South Carolina plays No. 5 Kentucky in conference matchup

Kentucky Wildcats (19-4, 8-2 SEC) at South Carolina Gamecocks (13-9, 4-6 SEC)

Columbia, South Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: South Carolina -11; over/under is 141.5

BOTTOM LINE: Erik Stevenson and the South Carolina Gamecocks host Oscar Tshiebwe and the No. 5 Kentucky Wildcats in SEC action Tuesday.

The Gamecocks have gone 9-3 in home games. South Carolina is sixth in the SEC in rebounding averaging 34.5 rebounds. Wildens Leveque leads the Gamecocks with 5.0 boards.

The Wildcats are 8-2 in SEC play. Kentucky leads the SEC with 37.1 points per game in the paint led by Tshiebwe averaging 10.6.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Stevenson is shooting 31.3% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Gamecocks, while averaging 11.3 points. James Reese is shooting 44.8% and averaging 7.9 points over the past 10 games for South Carolina.

Tshiebwe is averaging 15.8 points, 15.1 rebounds and 1.9 steals for the Wildcats. Kellan Grady is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Kentucky.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gamecocks: 4-6, averaging 65.4 points, 30.3 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.2 points per game.

Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 77.7 points, 33.4 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points.

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