South Carolina Gamecocks number 1 (23-4) and Oregon State Beavers number 8 (12-7) play in the NCAA Tournament with a spot in the Sweet 16 of the Hemisfair Region bracket in play on Tuesday, starting at 7 pm ET (on ESPN).
South Carolina defeated Mercer 79-53 in the team’s last action on Sunday. Victaria Saxton scored the team’s best mark, 20 points in victory.
Oregon State defeated Florida State 83-59 on Sunday in the team’s most recent game, led by Aleah Goodman’s 24-point goal in victory.
South Carolina team stats
South Carolina heads into the game with an average of 76.9 points per game this season, 8.3 more than Oregon State’s 68.6 per game allows. Gamecocks are 23-2 in games when they add up to at least 69 points.
Gamecocks are beating opponents on average this season, getting 47.7 rebounds per game, compared with 32.7 in the competition. South Carolina is 11-2 this season when it reaches that average.
Oregon State Team Statistics
The Beavers score 72.8 points per game, more than the 59 that South Carolina allows. When the state of Oregon reaches the 59-point mark, it is 12-3 in the year.
The Beavers have forced 8.8 turnovers per game this season and are averaging 13.4 per contest. South Carolina is 21-4 this season, having committed more than 9 turnovers.
South Carolina players to watch
Zia Cooke leads South Carolina in scoring and averages 15.8 points per game. Aliyah Boston leads the Gamecocks with 11.9 rebounds per game and adds 13.9 points, while Destanni Henderson goes around the team with 5.1 assists and an average of 12.1 points.
With an average of 1.4, Cooke is the most prolific three-point shooter in South Carolina, hitting 37% of his strokes beyond the arc.
Player statistics reflect 27 of the 27 games this season.
Oregon State players to watch
Goodman leads Oregon State on points, scoring 16.6 per contest and assisting with 4.8 per game. Talia Von Oelhoffen has 12 points and 3.2 assists for the Beavers, while Jones has an average of 11.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.
Goodman leads the basketball shot for Oregon State, hitting 52 percent of his shots from downtown, while averaging 2.6 hits per game on three-point terrain.
Player statistics reflect 18 of the 19 games this season.
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