SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Vanderbilt at South Carolina

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The Vanderbilt Commodores visit the South Carolina Gamecocks on Wednesday in Columbia 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

Vanderbilt scores an average of 68.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 71.6 points per contest. South Carolina scores an average of 61.2 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 72.6 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Vanderbilt	0.411	0.313	0.709	10.94	-0.18	7.88	3.18	11.00	12.94
South Carolina	0.427	0.323	0.634	13.82	3.94	8.00	5.00	13.24	15.94
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Vanderbilt	0.41	0.31	34.88	35.06	0.30	5.71	8.24	68.8	71.6
South Carolina	0.40	0.31	39.82	35.88	0.37	3.18	6.88	61.2	72.6

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	17	101	31	86	319	18.76
20. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	17	72	23	46	213	12.53

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
9. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	17	101	235	0.430

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
7. Reese V, James	USC	15	32	2.13
9. Stute, Myles	Vandy	17	34	2.00
12. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	17	31	1.82
Stevenson, Erik	USC	17	29	1.71

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
4. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	15	42	49	0.857
15. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	15	69	97	0.711

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
13. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	17	29	72	101	5.94
14. Millora-Brown, Quentin	Vandy	17	44	56	100	5.88
17. Leveque, Wildens	USC	15	39	45	84	5.60

Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina Basketball Series History

Vanderbilt leads 32-29

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 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 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	72	Vanderbilt	70
1/11/2022	Kentucky	78	Vanderbilt	66
1/15/2022	Vanderbilt	73	Georgia	66
1/18/2022	Tennessee	68	Vanderbilt	60
1/22/2022	Vanderbilt	42	Florida	61
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

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	72	Vanderbilt	70
1/11/2022	South Carolina	46	Tennessee	66
1/15/2022	Florida	71	South Carolina	63
1/18/2022	South Carolina	59	Arkansas	75
1/22/2022	Georgia	66	South Carolina	83
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

Injuries and Suspensions

Vanderbilt

[G] 01/18/2022 – Rodney Chatman is “?” (Hamstring)
[C] 11/09/2021 – Liam Robbins is out indefinitely (Foot)

South Carolina

[G] 01/22/2022 – Devin Carter injured last game, is “?” (Hamstring)

Source: statfox.com

Vanderbilt-South Carolina Prediction

South Carolina 74, Vanderbilt 66

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

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Vanderbilt at South Carolina

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding