SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: South Carolina at Missouri

March 1, 2019 SEC News
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South Carolina plays at Missouri on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO
South Carolina 0.414 0.331 0.712 289 987 413 194 90 411
South Carolina OPP 0.459 0.340 0.707 326 1128 399 190 99 410
Missouri 0.425 0.363 0.696 293 942 296 126 45 387
Missouri OPP 0.437 0.327 0.717 230 861 319 164 93 333

Statistical Leaders

South Carolina Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Chris Silva 14.3 123 141 14
A.J. Lawson 13.9 130 80 48
Hassani Gravett 11.1 103 50 55
Keyshawn Bryant 8.5 99 34 5
Maik Kotsar 7.3 80 27 3
Tre Campbell 7.0 66 21 44
Felipe Haase 6.4 53 46 28

South Carolina Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Chris Silva 73 133 206 7.4
Maik Kotsar 45 79 124 4.8
A.J. Lawson 27 97 124 4.4
Hassani Gravett 19 89 108 3.9
Keyshawn Bryant 30 72 102 3.6
Felipe Haase 37 65 102 3.6
Tre Campbell 9 40 49 1.8
Alanzo Frink 20 17 37 1.9
Justin Minaya 10 18 28 5.6
Evan Hinson 6 11 17 1.1
T.J. Moss 0 13 13 1.9
Jason Cudd 0 3 3 0.6
Nathan Nelson 0 1 1 1.0

Missouri Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Jordan Geist 13.9 123 73 56
Jeremiah Tilmon 10.6 109 57 0
Javon Pickett 8.6 91 18 31
Kevin Puryear 6.9 66 36 17
Xavier Pinson 6.2 47 44 22
Torrence Watson 5.6 50 16 35
Reed Nikko 2.8 32 11 0
Mitchell Smith 2.3 20 12 7
Ronnie Suggs 2.0 13 12 7

Missouri Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Jeremiah Tilmon 60 89 149 5.7
Kevin Puryear 43 90 133 4.9
Jordan Geist 25 102 127 4.7
Mark Smith 13 86 99 5.2
Javon Pickett 31 53 84 3.1
Xavier Pinson 20 48 68 2.6
Mitchell Smith 15 41 56 2.2
Reed Nikko 22 29 51 1.9
Torrence Watson 8 28 36 1.3
K.J. Santos 8 27 35 1.9
Ronnie Suggs 8 18 26 1.2

NCAA RPI

South Carolina: 86
Missouri: 95

South Carolina Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#00 A.J. Lawson G 6′-6″ 172 FR Toronto, ON
#1 T.J. Moss G 6′-2″ 193 FR Memphis, TN
#2 Hassani Gravett G 6′-2″ 188 SR Villa Rica, GA
#4 Tre Campbell G 6′-0″ 183 SR Washington, DC
#5 Jermaine Couisnard G 6′-4″ 202 FR East Chicago, IN
#10 Justin Minaya F 6′-5″ 215 SO Harrington Park, NJ
#13 Felipe Haase F 6′-9″ 253 SO Osorno, Chile
#14 Nathan Nelson F 6′-5″ 174 FR Murfreesboro, TN
#20 Alanzo Frink F 6′-6″ 265 FR Jersey City, NJ
#21 Maik Kotsar F 6′-11″ 264 JR Tallinn, Estonia
#23 Evan Hinson G 6′-4″ 230 JR Deltona, FL
#24 Keyshawn Bryant F 6′-6″ 190 FR Winter Haven, FL
#30 Chris Silva F 6′-9″ 234 SR Libreville, Gabon
#31 Raymond Borup G – – – –
#33 Jason Cudd F 7′-1″ 263 SO Myrtle Beach, SC
#52 Jair Bolden G 6′-3″ 210 JR Brooklyn, NY

