the junior guard, will need to use his sharp kicking skills against Alabama Crimson Tide, if his team wants to win something from the match.
The Canadian guard also reached the 1,000 point mark in his career at the South Carolina Gamecocks.
The team will need Lawson to appear on Tuesday to inflict an upheaval on Alabama Crimson Tide in Columbia, South Carolina.
South Carolina Gamecocks Alignment
F Wildens Leveque, F Justin Minaya, G Jermaine Couisnard, G AJ Lawson, G Seventh woods
Alabama vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction
The game will be played early, but we hope Alabama Crimson Tide will recover in the second half. The team is motivated and eager to return to victory from Tuesday. Expect a long winning streak from Alabama Crimson Tide after Tuesday’s content.
The two defeats suffered against the Missouri Tigers and Oklahoma would have awakened the Alabama Crimson Tide. They seem ready to return to the action and dominate the South Carolina Gamecocks in this confrontation.
Where to watch Alabama vs South Carolina
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN.com
Published on February 8, 2021, 21:25 IST