SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Georgia at South Carolina

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Georgia visits South Carolina on Wednesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, team ratings, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Georgia scores an average of 78.9 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 75.1 points per contest. South Carolina scores an average of 73.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 76.6 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Georgia	46.7	32.1	67.8	181	42.1	8.7	2.2	15.6	17.1
Georgia OPP	45.0	31.5	67.1	165	39.8	7.9	3.9	13.4	17.5
	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
South Carolina	42.2	31.3	62.7	112	40.9	7.5	3.3	14.1	15.4
South Carolina OPP	46.4	35.0	74.5	72	39.3	7.3	3.5	13.1	16.3

Key: ORB=Offensive rebounds; RBPG=Rebounds per game; SPG=Steals per game; BPG=Blocked shots per game; APG=Assists per game; TOPG=Turnovers per game.

Statistical Leaders

SCORING
F.Name	L.Name	Team	PPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%
AJ	Lawson	USC	17.4	44.8	35.9	66.7
Sahvir	Wheeler	UGA	13.9	38.0	26.2	74.5
Toumani	Camara	UGA	13.2	49.2	21.2	56.7
Jermaine	Couisnard	USC	12.1	30.5	29.4	52.9
Justin	Kier	UGA	10.8	43.0	39.7	70.4
Andrew	Garcia	UGA	10.5	62.5	25.0	76.6
Tye	Fagan	UGA	9.8	57.5	25.0	57.9
STEALS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	STLs	SPG
Justin	Kier	UGA	30	2.3
AJ	Lawson	USC	13	1.6
Toumani	Camara	UGA	20	1.5
Sahvir	Wheeler	UGA	21	1.5
Jermaine	Couisnard	USC	11	1.4
Seventh	Woods	USC	10	1.3
BLOCKS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	BLKs	BPG
Justin	Minaya	USC	8	1.0
Toumani	Camara	UGA	11	0.8
Wildens	Leveque	USC	3	0.4
REBOUNDS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	DREBs	REBs	RPG
Justin	Minaya	USC	26	63	7.9
Toumani	Camara	UGA	31	92	7.1
Wildens	Leveque	USC	20	42	5.3
Tye	Fagan	UGA	24	70	5.0
Andrew	Garcia	UGA	32	66	4.7
Justin	Kier	UGA	6	51	3.9

Georgia vs. South Carolina Basketball Series History

The series is tied 58-58.

College Basketball Ratings

Source	Georgia	South Carolina
NCAA NET	101	110
Sagarin	90	71
ESPN BPI	113	89
Ken Pomeroy	89	80
Massey Composite	90	97

Georgia Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	K.D. Johnson	G	6′-1″	190	FR
1	Jaykwon Walton	F	6′-7″	205	SO
2	Sahvir Wheeler	G	5′-10″	180	SO
3	Christian Brown	F	6′-6″	215	SO
4	Andrew Garcia	F	6′-6″	225	SR
5	Justin Kier	G	6′-4″	190	SR
10	Toumani Camara	F	6′-8″	220	SO
11	Jaxon Etter	G	6′-4″	200	SO
12	Josh Taylor	F	6′-9″	215	FR
13	Jonathan Ned	F	6′-8″	215	JR
14	Tye Fagan	G	6′-3″	195	JR
23	Mikal Starks	G	6′-0″	185	JR
24	P.J. Horne	F	6′-6″	230	SR
25	Tyron McMillan	F	6′-9″	220	SO

South Carolina Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	AJ Lawson	G	6′-6″	178	JR
1	T.J. Moss	G	6′-4″	195	SO
2	Trey Anderson	F	6′-6″	203	SO
4	Jalyn McCreary	F	6′-7″	225	SO
5	Jermaine Couisnard	G	6′-4″	211	SO
10	Justin Minaya	F	6′-6″	215	JR
12	Trae Hannibal	G	6′-2″	217	SO
13	Mike Green	G	6′-1″	188	SO
14	Nathan Nelson	F	6′-6″	189	JR
15	Wildens Leveque	F	6′-11″	230	SO
20	Alanzo Frink	F	6′-7″	260	JR
21	Ja’Von Benson	F	6′-7″	251	FR
23	Seventh Woods	G	6′-2″	189	SR
24	Keyshawn Bryant	F	6′-5″	197	JR
44	Ford Cooper Jr.	G	6′-3″	183	SO

Georgia Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/29/2020	Florida A&M	75	Georgia	85
12/2/2020	North Georgia	62	Georgia	84
12/4/2020	Jacksonville	65	Georgia	98
12/8/2020	Montana	50	Georgia	63
12/12/2020	Samford	75	Georgia	79
12/19/2020	Cincinnati	68	Georgia	83
12/22/2020	Northeastern	58	Georgia	76
12/30/2020	Mississippi St	83	Georgia	73
1/6/2021	Georgia	92	LSU	94
1/9/2021	Georgia	69	Arkansas	99
1/13/2021	Auburn	95	Georgia	77
1/16/2021	Georgia	78	Ole Miss	74
1/20/2021	Kentucky	62	Georgia	63
1/23/2021	Florida	92	Georgia	84
1/27/2021	Georgia		South Carolina
1/30/2021	Ole Miss		Georgia
2/2/2021	Georgia		Auburn
2/6/2021	Vanderbilt		Georgia
2/10/2021	Georgia		Texas A&M
2/13/2021	Georgia		Alabama
2/16/2021	Missouri		Georgia
2/20/2021	Georgia		Florida
2/23/2021	LSU		Georgia
2/27/2021	South Carolina		Georgia
3/3/2021	Georgia		Tennessee

South Carolina Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/28/2020*	South Carolina	62	Liberty	78
11/29/2020*	South Carolina	69	Tulsa	58
12/5/2020	South Carolina	67	Houston	77
12/10/2020	Wofford	PPD	South Carolina	PPD
12/14/2020	South Carolina	PPD	G Washington	PPD
12/19/2020	Clemson	PPD	South Carolina	PPD
12/23/2020	SC State	60	Tennessee	80
12/29/2020	South Carolina	PPD	Kentucky	PPD
1/2/2021	Florida A&M	71	South Carolina	78
1/6/2021	Texas A&M	54	South Carolina	78
1/9/2021	South Carolina	PPD	Ole Miss	PPD
1/12/2021	Tennessee	PPD	South Carolina	PPD
1/16/2021	South Carolina	80	LSU	85
1/19/2021	South Carolina	70	Missouri	81
1/23/2021	Auburn	109	South Carolina	86
1/27/2021	Georgia		South Carolina
1/30/2021	South Carolina		Vanderbilt
2/3/2021	South Carolina		Florida
2/6/2021	Mississippi St		South Carolina
2/9/2021	Alabama		South Carolina
2/13/2021	Ole Miss		South Carolina
2/16/2021	South Carolina		Tennessee
2/20/2021	Missouri		South Carolina
2/24/2021	South Carolina		Mississippi St
2/27/2021	South Carolina		Georgia
3/2/2021	Arkansas		South Carolina

Injuries and Suspensions

Georgia

[F] 12/03/2020 – Jaykwon Walton left the team (Transferred)
[F] 01/23/2021 – Christian Brown is “?” (Lower Body)

South Carolina

F] 01/23/2021 – Jalyn McCreary is “?” (Quarantine)
[F] 01/23/2021 – Alanzo Frink is “?” (Quarantine)
Source: statfox.com

Georgia-South Carolina Prediction

South Carolina 69, Georgia 67

Wednesday‘s game tips off at 7:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN2.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Georgia at South Carolina

Team Statistical Comparison

Statistical Leaders

SCORING

STEALS

BLOCKS

REBOUNDS