How To Watch: South Carolina Vs. Georgia

South Carolina's men's basketball looks to create a winning streak in conference play on Tuesday night when they take on the Georgia Bulldogs.

After spending time on the road for each of their past two SEC matchups, Lamont Paris and the South Carolina Gamecocks are back in Columbia on Tuesday night and will take part in what should be an intriguing matchup against the Georgia Bulldogs. Like the Gamecocks, the Bulldogs have gotten off to a 2-1 start in SEC play, with their lone defeat coming in their last game against the Tennessee Volunteers.

The Bulldogs excel in one particular area of the game: getting to the free-throw line. As of this article, Georgia is tied for the 19th-best mark in division one men's basketball in average free throw attempts per game with 24.2. Combine this with the Bulldogs' lackluster field goal percentage (42.61%), and it appears that the strategy for Mike White's team is to try to drive to the basket.

Jacobi Wright trying to recover in terms of his positioning against a Georgia player (4th Mar., 2023) / Jeff Blake | USA Today Network

Therefore, the defensive key for South Carolina in this game will be to limit dribble penetration and avoid finding themselves in an abundance of scramble drills. Georgia hangs their hat on the other side of the floor, as they rank 48th in field goal percentage defense (40.16%) and 43rd in three-point percentage defense (29.6%). If the Gamecocks are forced off the perimeter and toward the basket, where Georgia will have a height advantage, that could potentially spell trouble for Paris' squad.

South Carolina will have to utilize some screen actions to create space behind the arc and might have to attack the mid-range area to work around the overall length of the Bulldogs' defense.

How To Watch: South Carolina vs Georgia

• Gameday: Tuesday, January 16th, 2024.
• Venue: Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, SC)
• Game time: 9:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPNU
• Radio: Gamecock Radio Network
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