No. 11/11 Gamecocks at No. 13/12 Auburn Wednesday in Top-25 Showdown

­­­­COLUMBIA, S.C. – No. 11/11 South Carolina (21-3, 9-2 SEC) heads west on the plains to face No. 13/12 Auburn (19-5, 8-3 SEC) in a top-25 battle on Wednesday night. Tip-off is slated for 8:30 p.m. (ET) on SEC Network with Kevin Fitzgerald (pxp) and Jon Sundvold (analyst) on the call.

The Gamecocks are seeking the team’s eighth straight SEC victory, the longest active win streak in the league currently and the program’s longest SEC win streak since starting the 1996-97 season 11-0 in conference games. Carolina is 4-1 in league play on the road this season, the highest win percentage away from home in the SEC.

The Tigers have won five-straight in the series dating back to a pair of wins during March of 2018.

The Gamecocks are currently tied atop the SEC Standings with No. 15/15 Alabama and Auburn sits just one game back in third.

The Tigers, who are a perfect 12-0 at Neville Arena this season, are talented across the board and are led by All-SEC performer Johni Broome, who averages 16.0 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per contest. Jaylin Williams lines up next to Broome in the front court and averages 13.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. Both players shoot the ball above 50.0 percent. Auburn has balanced attack with seven players who average 7.0 or more points per game.

They currently rank 11^th in the country in scoring margin at +15.2 points per game and are third in the nation in field goal percentage defense, allowing just 38.1 percent per game for opponents. The Tigers are 12^th in the nation in assists per game (17.8) and seventh in blocks per game (6.0).

VENUE: Neville Arena

BROADCAST: SEC Network

PLAY-BY-PLAY: Kevin Fitzgerald

ANALYST: Jon Sundvold

RADIO: Gamecock Radio Network  

IN COLUMBIA: 107.5 The Game

  PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott

  ANALYST: Casey Manning

SIRIUSXM: 386 | SXM APP: 976

WATCH: espn.com/watch

LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast

SERIES: Tigers lead, 30-19

IN AUBURN: Tigers lead, 13-8

SERIES TREND:  Auburn has won five-straight dating back to an 80-67 home win on Jan. 22, 2020.

LAST MEETING: 81-66 Auburn win on Jan. 21, 2023 at Colonial Life Arena.

UP NEXT

The Gamecocks return home for a Saturday matchup against LSU (12-11, 4-6 SEC). Dave Neal (pxp) and Jon Sundvold (analyst) will be on the call for 3:30 p.m. (ET) SEC Network broadcast. It’s Legends Weekend as players from years past will be in town and honored at the game.

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