LSU Lady Tigers (8-9, 6-5 SEC) visit No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks (16-2, 11-0 SEC) after Khayla Pointer’s 27 point display in Lady Tigers’ 73-66 loss to Florida. The game will air on SECN at 12:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 14, 2021.
Zia Cooke’s 15 points led South Carolina to a 77-62 victory over Missouri on Thursday in the team’s last game.
LSU was defeated by Florida 73-66 in overtime in the team’s last match on Thursday. Pointer’s 27 points were not enough in the defeat.
South Carolina team stats
South Carolina enters the clash with an average of 80.8 points per game, 19 more than 61.8 LSU per competition. Gamecocks have 16-0 in games where they score over 62 points.
On average, Gamecocks outnumbered their opponents this season, knocking down 49.6 boards per game compared to 32.9 of their competitors. South Carolina is 8-2 this season when it reaches that average.
LSU team statistics
Lady Tigers’ game average of 59.6 points is more than South Carolina’s 59.3 points. When LSU reaches the 59 point mark, it’s 5-4 in the year.
Lady Tigers hit 63.1% of team free throws, the SEC’s 13th best mark. Pointer hits 4.1 free throws per game to lead LSU, while dropping 58 percent of his attempts on the line.
South Carolina players to watch
Cooke leads South Carolina in scoring and averages 15.8 points per game. Destanni Henderson takes the team’s step with 5.6 assists and an average of 11.6 points, while Aliyah Boston leads the Gamecocks with 11.5 rebounds per game and adds 13.7 points.
South Carolina’s three-point attack is led by Cooke, who averages 1.5 points per game, while hitting 42 percent of his downtown kicks.
Player statistics reflect 18 of the 18 games this season.
LSU players to watch
Pointer leads LSU on points, scoring 16.5 per contest and assisting with 4.0 per game. Faustine Aifuwa has 11.8 points and 8.7 rebounds for Lady Tigers, while Young averages 9.6 points per game.
Pointer makes three more points per game for LSU, shooting 33 percent beyond the arc while dropping 1.3 points from three points in a competition.
Player statistics reflect 17 of the 17 games this season.
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