The Sweet 16 matchup features No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks (24-4) versus No. 5 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (17-8) on Sunday. The NCAA Tournament contest starts at 1 pm ET on ABC, with the winner advancing to the Hemisfair region key final.
South Carolina defeated Oregon State 59-42 in their last action on Tuesday, led by Aliyah Boston’s 19 points.
Lotta-Maj Lahtinen helped lead Georgia Tech to a 73-56 victory over West Virginia on Tuesday, adding 22 points in the match.
South Carolina team stats
South Carolina enters the clash with an average of 76.2 points per game, 15.3 more than Georgia Tech gives up 60.9 points per dispute. Gamecocks are 24-3 in games when they score at least 61 points.
Gamecocks hit 67.6% of their free throws as a team, the SEC’s 11th best mark. Zia Cooke hits 3.1 free throws per game to lead South Carolina, while taking down 78 percent of his attempts on the line.
Georgia technical team statistics
Georgia Tech’s 65.6 points per game this season exceeds the 58.4 points per game South Carolina gives up. Yellow Jackets are 17-6 when they have more than 58 points.
The Yellow Jackets are throwing 68.1 percent of the charity as a team, good for ninth place in the ACC. Kierra Fletcher is leading Georgia Tech with 2.5 free throws per game (hitting 75% of the line).
South Carolina players to watch
Cooke tracks South Carolina’s scoring effort, averaging 15.6 points per game. Destanni Henderson is the team’s best passer, with 5.0 assists and 12.1 points per game. The leading rebound for Gamecocks is Boston, which kicks off 11.7 boards per game, in addition to an average of 14.1 points.
Henderson follows South Carolina’s three-point shooting efforts, dropping 1.3 treys per game while hitting 41% of his shots beyond the arc.
Player statistics reflect 28 of the 28 games this season.
Georgia tech players to watch
Lahtinen leads Georgia Tech in scoring and averages 14.1 points, 3.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game. Lorela Cubaj leads the Yellow Jackets with 12.1 rebounds per game and adds 12.3 points, while Fletcher comes out on top with 3.7 assists and an average of 12.4 points.
Sarah Bates has a 36% pitch percentage and follows the team in three points per game, punching 2.3 points from three points per competition.
Player statistics reflect 24 of the 25 games this season.
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