Gamecocks Face Elon at CLA Friday Night

­­­­COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina (10-1) will play its final game before Christmas on Friday night as Elon (6-5) comes to town. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. (ET) on SEC Network with Roy Philpott (pxp) and Perry Clark (analyst) are on the call for the national broadcast.

Clark was assistant for the Gamecocks for seven seasons (2013-2020) and was part of the 2017 Final Four squad.

Carolina is seeking just the fourth 11-1 start in program history and the team is also seeking its first eight-game home win streak since the 2015-16 team won its first 13 home games of the season.

Free concessions are being offered again and will be for the team’s final two non-conference matchups. For full details on the family friendly promotion, click here.

Single-game tickets remain on sale, click here to purchase.

GAME INFORMATION

VENUE: Colonial Life Arena

BROADCAST: SEC Network

PLAY-BY-PLAY: Roy Philpott

ANALYST: Perry Clark

RADIO: Gamecock Radio Network  

IN COLUMBIA: 107.5 The Game

PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott

ANALYST: Casey Manning

SIRIUSXM: 374 | SXM APP: SXM SEC

WATCH: espn.com/watch

LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast.com

SERIES: Gamecocks lead, 6-0

IN COLUMBIA: same

SERIES TREND: Elon has won the last two matchups dating back to 2011-12.

LAST MEETING: 65-53 Phoenix win on Nov. 21, 2012, in head coach Frank Martin’s first season at the helm. 

UP NEXT

The Gamecocks will be off over the Christmas holiday and will return to the court on Dec. 30 against Florida A&M (2-7). It will be the team’s final non-conference matchup before starting SEC play on Jan. 6 at home against Mississippi State (9-2). Tip-off for the matchup against the Rattlers is set for 2 p.m. (ET) with Dave Weinstein (pxp) and John Williams (analyst) on the call.

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