Mississippi (11-8, 6-6) vs South Carolina (5-8, 3-6)
Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina; Saturday 6pm EST
CONCLUSION: Two guards will be on display while Devontae Shuler and Mississippi will face AJ Lawson and South Carolina. The senior Shuler scored 22 percent of the team’s points this season and has averaged 17.2 in his last five games. Lawson, a junior, has averaged 17.8 points in the last five games.
LEADING THE LOAD: Lawson of South Carolina averaged 17.5 points and 4.2 rebounds, while Keyshawn Bryant had 12.3 points and 4.5 rebounds. For the rebels, Shuler averages 15.5 points, while Romello White has 10.8 points and 5.5 rebounds.
TAKE A NOTE: Gamecocks scored 76.3 points per game in nine conference games, an improvement over the 69 per game they achieved in non-conference games. HULER CAN SHOOT: Shuler hit 35.3 percent of the 116 points out of 3 he tried and made 10 out of 25 in the last three games. He also converted 79.6 percent of his free kicks this season.
PASSING TO 75: South Carolina is 0-8 this year when it allows 75 points or more and 5-0 when it keeps opponents under 75.
UNBEATEN WHEN: Gamecocks are 5-0 when opposing teams keep 71 points or less and 0-8 when opponents exceed 71 points. The rebels have 5 to 0 when converting at least 76.9% of free throws and 6 to 8 when they hit worse than on the line.
DID YOU KNOW: The defense of Mississippi forced opponents to turn around an impressive 24.7% of all possessions, which ranks rebels tenth among first division teams. The South Carolina attack delivered the ball to 20.8% of their possessions (ranking Gamecocks at 258º, nationally).
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