Gamecocks Host Bulldogs Tuesday Night

­­­­COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina (14-2, 2-1 SEC) returns home for a Tuesday night battle with Georgia (12-4, 2-1 SEC) at 9 p.m. (ET) on ESPNU. Arena doors will open 1 hour prior. The first 1,000 students in the door at CLA will receive quarter-zip themed white t-shirts to wear in The Cockpit.

Roy Philpott (pxp) and Daymeon Fishback (analyst) will be on the call for the late-night tip.

The Gamecocks are seeking to extend a 10-game home winning streak that dates back to a Senior Day win over the Bulldogs last season. It’s the team’s longest home win streak since the 2015-16 squad started the year 13-0 at home.

Carolina picked up its second true road win of the season last Saturday at Missouri (Jan. 13) with a 71-69 overtime victory. It was the team’s first win at Mizzou Arena since January of 2017. Junior Jacobi Wright in the game-winning bucket in overtime with 13 seconds remaining. Grad transfer B.J. Mack had a team-high 21 points, his fourth 20-point performance of the season.

Georgia is fresh off a tough, hard-fought game against No. 5 Tennessee. The Vols won 85-79 after closing the game on a 21-4 run the final 5 minutes. The Bulldogs led by as many as 11 in the second half. Jabri Abdur-Rahim led the way for Georgia in the game with 21 points thanks to five 3s. He’s one of the top shooters in the SEC and is T-4^th in the league with a 42.9 percent shooting clip from distance in three league games. Abdur-Rahim’s 38 3-point field goals this season are fifth-most in the conference.

The Bulldogs entered their Saturday game against Tennessee riding a 10-game winning streak, the longest win streak in the country by a Power Six conference team at the time. They are led by former Florida head coach Mike White, who is in his second season leading the program.

VENUE: Colonial Life Arena

BROADCAST: ESPNU

PLAY-BY-PLAY: Roy Philpott

ANALYST: Daymeon Fishback

RADIO: Gamecock Radio Network  

IN COLUMBIA: 107.5 The Game

PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott

ANALYST: Casey Manning

SIRIUSXM: 380 | SXM APP: 970

WATCH: espn.com/watch

LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast.com

SERIES: Gamecocks lead, 63-59

IN COLUMBIA: Gamecocks lead, 38-19

SERIES TREND: Gamecocks have won 13 of the last 14 dating back to Jan. 4, 2017.

LAST MEETING: 61-55 Gamecock win at CLA on Senior Day last season (March 4, 2023). Meechie Johnson had 18 points and seven assists to lead Carolina.

UP NEXT

Carolina hits the road for a tough test at Bud Walton Arena against Arkansas (9-7, 0-3 SEC) on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. (ET) on SEC Network with Dave Neal (pxp) and Joe Kleine (analyst) on the call.

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