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Better Know Mississippi State (yet again)
For the third time this season, the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the South Carolina Gamecocks will square off on the hardwood. The teams split their regular season meetings, with State winning by two in Starkville back in January and the … Continue reading
Posted in 2012-13 Basketball, Better Know An Opponent, Mississippi State, SEC Tournament
Tagged basketball, brenton williams, gamecocks, jalen steele, ken pomeroy, lakeem jackson, michael carrera, mississippi state, offensive rebounds, preview, SEC basketball, sec tournament, south carolina, statistical analysis, turnovers
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Brenton Williams drops 38, Gamecocks win final home game over State 79-72
On what was supposed to be a night where the focus was on Lakeem Jackson, Brenton Williams stole the show, scoring 38 points while using 38 percent of our possessions in 31 minutes, and the Gamecocks turned over State just … Continue reading
Better Know An Opponent: Mississippi State (redux)
The Gamecocks wrap up their home schedule this Wednesday evening with a match-up against fellow cellar dwellers Mississippi State. South Carolina comes into this game on a three-game skid, the most recent of which included some interesting roster decisions. State … Continue reading
Missouri demolishes Gamecocks inside, 90-68
The game went about as badly as expected. In our preview, we indicated we didn’t see a way that the Gamecocks could stop Missouri inside. But we meant Missouri might hit 60-65% of its shots inside, while holding the Gamecocks … Continue reading
Better Know An Opponent: Missouri (redux)
The Gamecocks continue through their portion of the season with nothing but return games from prior match-ups (this Saturday’s game in College Station is the exception) as they welcome Missouri to our Columbia for the first time ever. Many Gamecock … Continue reading
Gamecocks (and CBS) falter down the stretch, lose to Georgia 62-54 in OT
The Gamecocks dropped a game that I would’ve found utterly comical had they not been involved in it, with a disheartening 62-54 overtime loss in Athens to finish off being swept by the Georgia Bulldogs in regular season SEC play. … Continue reading
Better Know An Opponent: Mississippi
The Gamecocks will try to stop the bleeding on Wednesday night against Ole Miss (7pm ET, , who stayed well in the hunt for an NCAA bid with an overtime victory over the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday evening in Oxford … Continue reading
“Different day, same book,” Gamecocks fall 66-61
Another incredibly frustrating afternoon ended with the Gamecocks coming up just short in an SEC game, losing 66-61 to the Tennessee Volunteers. The Gamecocks struggled to contain a major post player on the inside for a majority of the game, … Continue reading
Better Know An Opponent: Tennessee
The Gamecocks return home to Colonial Life Arena to try to stop a three-game losing streak against the Tennessee Volunteers. Tennessee is in its second year under coach Cuonzo Martin, who succeeded at Missouri State (it’s hard to get people … Continue reading
Shooting – and Kentucky – wins game, 77-55
The story remains the same for the Gamecocks, as they dropped their Tuesday night contest at Kentucky by the score of 77-55. Carolina responded to Kentucky’s initial burst by taking an 18-17 lead at the 10 minute mark, but the … Continue reading
Posted in 2012-13 Basketball, Kentucky, What Happened
Tagged basketball, brenton williams, damien leonard, defense, frank martin, gamecocks, kentucky wildcats, lakeem jackson, michael carrera, nerlens noel, offensive rebounds, SEC basketball, south carolina, statistical analysis, turnovers
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