Eason leads LSU against South Carolina after 21-point outing

LSU Tigers (19-7, 7-6 SEC) at South Carolina Gamecocks (15-10, 6-7 SEC)

Columbia, South Carolina; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST

LINE: South Carolina -4.5; over/under is 138.5

BOTTOM LINE: LSU visits the South Carolina Gamecocks after Tari Eason scored 21 points in LSU's 84-65 win over the Georgia Bulldogs.

The Gamecocks are 9-4 in home games. South Carolina is the SEC leader with 11.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Wildens Leveque averaging 2.3.

The Tigers are 7-6 in conference games. LSU is fifth in the SEC with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Darius Days averaging 6.0.

The Gamecocks and Tigers face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Erik Stevenson is scoring 11.3 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for the Gamecocks. James Reese is averaging 0.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for South Carolina.

Days is averaging 13.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals for the Tigers. Brandon Murray is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for LSU.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gamecocks: 5-5, averaging 70.3 points, 32.2 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points per game.

Tigers: 4-6, averaging 68.0 points, 31.9 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 10.0 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.9 points.

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