SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: South Carolina at Vanderbilt

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The South Carolina Gamecocks visit the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday in Nashville in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

South Carolina scores an average of 74.6 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 67.2 points per contest. Vanderbilt scores an average of 70.3 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 61.7 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
South Carolina	0.438	0.331	0.662	14.00	5.31	7.77	5.46	13.77	15.31
Vanderbilt	0.408	0.303	0.726	12.08	2.54	7.46	2.85	10.85	12.54
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
South Carolina	0.383	0.320	41.15	35.85	0.37	7.38	7.15	74.6	67.2
Vanderbilt	0.397	0.311	36.85	34.31	0.33	8.62	7.92	70.3	61.7

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3FG%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3FG%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor M– Average game scoring margin.
3 Pt Md PG– Three point shot made per game.
TM PPG– Average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
1. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	13	80	23	56	239	18.38
19. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	13	54	14	41	163	12.54

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
9. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	13	80	184	0.435

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
7. Reese V, James	USC	11	23	2.09
11. Stute, Myles	Vandy	13	24	1.85
11. Stevenson, Erik	USC	13	24	1.85
15. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	13	23	1.77

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
2. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	13	41	47	0.872
15. Carter, Devin	USC	12	32	44	0.727

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
12. Leveque, Wildens	USC	11	32	37	69	6.27
14. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	13	26	53	79	6.08
18. Millora-Brown, Quentin	Vandy	13	35	42	77	5.92

South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt Basketball Series History

Vanderbilt leads 32-29

South Carolina Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	James Reese V	G	6′-4″	170	SR
1	Jacobi Wright	G	6′-2″	180	FR
2	Chico Carter Jr.	G	6′-3″	189	JR
4	Tre-Vaughn Minott	C	6′-9″	270	SO
5	Jermaine Couisnard	G	6′-4″	211	JR
10	Erik Stevenson	G	6′-4″	209	SR
12	AJ Wilson	F	6′-7″	234	SR
13	Mike Green	G	6′-2″	190	JR
14	Brandon Martin	F	6′-5″	232	SR
15	Wildens Leveque	F	6′-10″	255	JR
21	Ja’Von Benson	F	6′-7″	250	SO
23	Devin Carter	G	6′-3″	188	FR
24	Keyshawn Bryant	F	6′-6″	187	SR
33	Josh Gray	F	7′-0″	255	SO
44	Ford Cooper Jr.	G	6′-3″	202	JR
55	Ta’Quan Woodley	F	6′-8″	280	FR

Vanderbilt Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Tyrin Lawrence	G	6′-4″	195	SO
1	Peyton Daniels	G	6′-2″	185	FR
2	Scotty Pippen Jr.	G	6′-3″	185	JR
3	Rodney Chatman	G	6′-1″	215	SR
4	Jordan Wright	F	6′-6″	215	JR
5	Shane Dezonie	G	6′-5″	215	FR
10	Myles Stute	F	6′-7″	210	SO
11	Gabe Dorsey	G	6′-6″	215	FR
12	Trey Thomas	G	5′-11″	160	SO
15	Terren Frank	F	6′-8″	240	SO
20	Max Adelman	F	6′-5″	205	SO
21	Liam Robbins	C	7′-0″	250	SR
22	Graham Calton	G	6′-5″	200	FR
23	Jamaine Mann	G	6′-6″	230	SO
33	Drew Weikert	G	6′-0″	170	SR
42	Quentin Millora-Brown	F	6′-10″	235	SR

South Carolina Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	SC Upstate	60	South Carolina	78
11/12/2021	Princeton	62	South Carolina	66
11/14/2021	Western KY	64	South Carolina	75
11/18/2021	UAB	63	South Carolina	66
11/23/2021	Wofford	74	South Carolina	85
11/28/2021	Rider	58	South Carolina	65
12/1/2021	South Carolina	56	Coast Carolina	80
12/5/2021	Georgetown	67	South Carolina	80
12/12/2021	Florida State	65	South Carolina	66
12/14/2021	Allen Univ	51	South Carolina	110
12/18/2021	South Carolina	56	Clemson	70
12/22/2021	Army	75	South Carolina	105
12/29/2021	South Carolina State	PPD	South Carolina	PPD
1/4/2022	Auburn	81	South Carolina	66
1/8/2022	South Carolina		Vanderbilt
1/11/2022	South Carolina		Tennessee
1/15/2022	Florida		South Carolina
1/18/2022	South Carolina		Arkansas
1/22/2022	Georgia		South Carolina
1/26/2022	Vanderbilt		South Carolina
1/29/2022	South Carolina		Texas A&M
2/1/2022	South Carolina		Mississippi State
2/5/2022	Tennessee		South Carolina
2/8/2022	Kentucky		South Carolina
2/12/2022	South Carolina		Georgia
2/15/2022	South Carolina		Ole Miss
2/19/2022	LSU		South Carolina
2/23/2022	Mississippi State		South Carolina
2/26/2022	South Carolina		Alabama
3/1/2022	Missouri		South Carolina
3/5/2022	South Carolina		Auburn

Vanderbilt Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/10/2021	Alabama State	72	Vanderbilt	91
11/14/2021	Texas State	60	Vanderbilt	79
11/17/2021	VCU	48	Vanderbilt	37
11/20/2021	Winthrop	63	Vanderbilt	77
11/24/2021	Vanderbilt	68	Pittsburgh	52
11/29/2021	Miss Valley St	36	Vanderbilt	75
12/4/2021	Vanderbilt	72	SMU	84
12/7/2021	Temple	72	Vanderbilt	68
12/10/2021	Loyola Chicago	69	Vanderbilt	58
12/18/2021	Austin Peay	51	Vanderbilt	77
12/23/2021	Vanderbilt	68	Hawai’i	54
12/24/2021	Vanderbilt	69	BYU	67
12/25/2021	Vanderbilt	Canc.	Stanford	Canc.
1/4/2022	Vanderbilt	75	Arkansas	74
1/8/2022	South Carolina		Vanderbilt
1/11/2022	Kentucky		Vanderbilt
1/15/2022	Vanderbilt		Georgia
1/18/2022	Tennessee		Vanderbilt
1/22/2022	Vanderbilt		Florida
1/26/2022	Vanderbilt		South Carolina
1/29/2022	Georgia		Vanderbilt
2/2/2022	Vanderbilt		Kentucky
2/5/2022	LSU		Vanderbilt
2/8/2022	Missouri		Vanderbilt
2/12/2022	Vanderbilt		Tennessee
2/16/2022	Vanderbilt		Auburn
2/19/2022	Texas A&M		Vanderbilt
2/22/2022	Alabama		Vanderbilt
2/26/2022	Vanderbilt		Mississippi State
3/1/2022	Florida		Vanderbilt
3/5/2022	Vanderbilt		Ole Miss

Injuries and Suspensions

South Carolina

[F] 01/04/2022 – Keyshawn Bryant injured last game, is “?” (Shoulder)

Vanderbilt

[C] 11/09/2021 – Liam Robbins is out indefinitely (Foot)
[G] 01/04/2022 – Jamaine Mann is “?” (Knee)
[G] 01/04/2022 – Shane Dezonie is “?” (Ankle)
[G] 01/04/2022 – Gabe Dorsey is “?” (COVID-19)

Source: statfox.com

South Carolina-Vanderbilt Prediction

Vanderbilt 70, South Carolina 68

Saturday‘s game tips off at 12:00 PM ET. TV: ESPNU.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: South Carolina at Vanderbilt

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding