South Carolina Vs Ole Miss: Gamecocks Conclude Regular Season in Oxford
The south carolina vs ole miss matchup closes the regular season Saturday with a 1 p. m. ET tip at Ole Miss, a game that leaves both teams chasing momentum ahead of the SEC Tournament; the matchup will air on the SEC Network with Mike Morgan on play-by-play and Rodney Terry as analyst. South Carolina enters with a 12-18 overall record (3-14 SEC) while Ole Miss is 12-18 overall (4-13 SEC).
South Carolina Vs Ole Miss: Tip, broadcast and records
The Gamecocks travel to Oxford looking to finish the regular season on a positive note after a three-game skid; their 12-18 overall mark includes a 3-14 SEC ledger. Tip is set for 1 p. m. ET, and the SEC Network broadcast team lists Mike Morgan on play-by-play and former Texas head coach Rodney Terry as analyst. The matchup carries history: Carolina has won three straight in Oxford, including a 77-74 overtime victory on Feb. 15, 2022.
Gamecocks' leaders and season milestones
South Carolina will lean on Meechie Johnson, who led the team with 20 points, four assists, two rebounds and a steal in the recent home loss to No. 23/25 Tennessee on Senior Night; Johnson has a career-best 12 games with 20 points this season and has scored in double figures in 16 straight games. In SEC play this year Johnson is averaging 19. 8 points, 4. 8 assists, 2. 9 rebounds and 1. 5 steals over 16 conference contests, and he sits at 17. 3 points per game overall. Mike Sharavjamts reached a career milestone this week when he surpassed 1, 000 career points; Sharavjamts also leads the team at the foul line with an 88. 2% clip (75-of-85).
The Gamecocks bring team marks into Oxford that stand out in the league: through 30 games they lead the SEC and rank No. 8 nationally at the free throw line, shooting 78. 6% (508-of-646) as a team, on pace to surpass a program mark set in 1970-71 (74. 3%, 635-of-855). Carolina also ranks in the top five in the SEC in turnovers per game (9. 8) and 3-point defense (31. 9%). Nordin Kapic gave a boost off the bench recently with a season-high-tying 13 points, going 3-of-5 from behind the arc.
Rebels' depth and late-season form
Ole Miss enters the regular-season finale with a 12-18 overall record and 4-13 in SEC play; the Rebels opened league action 3-2 before a 10-game losing streak that was snapped with an 85-79 road win at Auburn on Feb. 28. Ole Miss dropped an 89-86 overtime decision to No. 24/22 Vanderbilt on Tuesday at home. The roster depth shows in bench production: ten players average double-figure minutes and the Rebels rank No. 3 in the SEC (No. 25 nationally) with 30. 6 bench points per game.
Chris Beard, in his third year as head coach, has a trio of double-figure scorers led by Kansas transfer AJ Storr, who averages 15. 1 points per game. On defense and possessions, Ole Miss ranks No. 6 in the SEC in scoring defense (76. 3) and No. 5 in the league in turnovers forced per game (11. 7) and turnover margin (+1. 9), numbers that help explain the team's ability to generate bench scoring and occasional upsets.
The south carolina vs ole miss finale is the regular-season capper for both teams and a final chance to tune lines and rotations before postseason play; tip is set for 1 p. m. ET and the SEC Network broadcast will carry the game. After Saturday, both teams turn their attention to the SEC Tournament as the next confirmed event on their schedules.