Missouri Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Torrence Watson G 6′-5″ 200 FR St. Louis, MO
#1 Xavier Pinson G 6′-2″ 170 FR Chicago, IL
#2 K.J. Santos G 6′-8″ 220 SO Geneva, IL
#3 Ronnie Suggs G 6′-6″ 190 JR Washington, MO
#4 Javon Pickett G 6′-4″ 207 FR Belleville, IL
#5 Mitchell Smith F 6′-10″ 215 SO Van Buren, AR
#10 Evan Yerkes G 6′-3″ 180 FR Tinley Park, IL
#11 Jontay Porter F 6′-11″ 240 SO Columbia, MO
#12 Dru Smith G 6′-3″ 200 JR Evansville, IN
#13 Mark Smith G 6′-4″ 220 SO Edwardsville, IL
#14 Reed Nikko F 6′-10″ 250 JR Maple Grove, MN
#15 Jordan Geist G 6′-2″ 180 SR Fort Wayne, IN
#23 Jeremiah Tilmon F 6′-10″ 252 SO East Saint Louis, IL
#24 Kevin Puryear F 6′-7″ 238 SR Blue Springs, MO
#25 Brooks Ford G 6′-0″ 170 FR St. Louis, MO
#32 Adam Wolf F 6′-7″ 219 SR Beaver Dam, WI
#33 Cullen VanLeer G 6′-4″ 208 SR Pacific, MO
#42 Parker Braun F 6′-8″ 205 FR Overland Park, KS
#55 Christian Guess G 6′-5″ 180 FR Cleveland, OH

South Carolina Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
6-Nov vs USC Upstate W 65-52
9-Nov vs Stony Brook L 83-81
13-Nov vs Norfolk State W 81-64
Nov 17* at Providence L 76-67
26-Nov vs Wofford L 81-61
30-Nov vs C. Carolina W 85-79
5-Dec at Wyoming L 73-64
8-Dec at Michigan L 89-78
19-Dec vs UVA L 69-52
22-Dec vs Clemson L 78-68
31-Dec vs N Greenville W 97-46
5-Jan at Florida W 71-69
8-Jan vs Mississippi State W 87-82
13-Jan vs Missouri W 85-75
16-Jan at Vanderbilt W 74-71
19-Jan at LSU L 89-67
22-Jan vs Auburn W 80-77
26-Jan at Oklahoma State L 74-70
29-Jan vs Tennessee L 92-70
2-Feb at Georgia L 86-80
5-Feb at Kentucky L 76-48
9-Feb vs Arkansas W 77-65
13-Feb at Tennessee L 85-73
16-Feb vs Texas A&M W 84-77
19-Feb vs Ole Miss W 79-64
23-Feb at Mississippi State L 75-61
26-Feb vs Alabama L 68-62
2-Mar at Missouri
5-Mar at Texas A&M
9-Mar vs Georgia

Missouri Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
6-Nov vs Cent Arkansas W 68-55
9-Nov at Iowa State L 76-59
Nov 16* vs Kennesaw State W 55-52
27-Nov vs Temple W 79-77
2-Dec vs UCF W 64-62
4-Dec vs UT Arlington W 65-45
7-Dec vs Oral Roberts W 80-64
18-Dec vs Xavier W 71-56
Dec 22* vs Illinois W 79-63
29-Dec vs Morehead State W 75-61
8-Jan vs Tennessee L 87-63
13-Jan at South Carolina L 85-75
16-Jan vs Alabama L 70-69
19-Jan at Texas A&M W 66-43
23-Jan at Arkansas L 72-60
26-Jan vs LSU L 86-80
30-Jan at Auburn L 92-58
2-Feb vs Vanderbilt W 77-67
5-Feb at Tennessee L 72-60
9-Feb vs Texas A&M L 68-59
12-Feb vs Arkansas W 79-78
16-Feb at Ole Miss L 75-65
19-Feb vs Kentucky L 66-58
23-Feb at Florida L 64-60
26-Feb at Mississippi State L 68-49
2-Mar vs South Carolina
6-Mar at Georgia
9-Mar vs Ole Miss

South Carolina-Missouri Prediction

South Carolina, by losing last Saturday at Mississippi State and then again at home versus Alabama, torched what was left of its at-large NCAA Tournament chances. The Gamecocks have simply not won the high-end games they needed to win in order to build their resume and overcome their atrocious non-conference record (5-8). The key now for the Gamecocks is to get the No. 4 seed at the SEC Tournament, which would carry a double-bye and enable Frank Martin’s team to win only three games, not four, in order to win the SEC Tournament and claim an automatic bid into the Big Dance. South Carolina has to handle Missouri if it is going to earn that No. 4 seed. The Gamecocks might have been a bad team in November and December, but they have been solid in January and February. They don’t figure to let down their guard against Mizzou. South Carolina 73, Missouri 66. (Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 2:30 PM CT (3:30 PM ET). TV: [table-cell

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