The last time we saw the South Carolina men's basketball team in action, the Gamecocks righted the ship after a season-opening home loss to North Florida. Taking down South Carolina State 86-64 in game two of the season, Lamont Paris' team took a nice step forward.
Jacobi Wright led the way with 20 points and Collin Murray-Boyles was close behind with 19 points to go along with 16 rebounds. But it was the Gamecocks' defense that led the way.
Holding the Bulldogs to 35.8% shooting from the floor and 3-16 from 3-point range, USC was dominant on that end of the floor. However, there are still obvious areas for improvement.
First of all, the Gamecocks must be better on the glass. Against South Carolina State, USC surrendered 16 offensive rebounds.
Second, Paris would love to see his team shoot the ball better, especially from downtown. Last time out, USC shot only 8-27 from deep (29.6%). Of course, that came on the heels of shooting just 5-16 (31.3%) from beyond the arc in the season opener.
Tonight's opponent, Towson, should provide an opportunity to work out more of the kinks. The Tigers are 1-1 on the season with a 76-69 loss to Saint Marys and an 89-34 drubbing of some school named Wilkes-Barre.
So let's look at everything fans need to know ahead of tonight's game. We'll start with how to watch the broadcast.
South Carolina vs. Townson broadcast info
Tip-off: 7 p.m. Eastern
TV: SEC Network+
PLAY-BY-PLAY: Dave Weinstein
ANALYST: John Williams
RADIO: Gamecock Radio Network
IN COLUMBIA: 107.5 The Game
PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott
ANALYST: Casey Manning
SIRIUSXM: 374 |SXM APP: 374
South Carolina vs. Townson odds
Odds courtesy of FanDuel.com.
Favorite | Moneyline | Over/Under |
|---|---|---|
South Carolina -7.5 | South Carolina +275 | 136.5 |
South Carolina vs. Townson series history
South Carolina all-time record: 2-0
First Meeting: 1984 (79-68 South Carolina win)
Last Meeting: 1997 (65-55 South Carolina win)
South Carolina vs. Townson game notes
All South Carolina game notes courtesy of Gamecocksonline.com.
- Tuesday will mark the first time the two programs have met at Colonial Life Arena, with the previous two meetings taking place at Carolina Coliseum in 1984 and 1997.
- This will be the first matchup between the two schools in the month of November.
- Collin Murray-Boyles had a career-high 16 rebounds in the win over SC State (Nov. 8). It's the most rebounds by a Gamecock since Gregory "GG" Jackson II had 16 in a win over WKU on Dec. 22, 2022.
All Towson game notes courtesy of TowsonTigers.com.
- Sophomore guard/forward Tyler Tejada was named to the All-CAA Preseason First Team while junior guard/forward Christian May was selected to the All-CAA Preseason Second Team. Redshirt sophomore guard Dylan Williamson was named All-CAA Honorable
Mention. Tejada was named CAA Rookie of the Year last year after averaging 10.1 ppg with 3.3 rpg. The sophomore guard shot 42 percent from the floor and 35 percent from three last season.
- The Tigers have won 18 or more games in nine of the last 11 seasons, winning a share of the CAA Regular Season title in 2022. Towson was 20 or more games in its last three seasons for the first time in program history.
- The Tigers won 20 games last season for the ninth time in the last 11 seasons. Towson picked up non-conference wins against UMass, Nicholls State, UMBC, and Morgan State. In CAA play, the Black & Gold defeated UNCW and Charleston while also picking up wins over Stony Brook and Delaware. Towson earned the five seed in the CAA Tournament and defeated Willliam & Mary then Towson defeated UNCW for the second time, before falling against Charleston in the semi-finals.