SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: South Carolina at Tennessee

Tennessee-South Carolina

South Carolina plays at Tennessee on Wednesday 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 0.433 0.338 0.695 270 836 293 138 105 331
South Carolina OPP 0.419 0.349 0.739 266 841 282 162 70 349
Tennessee 0.516 0.364 0.763 232 875 456 136 134 262
Tennessee OPP 0.390 0.321 0.633 279 776 280 139 50 321

Statistical Leaders

South Carolina Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
A.J. Lawson 13.7 107 64 36
Chris Silva 13.7 98 112 8
Hassani Gravett 10.7 81 41 42
Keyshawn Bryant 9.3 90 30 5
Maik Kotsar 8.0 69 26 3
Felipe Haase 6.7 44 45 21
Tre Campbell 6.3 48 18 31

South Carolina Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER ORB DRB TRB RPG
Chris Silva 56 104 160 7.0
Maik Kotsar 39 67 106 5.0
A.J. Lawson 20 81 101 4.4
Hassani Gravett 17 70 87 3.8
Felipe Haase 28 58 86 3.7
Keyshawn Bryant 24 58 82 3.6
Tre Campbell 6 29 35 1.5

Tennessee Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Grant Williams 19.9 150 149 9
Admiral Schofield 16.5 150 37 43
Jordan Bone 13.3 116 48 26
Jordan Bowden 11.3 81 56 30
Kyle Alexander 8.5 78 37 2
John Fulkerson 3.6 28 23 0
Yves Pons 3.2 29 6 6
Derrick Walker 1.2 9 5 0

Tennessee Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER ORB DRB TRB RPG
Grant Williams 45 124 169 7.3
Kyle Alexander 59 104 163 7.1
Admiral Schofield 26 118 144 6.3
Jordan Bowden 13 60 73 3.3
Jordan Bone 12 59 71 3.1
John Fulkerson 23 36 59 2.7
Yves Pons 16 36 52 2.4
Derrick Walker 7 18 25 1.3

NCAA RPI

South Carolina: 99
Tennessee: 4

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

Tennessee Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Jordan Bone G 6′-3″ 174 JR Nashville, TN
#1 Lamonte Turner G 6′-2″ 195 JR Florence, AL
#2 Grant Williams F 6′-7″ 236 JR Charlotte, NC
#4 Jacob Fleschman G 6′-3″ 170 SO Austin, TX
#5 Admiral Schofield G 6′-6″ 241 SR Zion, IL
#10 John Fulkerson F 6′-9″ 197 SO Kingsport, TN
#11 Kyle Alexander F 6′-11″ 215 SR Milton, ON
#12 Brad Woodson G 6′-1″ 177 SR Murfreesboro, TN
#13 Jalen Johnson G 6′-6″ 187 SO Durham, NC
#15 Derrick Walker F 6′-8″ 236 SO Kansas City, MO
#23 Jordan Bowden G 6′-5″ 193 JR Knoxville, TN
#24 Lucas Campbell G 6′-4″ 185 SR Knoxville, TN
#32 D.J. Burns F 6′-9″ 272 FR Rock Hill, SC
#33 Zach Kent F 6′-11″ 225 SO Magnolia, DE
#34 Brock Jancek F 6′-8″ 212 FR Knoxville, TN
#35 Yves Pons F 6′-6″ 209 SO Fuveau, France

South Carolina Schedule/Results

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

Tennessee Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 6 vs Lenoir Rhyne W 86-41
Nov 9 vs Louisiana W 87-65
Nov 13 vs Georgia Tech W 66-53
Nov 21* at Louisville W 92-81
Nov 23* vs Kansas L 87-81
Nov 28 vs E Kentucky W 95-67
Dec 2 vs Texas A&M-CC W 79-51
Dec 9* vs Gonzaga W 76-73
Dec 15 at Memphis W 102-92
Dec 19 vs Samford W 83-70
Dec 22 vs Wake Forest W 83-64
Dec 29 vs Tenn Tech W 96-53
Jan 5 vs Georgia W 96-50
Jan 8 at Missouri W 87-63
Jan 12 at Florida W 78-67
Jan 15 vs Arkansas W 106-87
Jan 19 vs Alabama W 71-68
Jan 23 at Vanderbilt W 88-83 (OT)
Jan 26 vs West Virginia W 83-66
Jan 29 at South Carolina W 92-70
Feb 2 at Texas A&M W 93-76
Feb 5 vs Missouri W 72-60
Feb 9 vs Florida W 73-61
Feb 13 vs South Carolina
Feb 16 at Kentucky
Feb 19 vs Vanderbilt
Feb 23 at LSU
Feb 27 at Ole Miss
Mar 2 vs Kentucky
Mar 5 vs Mississippi State
Mar 9 at Auburn

South Carolina-Tennessee Prediction

Everyone knows what the main challenge is for Tennessee on Wednesday when it hosts South Carolina: Don’t look ahead to Kentucky. Everyone is waiting for that main event on Saturday, but the Volunteers have to play another game first, and it comes against a Frank Martin-coached opponent. We have seen the Golden State Warriors trail the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat late in games the past few days. The Warriors are clearly bored, but they can still flip the switch and win games. Memo to Tennessee: You are not the Warriors, and if you fall behind by 18 points early in this game, Martin’s defense probably won’t let you back into it. Tennessee should win, but if it doesn’t put in the effort and daydreams about Saturday in Rupp Arena, it will get tagged here, so let that be a warning to the Vols. Tennessee 73, South Carolina 66. (Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 5:30 PM CT (6:30 PM ET). TV: SEC NETWORK.

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