SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: South Carolina at Georgia

South Carolina-Georgia basketball game preview

The South Carolina Gamecocks visit the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday in Athens 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 71.0 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 69.2 points per contest. Georgia scores an average of 80.9 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 75.9 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
South Carolina	0.422	0.318	0.651	13.61	+2.65	7.91	5.00	13.48	14.87
Georgia	0.447	0.315	0.715	13.42	+3.83	7.08	4.83	14.54	13.58
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
South Carolina	0.410	0.326	38.74	36.09	0.36	+1.87	6.78	71.0	69.2
Georgia	0.437	0.322	40.08	36.25	0.35	+5.04	9.25	80.9	75.9

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– 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 3PT%– 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.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s 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.
10. Oquendo, Kario	UGa	23	112	17	76	317	13.78
19. Bridges, Braelen	UGa	24	115	0	69	299	12.46

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
5. Baumann, Noah	UGa	23	49	2.13
10. Reese V, James	USC	21	40	1.90
14. Stevenson, Erik	USC	23	42	1.83

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
15. Bridges, Braelen	UGa	24	45	94	139	5.79

South Carolina vs. Georgia Basketball Series History

South Carolina leads 60-58

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

Georgia Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jailyn Ingram	F	6′-7″	225	SR
1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim	G	6′-8″	210	SO
2	Cam McDowell	G	6′-5″	185	FR
3	Kario Oquendo	G	6′-4″	210	SO
4	Tyron McMillan	F	6′-9″	220	JR
5	Christian Wright	G	6′-3″	185	FR
10	Aaron Cook	G	6′-2″	185	SR
11	Jaxon Etter	F	6′-4″	205	JR
12	Josh Taylor	F	6′-9″	215	SO
13	Jonathan Ned	F	6′-9″	220	SR
15	Dalen Ridgnal	F	6′-7″	200	JR
20	Noah Baumann	G	6′-6″	210	SR
23	Braelen Bridges	G	6′-11″	240	SR
24	P.J. Horne	F	6′-6″	225	SR
35	Tyrone Baker	F	6′-11″	210	FR

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	61	South Carolina	70
1/29/2022	South Carolina	74	Texas A&M	63
2/1/2022	South Carolina	64	Mississippi State	78
2/5/2022	Tennessee	81	South Carolina	57
2/8/2022	Kentucky	86	South Carolina	76
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

Georgia Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	FIU	51	Georgia	58
11/13/2021	Georgia	68	Cincinnati	73
11/16/2021	SC State	60	Georgia	76
11/19/2021	Georgia Tech	88	Georgia	78
11/22/2021	Virginia	65	Georgia	55
11/23/2021	Georgia	62	Northwestern	78
11/28/2021	Wofford	68	Georgia	65
12/1/2021	Memphis	79	Georgia	82
12/7/2021	Jacksonville	58	Georgia	69
12/18/2021	George Mason	80	Georgia	67
12/20/2021	W Carolina	79	Georgia	85
12/22/2021	ETSU	86	Georgia	84
12/29/2021	Gardner-Webb	77	Georgia	60
1/4/2022	Texas A&M	81	Georgia	79
1/8/2022	Georgia	77	Kentucky	92
1/12/2022	Georgia	72	Mississippi State	88
1/15/2022	Vanderbilt	73	Georgia	66
1/19/2022	Georgia	60	Auburn	83
1/22/2022	Georgia	66	South Carolina	83
1/25/2022	Alabama	76	Georgia	82
1/29/2022	Georgia	77	Vanderbilt	85
2/2/2022	Arkansas	99	Georgia	73
2/5/2022	Auburn	74	Georgia	72
2/9/2022	Georgia	63	Florida	72
2/12/2022	South Carolina		Georgia
2/16/2022	Georgia		LSU
2/19/2022	Ole Miss		Georgia
2/22/2022	Georgia		Texas A&M
2/26/2022	Florida		Georgia
3/1/2022	Tennessee		Georgia
3/5/2022	Georgia		Missouri

Injuries and Suspensions

South Carolina

None reported.

Georgia

[F] 12/09/2021 – Jailyn Ingram is out for season (Knee)
[F] 10/20/2021 – P.J. Horne is out for season (ACL)
[F] 02/10/2022 – Tyron McMillan is “?” (Leg)

Source: statfox.com

South Carolina-Georgia Prediction

South Carolina 66, Georgia 65

Saturday‘s game tips off at 1:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding