South Carolina by the numbers

wde1978 · Feb 14, 2024

South Carolina has only given up more than 70 points only four times this season

a two point win on a neutral court over VT (79-77)
a five point loss on the road at Clemson (72-69)
a 27 point loss on the road at Alabama (74-47)
a five point loss at home against Georgia (74-69)

They are averaging 63 ppg in conference play but only interestingly, 66 ppg on the road (although the average rank of those defenses, per KenPom's adjusted defensive efficiency is 89th). Being that they muck it up from a pace of play standpoint, we will need to a) value each possession and b) be relatively efficient scoring the basketball. On their current seven game win streak, they are only allowing 57 field goal attempts per game.

Their defensive efficiency numbers are misleading (currently 47th on barttorvik.com and 50th in KenPom). If you look at their last 10 games, they are ranked 18th overall. But if you only choose away games, they are ranked 7th. Defensively, they've been better on the road than at home. That said, by those same parameters they are 91st in offense. And Auburn, by those same parameters, is ranked 20th in offense and 5th in defense.

Lastly, we are 0-4 in close games, good for 358th in the country. Carolina is 21st at 8-2.

Mikecb22 · Feb 14, 2024