Game preview · Saturday, Jan 2 · 3:30 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
LSU by 8 (78-70)
76% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
South Carolina |  LSU | |
|---|---|---|
| +8.8#103 | Power rating | +16.2#58 |
| 111.9#101 | Offense | 112.7#93 |
| 103.2#109 | Defense | 96.5#32 |
| 68.3#338 | Tempo | 72.0#58 |
| 2-0 | Record | 2-0 |
| #109 | Preseason rank | #97 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold; tempo is a style, so neither is bold.
Team stats
| South Carolina | LSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50.3%#186 | Shooting (eFG%) | 52.5%#90 |
| 51.6%#238 | Opponents' eFG% | 42.2%#1 |
| 18.3%#193 | Turnover rate | 17.9%#156 |
| 18.1%#196 | Turnovers forced | 18.2%#178 |
| 35.1%#47 | Offensive rebounding | 32.6%#132 |
| 40.9%#85 | Free throw rate | 32.2%#300 |
| 32.0%#197 | 3-point % | 27.9%#334 |
| 34.6%#265 | Opponents' 3-point % | 28.5%#35 |
| 39.7%#254 | Shots from three | 37.4%#312 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
South Carolina
Kory Mincy#465 · G
This season: 12 pts · 3.5 reb · 3.5 ast (2 games)
Jakub Necas#770 · F
This season: 11.5 pts · 4.5 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
Aleksas Bieliauskas#794 · F
This season: 9 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast (2 games)
LSU
Donovan Dent#23 · G
This season: 14.5 pts · 2 reb · 10 ast (2 games)
Mo Dioubate#114 · F
This season: 11.5 pts · 4.5 reb · 0 ast (2 games)
Skyy Clark#358 · G
This season: 2 pts · 3.5 reb · 4 ast (2 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).