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12/27 03:43 CST No. 3 South Carolina takes on Providence following Edwards'
29-point outing
No. 3 South Carolina takes on Providence following Edwards' 29-point outing
By The Associated Press
Providence Friars (8-5, 1-2 Big East) at South Carolina Gamecocks (12-1, 0-1
SEC)
Columbia, South Carolina; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 South Carolina hosts Providence after Joyce Edwards scored
29 points in South Carolina's 105-43 victory against the Florida Gulf Coast
Eagles.
The Gamecocks have gone 7-0 at home. South Carolina has a 10-1 record against
opponents over .500.
The Friars have gone 0-2 away from home. Providence is fifth in the Big East
with 10.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Sabou Gueye averaging 2.6.
South Carolina's average of 5.8 made 3-pointers per game this season is only
0.9 more made shots on average than the 4.9 per game Providence allows.
Providence scores 6.6 more points per game (59.5) than South Carolina allows to
opponents (52.9).
TOP PERFORMERS: Raven Johnson is averaging 8.8 points, six assists and two
steals for the Gamecocks. Edwards is averaging 23.1 points and 6.3 rebounds
while shooting 63.6% over the past 10 games.
Gueye is scoring 13.9 points per game and averaging 6.2 rebounds for the
Friars. Payton Dunbar is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gamecocks: 9-1, averaging 93.1 points, 40.4 rebounds, 20.2
assists, 10.6 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 53.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 55.0 points per game.
Friars: 6-4, averaging 58.3 points, 33.6 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 8.5 steals and
2.7 blocks per game while shooting 38.1% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 54.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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