Top-15 Battle on Senior Day Sunday

#1/1 SOUTH CAROLINA (28-1) VS. #12/14 TEXAS A&M (22-6)
NOON  |  COLUMBIA, S.C.  |  COLONIAL LIFE ARENA (18,000)

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ABOUT THIS GAME

• South Carolina leads the all-time series 6-3 after six straight victories. Seven of the nine games in the series have been decided by single digits, including five decided by three or fewer points.
• The Gamecocks will honor their two seniors before their final regular-season game at Colonial Life Arena. The ceremony will begin at 11:40 a.m.
• The first 3,000 fans at the game will receive a commemorative Senior Day poster.​​​

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

• Seniors Tyasha Harris and Mikiah Herbert Harrigan have helped South Carolina to its most successful era with two SEC regular-season and two SEC Tournament championships, the 2017 NCAA National Championship. They have advanced to the NCAA Regionals every season and never finished a season ranked lower than 16th in the AP Poll. During their four seasons, the Gamecocks are 35-17 against ranked opponents.
• South Carolina’s success is founded on its equal commitment on both sides of the ball. With an offense ranked seventh in the country and on pace to be the highest scoring in program history, the Gamecock defense has been equally impressive. Only one opponent has reached 80 points, while the Gamecocks have held their opponent under 60 points 20 times, including five ranked teams and nine SEC outings.
• The Gamecock bench has accounted for 31.8 percent of its offense (26.2 ppg) and 43.0 percent of its rebounding (19.9 rpg). The solid performances have helped the South Carolina starting five stay fresh throughout the season as no Gamecock ranks among the SEC’s top 30 in minutes played per game overall or in league action.
• South Carolina has won the battle of the boards 26 times in 29 games this season, including 16 games with a double-digit advantage.

BY THE NUMBERS

5.4 Sophomore Victaria Saxton is second on the team in rebounding over the last five games with 5.4 per outing.

9.8 Junior LeLe Grissett has scored in double figures four of the last five games to average 9.8 points on 80.8 percent shooting in that stretch.

10 South Carolina has 10 wins against nationally ranked opponents this season, more than any other team in the country.

15 Five or more Gamecocks have scored in double-figures in a game 15 times this season, including eight SEC contests.

15.9 The Gamecocks’ 16.2 offensive rebounds per game have led to 15.9 second-chance points per outing. Opponents average just 8.3 such points. 

19 In 19 games this season, the Gamecocks have recorded at least two-thirds of their made field goals in the paint.