Gamecocks Face No. 5/5 Alabama Wednesday at CLA

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina (10-4, 0-1 SEC) welcomes in No. 5/5 Alabama (12-2, 1-0 SEC) for its SEC home opener on Wednesday night. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. (ET) with doors opening 1 hour prior at 6 p.m.

Dave Neal (pxp) and Ron Slay (analyst) will be on the call for the SEC Network broadcast.

The Crimson Tide have won nine-straight over the Gamecocks dating back to a four-overtime thriller at Colonial Life Arena on Feb. 7, 2017. Carolina leads the all-time series at home with Alabama, 12-9.

The last time the Gamecocks defeated a top-five team at home was top-ranked Kentucky on Jan. 26, 2010.

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GAME INFORMATION

TIME: 7 p.m. (ET)

VENUE: Colonial Life Arena

TV: SEC Network

PLAY-BY-PLAY: Mike Morgan

ANALYST: Mark Wise

RADIO: Gamecock Radio Network  

IN COLUMBIA: 107.5 The Game

  PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott

  ANALYST: Casey Manning

SIRIUSXM: 84| SXM APP: 84

WATCH: espn.com/watch/

LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast  

SERIES: Alabama leads, 35-16

IN COLUMBIA: Carolina leads, 12-9

SERIES TREND: Alabama has won nine-straight in the series dating back to 4OT thriller at CLA on Feb. 7, 2017.

LAST MEETING: 74-47, Alabama win on Jan. 9, 2024 at Coleman Coliseum.

UP NEXT

The Gamecocks remain home, hosting another top-five team from the state of Alabama in No.2/2 Auburn (13-1, 1-0 SEC) on Saturday. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. (ET) with Kevin Fitzgerald (pxp) and Pat Bradley (analyst) on the call for the SEC Network broadcast. Carolina will be on the road for both its league games next week (at Vanderbilt and at Oklahoma).

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