Gamecocks Set to Battle No. 13/15 Aggies Saturday night

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina (10-11, 0-8 SEC) returns home to face another top-15 opponent as it host No. 13/15 Texas A&M (16-5, 5-3 SEC) at Colonial Life Arena on Saturday night. Tipoff is slated for 8:30 p.m. (ET) with doors opening 1 hour prior.

The Aggies will be the ninth top-25 opponent for the Gamecocks so far this season. Six of the team’s first nine games in SEC play have been against top-20 teams.

Carolina is seeking its second top-25 win of the season (beat No. 25 Clemson 91-88 in OT back on Dec. 17) and the fifth top-25 win under head coach Lamont Paris the last two seasons.

The Gamecock coaching and support staff will be wearing special tops with a Coaches Versus Cancer patch on the sleeve. The Coaches vs. Cancer program is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. This initiative leverages the personal experiences, community leadership, and professional excellence of coaches nationwide to increase cancer awareness and promote healthy living through year-round awareness efforts, fundraising activities, and advocacy programs. Since 1993, coaches have raised over $179 million for the American Cancer Society. For more information on the organization and the work they do, click here.

A PARKING NOTE TO FANS ATTENDING GAMES AT COLONIAL LIFE ARENA:

• A water pipe issue has forced the closure of parts of Greene Street which will impact the usual game-day traffic patterns around Colonial Life Arena.
  
• Greene Street will be closed from Park to Lincoln, and Lincoln Street will be closed from Devine to Greene. 
• Fans should choose an alternate route to their parking location prior to arriving to the area.

South Carolina Athletics will be running more promotions for The Cockpit Saturday night with free tee shirts for the first 1,000 students and free pizza for the first 500 students. Click here for more information on claiming student tickets.

The first 2,500 fans in the building will receive a rally towel, and it’s also Teachers Appreciation Day. Discounted tickets for educators are available here.

GAME INFORMATION

TIME: 8:30 p.m. (ET)

VENUE: Colonial Life Arena

TV: SEC Network  

PLAY-BY-PLAY: Roy Philpott

ANALYST: Terrence Oglesby

RADIO: Gamecock Radio Network  

IN COLUMBIA: 107.5 The Game

  PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott

  ANALYST: Casey Manning

SIRIUSXM: 374 | SXM APP: 374

WATCH: espn.com/watch/

LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast

SERIES: Gamecocks lead, 10-5

IN COLUMBIA: Gamecocks lead, 5-2

SERIES TREND: Gamecocks have 7-of-8 over the Aggies dating back to Feb. 16, 2019 (3-1 at home).

LAST MEETING: 70-68 Gamecock victory on Feb. 28, 2024 at Reed Arena thanks to Zachary Davis layup with 3.0 seconds left.

UP NEXT

South Carolina is off in the midweek before a trip to Rupp Arena to face No. 12/12 Kentucky (15-5, 4-3 SEC) next Saturday. The Gamecocks won 71-68 in the historic building on Jan. 10, 2023 in Lamont Paris’ first season. He became just the third head coach in program history to win at UK.

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