SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: South Carolina at Alabama

Alabama-South Carolina basketball game preview

The South Carolina Gamecocks visit the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday in Tuscaloosa 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 71.6 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 69.0 points per contest. Alabama scores an average of 80.2 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	0.431	0.318	0.662	13.33	+2.89	7.93	4.96	13.96	15.19
Alabama	0.443	0.309	0.728	13.54	+3.39	6.93	5.18	14.46	13.96
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
South Carolina	0.411	0.315	38.44	35.56	0.36	+2.59	6.81	71.6	69.0
Alabama	0.430	0.327	40.11	36.71	0.36	+4.29	9.18	80.2	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

SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
4. Shackelford, Jaden	Bama	28	155	85	76	471	16.8
10.Quinerly, Jahvon	Bama	28	144	39	67	394	14.1

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
12. Quinerly, Jahvon	Bama	28	144	356	0.404
13. Shackelford, Jaden	Bama	28	155	388	0.399

3-point made per game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
1. Shackelford, Jaden	Bama	28	85	3.04
10. Ellis, Keon	Bama	28	54	1.93
12. Stevenson, Erik	USC	27	49	1.81
15. Reese V, James	USC	25	43	1.72

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
1. Ellis, Keon	Bama	28	73	83	0.880
13. Shackelford, Jaden	Bama	28	76	99	0.768

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
13. Ellis, Keon	Bama	28	49	117	166	5.93
16. Shackelford, Jaden	Bama	28	37	121	158	5.64

South Carolina vs. Alabama Basketball Series History

Alabama leads 32-16

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

Alabama Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Noah Gurley	F	6′-8″	215	SR
1	Jusaun Holt	G	6′-6″	190	FR
2	Darius Miles	F	6′-6″	185	SO
3	JD Davison	G	6′-3″	195	FR
4	Juwan Gary	F	6′-6″	218	SO
5	Jaden Shackelford	G	6′-3″	200	JR
10	Charles Bediako	C	7′-0″	225	FR
12	Delaney Heard	G	6′-3″	198	SO
13	Jahvon Quinerly	G	6′-1″	175	JR
14	Keon Ellis	G	6′-6″	175	SR
15	Tyler Barnes	F	6′-8″	210	SR
21	Britton Johnson	G	6′-4″	185	SR
22	Keon Ambrose-Hylton	F	6′-8″	215	SO
24	Jaden Quinerly	G	6′-0″	155	SO
25	Nimari Burnett	G	6′-4″	190	SO
30	Adam Cottrell	G	6′-3″	200	JR
33	James Rojas	F	6′-8″	220	SR
35	Alex Tchikou	F	6′-11″	230	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	80	Georgia	68
2/15/2022	South Carolina	77	Ole Miss	74
2/19/2022	LSU	75	South Carolina	77
2/23/2022	Mississippi State	56	South Carolina	66
2/26/2022	South Carolina		Alabama
3/1/2022	Missouri		South Carolina
3/5/2022	South Carolina		Auburn

Alabama Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Louisiana Tech	64	Alabama	93
11/12/2021	S Dakota St	88	Alabama	104
11/16/2021	South Alabama	68	Alabama	73
11/19/2021	Oakland	59	Alabama	86
11/25/2021	Alabama	72	Iona	68
11/26/2021	Alabama	71	Drake	80
11/28/2021	Miami	64	Alabama	96
12/4/2021	Alabama	91	Gonzaga	82
12/11/2021	Houston	82	Alabama	83
12/14/2021	Alabama	78	Memphis	92
12/18/2021	J’Ville St	59	Alabama	65
12/21/2021	Davidson	79	Alabama	78
12/29/2021	Tennessee	68	Alabama	73
1/5/2022	Alabama	83	Florida	70
1/8/2022	Alabama	86	Missouri	92
1/11/2022	Auburn	81	Alabama	77
1/15/2022	Alabama	76	Mississippi State	78
1/19/2022	LSU	67	Alabama	70
1/22/2022	Missouri	76	Alabama	86
1/25/2022	Alabama	76	Georgia	82
1/29/2022	Baylor	78	Alabama	87
2/1/2022	Alabama	81	Auburn	100
2/5/2022	Kentucky	66	Alabama	55
2/9/2022	Alabama	97	Ole Miss	83
2/12/2022	Arkansas	67	Alabama	68
2/16/2022	Mississippi State	75	Alabama	80
2/19/2022	Alabama	81	Kentucky	90
2/22/2022	Alabama	74	Vanderbilt	72
2/26/2022	South Carolina		Alabama
3/2/2022	Texas A&M		Alabama
3/5/2022	Alabama		LSU

Injuries and Suspensions

South Carolina

[F] 02/25/2022 – Ja’Von Benson is “?” Saturday vs Alabama (Illness)

Alabama

None reported.

Source: statfox.com

South Carolina-Alabama Prediction

Alabama 79, South Carolina 71

Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.

Saturday‘s game tips off at 6:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Field Goal %

3-point made per game

Free Throw %

Rebounding