WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. \u2013 South Carolina (4-1) squares off with Northwestern (4-1) of the Big Ten in its final game of the Skechers Greenbrier Tip-Off on Sunday. Jack Benjamin (pxp) and Anne O\u2019Neil (analyst) will be on the call for the 5 p.m. (ET) broadcast on CBS Sports Network.<\/p>\n
The Gamecocks are looking to bounce back from the team\u2019s first loss of the season on Friday to Butler. Carolina had opportunities to get back in the game with a number of open looks down the stretch from behind the arc, but it couldn\u2019t capitalize and fell 79-72 to the Bulldogs. Butler had 11 of its 15 offensive rebounds in the first half in building a 38-31 lead at the break. The Bulldogs finished with a 48-29 advantage on the boards. The 48 rebounds tied for the most allowed in the Lamont Paris era at Carolina. Meechie Johnson led all scorers with 24 points. Eli Ellis and Mike Sharavjamts each added 13 to join Johnson in double-figures. Ellis scored 12 of his 13 points in the second half and led the team with a career-high three steals.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats are led by senior forward Nick Martinelli. He was All-Big Ten Second Team last season after leading the league in scoring (20.5 ppg). Thru five games this season, he\u2019s averaging 18.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Cincinnati big man transfer Arrinten Page averages 16.8 points and 7.8 rebounds (leads team) per game. He leads the team in blocks (5) and steals (7) as well. USF transfer point guard Jayden Reid averages 14.6 points and a team-high 5.6 assists per game, which is T-58th nationally. Northwestern fell 83-78 to undefeated Virginia (5-0) on Friday in its opening game at The Greenbrier. Like Carolina, the Wildcats were doubled up in the rebound column as the Cavaliers finished the game with a 49-25 advantage on the glass. Reid has 25 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals. Page had 20 points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal.<\/p>\n
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TIME: 5 p.m. (ET)
VENUE: Colonial Hall at The Greenbrier
TV: CBS Sports Network
\u00a0 \u00a0 PLAY-BY-PLAY:\u00a0Jack Benjamin
\u00a0 \u00a0 ANALYST:\u00a0Anne O\u2019Neil
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\u00a0 \u00a0 PLAY-BY-PLAY:\u00a0Derek Scott
\u00a0 \u00a0 ANALYST:\u00a0Casey Manning
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NUMBERS OF NOTE
12-1 \u2013 The Gamecocks have a 12-1 record under Lamont Paris when shooting 50.0% or higher. The lone loss came in his 1st season in 2022-23 at Missouri.
16-0 \u2013 The Gamecocks are 16-0 record under Paris when scoring 80 or more points.
42-9 \u2013 The Gamecocks are 42-9 in 3 seasons under Paris when holding teams below 70 points (.824 win %).
439 \u2013 Johnson (196) and Stute (243) have combined to make 439 3s in their college careers. Stute\u2019s 243 career 3s are 13th amongst active career leaders in Division I. Johnson\u2019s 193 3s rank T-38th.
1,000 \u2013 Stute recently scored his 1,000th career point with a 3-pointer early in the game vs. Radford (Nov. 18).
464 \u2013 Stute (137), Johnson (121), transfers Mike Sharavjamts (104) and Kobe Knox (102) have combined to play 464 games at the NCAA Division I level bringing a wealth of experience to the Gamecocks\u2019 backcourt. Stute (5th) and Johnson (T-24th) both rank inside the top-25 on the active games played list in Division I.
25 \u2013 Johnson became the 25th different player for South Carolina since the 2004-05 season to record a 30-point game. He, Brenton Williams (2014) and Devan Downey (2009) are the only Gamecocks to have a 30-point game with seven or more made 3s.
43 \u2013 Johnson became the 43rd player in the SEC to hit seven or more 3s in a game over the last five seasons. Stute is also on that list, making seven 3s twice while at Vanderbilt in games at Temple (11\/15\/22) and at Texas A&M (1\/28\/23).
