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Rebels Head to The Palmetto State to Face South Carolina
By Adam Brown
Sports Editor
adam.brown@hottytoddy.com
Terence Davis cheers on his teammates. Photo by Josh McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics.
The Ole Miss Rebels basketball team puts its four-game winning streak on the line this evening as they face South Carolina on the road. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. on the SEC Network.
Ole Miss (18-7, 8-4 SEC) is coming off of a 75-65 victory over Missouri on Saturday. The Rebels’ duo junior Breein Tyree and senior Terence Davis average 34.8 ppg, leading the conference in scoring. They account for 44.1 percent of the Rebels’ scoring on the season.
Coach Kermit Davis’ squad is averaging 11.3 steals per game and 23.5 points off turnovers in the four-game winning streak and only allowing 63.8 ppg.
South Carolina enters this matchup with a 13-12 record, including an 8-4 mark in SEC play to tie with the Rebels for fourth in conference standings. The Gamecocks started conference action 4-0, but have alternated wins and losses over the past six games. South Carolina is coming off an 84-77 victory over Texas A&M at home Saturday.
Forward Chris Silva leads the Gamecocks in several categories such as scoring (14.2 ppg), rebounding (7.6 rpg) and blocks (2.0 bpg). Guard A.J. Lawson averages 13.8 ppg to go along with team highs in assists (2.8 per game) and steals (1.2 per game). Off the bench, guard Hassani Gravett is shooting at a 42.4 percent clip from beyond the arc, helping towards his scoring average (11.1 ppg).
Frank Martin in is his seventh season as South Carolina’s head coach. He guided the Gamecocks to a school-record 26 wins and their first-ever Final Four appearance during the 2016-17 campaign.
This game will be the 40th meeting on the hardwood between the two schools, with Ole Miss holding a slight 20-19 advantage in the all-time series by winning two of the last three matchups. Overall, the Rebels have won seven of the last 12 contests against the Gamecocks. South Carolina leads the series 11-2 in games played in Columbia with the Rebels only earning road victories in 2001 (67-61) and 2014 (75-74).
Fans can watch all the action on the SEC Network or listen to the call on the Ole Miss Radio Network.
| Mon, Nov 4 |  | vs Long Island University | W, 90-60 |
| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Colorado State | W, 84-69 |
| Thu, Nov 21 |  | vs Oral Roberts | L, 100-68 |
| Thu, Nov 28 |  | vs BYU | W, 96-85 OT |
| Fri, Nov 29 |  | vs 13 Purdue | L, 80-78 |
| Tue, Dec 3 |  | @ Louisville | W, 86-63 |
| Sat, Dec 7 |  | vs Lindenwood | W, 86-53 |
| Sat, Dec 14 |  | vs Southern Miss | W, 77-46 |
| Tue, Dec 17 |  | vs Southern | W, 74-61 |
| Sat, Dec 21 |  | vs Queens University | W, 80-62 |
| Sat, Dec 28 |  | @ Memphis | L, 87-70 |
| Sat, Jan 4 |  | vs Georgia | W, 63-51 |
| Wed, Jan 8 |  | @ 23 Arkansas | W, 73-66 |
| Sat, Jan 11 |  | vs LSU | W, 77-65 |
| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
| Sat, Jan 18 |  | @ 17 Mississippi State | L, 81-84 |
| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | L, 83-75 |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | W, 72-69 |
| Sat, Feb 1 |  | vs 2 Auburn | L, 92-82 |
| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | W, 98-84 |
| Sat, Feb 8 | | @ LSU | 7:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
| Sat, Feb 15 | | vs 17 Mississippi State | 5:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Feb 22 |  | @ Vanderbilt | 2:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 1 |  | vs 12 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM TBA |
| Wed, Mar 5 |  | vs 1 Tennessee | 8:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 8 |  | @ 6 Florida | 5:00 PM SECN |