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02/06 03:43 CST Johnson leads South Carolina against Missouri
Johnson leads South Carolina against Missouri
By The Associated Press
Missouri Tigers (15-7, 5-4 SEC) at South Carolina Gamecocks (11-12, 2-8 SEC)
Columbia, South Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina hosts Missouri after Meechie Johnson Jr. scored 35
points in South Carolina's 84-75 loss to the Texas Longhorns.
The Gamecocks are 10-5 on their home court. South Carolina scores 77.3 points
and has outscored opponents by 2.0 points per game.
The Tigers have gone 5-4 against SEC opponents. Missouri scores 80.4 points and
has outscored opponents by 6.4 points per game.
South Carolina makes 44.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is
2.9 percentage points higher than Missouri has allowed to its opponents
(41.9%). Missouri has shot at a 49.3% clip from the field this season, 4.4
percentage points higher than the 44.9% shooting opponents of South Carolina
have averaged.
The Gamecocks and Tigers face off Saturday for the first time in SEC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mike Sharavjamts is averaging 10.8 points and 5.4 rebounds for
the Gamecocks. Johnson is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Mark Mitchell is shooting 53.7% and averaging 17.5 points for the Tigers.
Jayden Stone is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gamecocks: 2-8, averaging 72.4 points, 27.1 rebounds, 12.0
assists, 5.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 84.4 points per game.
Tigers: 5-5, averaging 72.8 points, 31.5 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 5.4 steals and
3.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 79.1 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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