7-0 \u2013 Carolina was 7-0 last season when holding its opponents below 40.0% shooting from the floor. The team is 1-0 this season when accomplishing the defensive feat.
6-0\u00a0 \u2013 The Gamecocks are 6-0 all-time under Paris when the team shoots 50.0 percent or higher from behind the arc.
52 \u2013 Carolina has hit 52 3s (10.4 3FG per game) in the first five games of the season with a combined 28 different players hitting a shot from behind the arc in the five ball games.
7-0 \u2013 The team is also 7-0 all-time under Paris when dishing out 20 or more assists.\u00a0 Five of those seven games came in the historic 2023-24 season with a high of 25 helpers in the win at Georgia on Feb. 3, 2024. Carolina dished out 24 assists on 31 made field goals in the 91-72, season-opening win against NC A&T (Nov. 4).
9-0 \u2013 The Gamecocks are 9-0 under Paris when the team makes 30 or more FGs. Carolina made 34 field goals (team high in the Paris era), shooting 57.6% (another team high in the Paris era) in an 87-58 victory over Radford on Nov. 18.
28.8% \u2013 The Carolina defense held Arkansas to just 28.8% (15-of-52) from the field in a 72-53 win on March 1 last season, the lowest opponent FG-percentage in the Lamont Paris era at SC. The Gamecocks held Arkansas to just 14 points in the 1st half. With the win, Paris improved to 3-0 at Carolina against John Calipari, the winningest coach in men\u2019s college basketball.
34 \u2013 The team made 34 free throws in an 84-69 win over Texas on Feb. 22 last season, the most in the Lamont Paris era at Carolina. The last time the Gamecocks hit 30 or more free throws in a game was 35 made foul shots in the four OT thriller against Alabama on Feb. 7, 2017.
10 \u2013 Paris has been a part of 10 NCAA Tournament teams as a Division I assistant\/head coach with his first appearance at South Carolina coming last season.
18 \u2013 He has been a part of 18, 20-win seasons as a college head and assistant coach.
.696 \u2013 In his 17 seasons as a collegiate assistant coach, teams associated with Paris were 497-217 (.696) with five conference titles and 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, reaching two Final Fours.
274 \u2013 The Gamecocks made 274 3s during the 2023-24 campaign, a new single-season program record.
344 \u2013 The team had just 344 turnovers in the 2023-24 season, the third-fewest all-time for a single season at Carolina.
8-3 \u2013 The Gamecocks were 8-3 in true road games during the 2023-24 season. The team won seven SEC games on the road, tying the 1996-97 SEC Champion squad for the most league road wins in program history since joining the SEC in 1991-92.
25 \u2013 Carolina held 25 opponents to less than 70 points in 2023-24, which T-4th nationally and led the SEC.
8-0 \u2013 The Gamecocks were 8-0 in 2023-24 when shooting 50.0% or better from the floor.
1998 \u2013 The team finished the 2023-24 season ranked No. 25 in the final AP Poll, marking the first time the Gamecocks were ranked in the final top-25 poll since being slotted No. 14 in the final AP Poll of 1998.
1997 \u2013 The Gamecocks picked up the program\u2019s first top-five road win since 1997 on Jan. 30, 2024 with a 63-59 victory over No. 5\/5 Tennessee. The previous top-five road win was a 72-66 win at No. 3 Kentucky on March 2, 1997. The 59 points scored by Tennessee were a season-low for the Vols. It was also the first home loss of the season for UT, snapping a 13-game home winning streak by the Vols at Thompson-Boling Arena.<\/p>\n
South Carolina is off until a Black Friday tilt against Charleston Southern (4-3) on Nov. 28 at home. Tip is set for 4 p.m. (ET) with Dave Weinstein (pxp) and John Williams (analyst) on the call for SEC Network+ broadcast.<\/p>\n