Auburn (8-7, 2-5) vs. South Carolina (3-4, 1-2) Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina; Saturday, 12h EST. FINAL:…
Auburn (8-7, 2-5) x South Carolina (3-4, 1-2)
Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina; Saturday, 12h EST
RESULT: South Carolina seeks its fourth consecutive victory over Auburn at the Colonial Life Arena. Tigres’ last victory in South Carolina was 79-74 on February 5, 2014.
FAB FRESHMEN: Auburn depends a lot on his freshmen. Allen Flanigan, Jaylin Williams, JT Thor and Justin Powell accounted for 53 percent of the team’s score this year and 45 percent of all Tigers points in the team’s last five games.
IMPROVEMENT OF MON: The Gamecocks scored 76 points per game in three conference games, an improvement over the 69 per game they achieved against opponents outside the conference. PRECISE ALLEN: Flanigan connected 36.8 percent of the 76 points out of 3 he tried and managed to make 5 out of 21 in the last five games. He also converted 78.2% of his free throws this season.
ASSIST RATIOS: Gamecocks recently used assists to create buckets more often than Tigers. South Carolina has had 50 assists in 87 field goals (57.5%) in its last three games, while Auburn has given assists in 40 of 83 field goals (48.2%) in the last three games.
DID YOU KNOW: South Carolina is ranked second among SEC teams, with an offensive rebound percentage of 36.2%. Gamecocks have an average of 14.3 offensive boards per game and 16.7 per game in the last three games.
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