Gamecocks Face No. 19/23 Ole Miss Wednesday Night at Colonial Life Arena

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina (10-13, 0-10 SEC) is back at home on Wednesday evening to face No. 19/23 Ole Miss (18-6, 7-4 SEC) at Colonial Life Arena. Tip is set for 7 p.m. (ET) with doors opening 1 hour prior.

Kevin Fitzgerald (pxp) and former Gamecock assistant coach Perry Clark (analyst) will be on the call for the broadcast.

It’ll be the 11^th top-25 game (eighth in SEC play) of the season for South Carolina.

The Rebels have won three of their last four games with a comeback, 72-70, victory at LSU on Saturday night. Ole Miss has five players that average double-figures led by Virginia Tech transfer guard Sean Pedulla, who averages 15.0 points per game. He’s been the team’s leading scoring in SEC play as well, averaging 15.3 points per game in 11 SEC contests.

South Carolina swept the season series with Ole Miss last season for the first time in program history when the teams play a home-and-home series in league action. The Gamecocks beat the Rebels 68-65 at home on Feb. 6, 2024 and 72-59 in Oxford on Feb. 24, 2024.

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.

The first 1,000 students for The Cockpit will receive a free t-shirt Wednesday night. There will also be a student tailgate starting at 5 p.m. with free food. Click here for more information on claiming student tickets.

GAME INFORMATION

TIME: 7 p.m. (ET)

VENUE: Colonial Life Arena

TV: SEC Network  

PLAY-BY-PLAY: Kevin Fitzgerald

ANALYST: Perry Clark

RADIO: Gamecock Radio Network  

IN COLUMBIA: 107.5 The Game

  PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott

  ANALYST: Casey Manning

SIRIUSXM: 139 or 190 | SXM APP: 960

WATCH: espn.com/watch/

LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast

SERIES: Rebels lead, 25-24

IN COLUMBIA: Gamecocks lead, 13-4

SERIES TREND: Gamecocks swept the sea­son series last year for the first time when the teams play home-and-homes in SEC action.

LAST MEETING: 72-59 Gamecock win on Feb. 24, 2024 in Oxford.

UP NEXT

Carolina hits the road on Saturday to face its 12th top-25 opponent (fourth top-five) of the season with a trip to Gainesville to face #3/3 Florida (20-3, 7-3 SEC). Tip is set for 8:30 p.m. (ET) with Roy Philpott (pxp) and Jon Sundvold (analyst) on the call for the SEC Network broadcast.

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