Gamecocks welcome No. 2/2 Tigers on Saturday – University of South Carolina Athletics

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina (10-5, 0-2 SEC) continues to face another top-five team at home on Saturday, hosting No. 2/2 Auburn (14-1, 2-0 SEC) at Colonial Life Arena . Tip time is set at 1:00 p.m. (ET), doors open at 12:00 p.m.

Kevin Fitzgerald and Pat Bradley will be featured on the SEC Network broadcast.

The Tigers, who have won seven games in a row (T-7^Th (longest active winning streak in the country via KenPom) are the sixth-ranked opponent (third in a row) the Gamecocks have faced so far this season. Auburn has also rattled off seven straight wins against Carolina since January 2020.

The Gamecocks are 1-1 at home against Top 25 opponents this season, with a 91-88 overtime win over No. 25 in-state rival Clemson on Dec. 17.

The first 5,000 fans will receive a rally towel from SAFE Federal Credit Union on Saturday.

There will be FREE t-shirts in the cockpit for the first 1,000 students and one lucky student will have the opportunity to win BIG in the Big Money Challenge. To participate in the Jim Hudson Big Money Challenge, click here.

There will also be a baby race at halftime. Register your little racer here.

There is also a special promotion for all first responders offering discounted tickets.

GAME INFORMATION

TIME: 1:00 p.m. (ET)

VENUE: Colonial life arena

TV: SEC Network

MATCH-BY-MATCH: Kevin Fitzgerald

ANALYST: Pat Bradley

RADIO: Gamecock Radio Network

IN COLOMBIA: 107.5 The Game

MATCH-BY-MATCH: Derek Scott

ANALYST: Casey Manning

SIRIUSXM: 374 | SXM APP: 374

REGARD: espn.com/watch/

LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast

SERIES: The Tigers lead 32-19

IN COLOMBIA: The Tigers lead 14-8

SERIES TREND: The Tigers have won seven straight since an 80-67 win at Neville Arena on Jan. 22, 2020.

LAST MEETING: 86-55 Tiger victory in the SEC quarterfinals on March 15, 2024.

NEXT

The Gamecocks hit the road for a pair of league games next week, traveling to face Vanderbilt (13-2, 1-1 SEC) on Wednesday and No. 17/16 Oklahoma (13-2, 0-2 SEC) on Saturday. Tipoff in Nashville is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET on SEC Network with Dave Neal (pxp) and Jon Sundvold (analyst).

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