How To Watch: South Carolina vs Arkansas
The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team has been the victim of six straight conference losses dating back to January 14th. They will look to stymie this trend when they play the Arkansas Razorbacks later this afternoon. Eric Musselman's squad has been relatively in the middle of the SEC pack up to this point, as they've won four out of their nine total conference matchups.
The Razorbacks hang their proverbial hat on the defensive end, particularly not allowing shots to have a chance to go in the basket, as they rank 18th in the country in blocks per game with 5.1 and 31st in the country in steals per game with 8.7.
The Hogs are led offensively by Ricky Council IV, who has scored ten points or more in 20 of his 22 games this season, leading to Council being the second-best scorer in the SEC. South Carolina's frontcourt has been tested on numerous occasions this season by their opponents.
That will remain the case this afternoon, as Arkansas makes getting to the basket a point of emphasis, shooting 53.7 percent inside the arc and ranking 3rd in the conference in free throw attempts per game.
The Gamecocks' recipe for victory in this contest on defense will be forcing Arkansas to shoot more threes, something the Hogs are not keen on doing as they rank dead last in three-pointers attempted per game.
On offense, while the Razorbacks do well at swiping away shots, they also foul at a high rate. South Carolina shouldn't be deterred from driving to the basket but look for weakside openings when possible.
How To Watch South Carolina vs. Arkansas
- Gameday: Saturday, February 4th, 2023.
- Game time: 3:30 pm ET
- TV: SEC Network
- Stadium: Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, SC)
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