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#1/1 SOUTH CAROLINA (24-1) VS. VANDERBILT (13-11)
7 P.M.  |  COLUMBIA, S.C.  |  COLONIAL LIFE ARENA (18,000)

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ABOUT THIS GAME

• South Carolina trails Vanderbilt in the overall series 17-21 but is 12-2 against the Commodores in the Dawn Staley era after winning the last 11 meetings by an average of 16.0 points.
• A win today would be the Gamecocks 25th this season, marking the eighth 25-win season in the last nine campaigns.
• The Gamecocks look to improve to 12-0 in the SEC for the first time since the 2015-16 team went undefeated in league play. It would be the seventh-straight season with at least 12 SEC wins.
   

PARKING/FAN INFORMATION

• Parking is available for $10 per vehicle in the Discovery Garage and the City Garage (located near Pendleton, Park and Lincoln Streets). (See parking map here)
• FREE parking is available in the Pendleton Street Garage (corner of Pickens and Pendleton). The shuttle from that location, which departs and returns to Pickens Street, begins two hours before tipoff and runs until one hour after the game ends. (See campus and shuttle map here)

GAMECOCK NOTABLES

• South Carolina has won the rebounding battle 22 times and tied its opponent once through 25 games. The Gamecocks have out-rebounded their opponent by double digits 14 times in those 22 games, including six SEC games. Their SEC-best +12.4 rebounding margin is third in the nation.
• After making its dominance in the paint felt around the country, the Gamecocks have lit things up from 3-point range in recent games. Over the last five outings, which included three games against ranked opponents, South Carolina averaged 7.4 made 3s, up from 5.1 entering the stretch. Six Gamecocks hit at least two 3s in the last five games, led by Zia Cooke’s nine.
• Both the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 and the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team included Aliyah Boston and Tyasha Harris. The two are also in the top 10 for the Lisa Leslie and Nancy Lieberman Awards, respectively.
• Senior Mikiah Herbert Harrigan has elevated her game yet again over the last three outings, averaging 15.3 points and 7.3 rebounds. Ever the solid team player, she also handed out 2.7 assists per game in that stretch.
• Senior Tyasha Harris has proven to be one of the most efficient and reliable point guards in the country. Ranked 11th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7), only three of the 10 ahead of her on the list hand out more assists per game than she does (5.4) Just one of those – Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon) – joins Harris in averaging double-figure points as well.
• Freshman Zia Cooke’s offense exploded over the last four games, including three against ranked opponents, averaging 15.5 points and 2.3 assists while shooting 47.4 percent (9-of-19) from 3-point range over the stretch. Her hot shooting included a 4-of-4 showing from beyond the arc against Auburn. Her 39.3 percent 3-point shooting this season leads the Gamecock guards and is second only to the 45.9 percent of Herbert Harrigan, who has attempted 52 fewer 3s.
• Forward Aliyah Boston has 10 double-doubles through 25 games. That mark already ties the Gamecocks’ freshman record for double-doubles, set by Alaina Coates in 2013-14.

BY THE NUMBERS

2 Just two teams have scored more points against the Gamecocks than their season average entering the game Only one team has shot better than is season FG%.

+12.3 In SEC games, this season’s team averages 12.3 points more than last year’s, which finished second in the league regular-season standings.

13 Five or more Gamecocks have scored in double figures in 13 games this season, including six SEC contests.

16.5 The Gamecocks average 16.5 second-chance points this season while allowing opponents just 8.8 per game.

17 South Carolina has shot 45.0 percent or better from the field 17 times in 25 games this season.

26.7 The Gamecock bench averages 26.7 points per SEC game, 31.1 percent of the total offense.