The Gamecocks host No. 25 Clemson in Palmetto Series Tuesday Night – University of South Carolina Athletics

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COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina (7-3) puts its four-game winning streak on the line Tuesday night when it welcomes in-state rival No. 25 Clemson (9-2) for the annual SC Education Lottery Palmetto Series. Tipoff is set for 7:00 PM (ET) with Roy Philpott (pxp) and former Gamecock assistant coach Perry Clark (analyst) on the call for the SEC Network broadcast.

That will be 173rd all-time meeting between the two programs in one of the longest-running rivalry games in college hoops.

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The Tigers have won 5-of-7 in the series, but the Gamecocks won the last time the two programs met in head coach Lamont Paris’ first season in 2022-23. Columbia native Chico Carter Jr. hit the game-winning layup with 0.9 seconds left as the Gamecocks prevailed, 60-58.

Preseason All-SEC selection Collin Murray-Boyles, who leads the league and ranks in the top-20 nationally in field goal percentage, has had a double-double in three consecutive games for Carolina, dating back to a 16-point , 14 rebounds. performance in a 73-51 victory at Boston College on Dec. 3. Graduate transfer Nick Pringle is fresh off a career-high 19 points in the team’s most recent win over USC Upstate on Dec. 14.

GAME INFORMATION

TIME: 7:00 PM (ET)

PLACE: Colonial Life Arena

TV: SEC network

PLAY-BY-PLAY: Roy Philpott

ANALYST: Perry Clark

RADIO: Gamecock Radio Network

IN COLUMBIA: 107.5 The Game

PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott

ANALYST: Casey Manning

SIRIUSXM: 374| SXM APP: 374

CLOCK: espn.com/watch/

LIVE STATISTICS: StatBroadcast

SERIES: SC leads, 92-81.

HOME: SC leads, 56-29

SERIES TREND: The Tigers have won 5-of-7 in the series, but the teams have split, 1-1, since Lamont Paris’ arrival in 2022-23.

LAST MEETING: 72-67 Tiger win last season at Littlejohn on Dec. 6, 2023.

UP NEXT

The Gamecocks host Radford (9-3) in the team’s final game before Christmas on Sunday. Tips are set for 14 (ET) at Colonial Life Arena with Dave Weinstein (pxp) and John Williams (analyst) on the call for the SEC Network+ broadcast.

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