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01/21 03:42 CST No. 2 South Carolina visits No. 16 Oklahoma following
Verhulst's 21-point outing
No. 2 South Carolina visits No. 16 Oklahoma following Verhulst's 21-point outing
By The Associated Press
South Carolina Gamecocks (19-1, 5-1 SEC) at Oklahoma Sooners (14-4, 2-3 SEC)
Norman, Oklahoma; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Oklahoma hosts No. 2 South Carolina after Payton Verhulst
scored 21 points in Oklahoma's 91-72 loss to the LSU Tigers.
The Sooners have gone 9-2 in home games. Oklahoma is 13-2 in games decided by
at least 10 points.
The Gamecocks are 5-1 in SEC play. South Carolina has a 2-1 record in
one-possession games.
Oklahoma averages 89.8 points, 35.9 more per game than the 53.9 South Carolina
allows. South Carolina has shot at a 51.5% clip from the field this season,
19.8 percentage points greater than the 31.7% shooting opponents of Oklahoma
have averaged.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaliyah Chavez is scoring 18.8 points per game with 4.0
rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Sooners. Raegan Beers is averaging 16.5 points
and 11.9 rebounds while shooting 55.6% over the last 10 games.
Tessa Johnson is shooting 46.5% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers
per game for the Gamecocks, while averaging 13.4 points. Joyce Edwards is
averaging 21.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 steals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sooners: 7-3, averaging 87.9 points, 45.7 rebounds, 21.4
assists, 11.2 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 63.2 points per game.
Gamecocks: 10-0, averaging 87.2 points, 39.9 rebounds, 17.1 assists, 11.7
steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 53.1 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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