No. 8 Tennessee hosts Carter and South Carolina

Updated Jan. 7, 2023 2:43 a.m. ET

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Tennessee Volunteers (12-2, 2-0 SEC) at South Carolina Gamecocks (7-7, 0-1 SEC)

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

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: South Carolina -17; over/under is 126.5

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina plays the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers after Chico Carter Jr. scored 24 points in South Carolina's 84-79 overtime loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores.

The Gamecocks are 6-0 on their home court. South Carolina is ninth in the SEC in rebounding averaging 34.3 rebounds. Gregory 'GG' Jackson II paces the Gamecocks with 7.5 boards.

The Volunteers are 2-0 against SEC opponents. Tennessee has a 10-2 record against opponents above .500.

The Gamecocks and Volunteers meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jackson is averaging 16.9 points and 7.5 rebounds for the Gamecocks. Carter is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for South Carolina.

Santiago Vescovi is shooting 34.3% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Volunteers, while averaging 12.8 points, 3.3 assists and 2.4 steals. Olivier Nkamhoua is shooting 57.3% and averaging 11.4 points over the last 10 games for Tennessee.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gamecocks: 5-5, averaging 66.9 points, 33.8 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 4.1 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.3 points per game.

Volunteers: 9-1, averaging 75.3 points, 39.0 rebounds, 18.4 assists, 9.6 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 52.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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