South-Carolina
Gamecocks Welcome Mercer Thursday Night
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina (2-2) returns home for a Thursday night matchup with Mercer (2-2) at Colonial Life Arena. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. (ET) with Dave Weinstein (pxp) and John Williams (analyst) on the call for the SEC Network+ broadcast.
It’ll be the seventh all-time meeting between the Gamecocks and Bears and first since Dec. 30, 2001, in Dave Odom’s inaugural season as head coach at South Carolina.
The contest will be an unbracketed game part of the Fort Myers Tip-Off, which takes place next week at Suncoast Credit Union Arena Nov. 25 and 27.
Road closures for the annual Vista Lights on Nov. 21 will affect traffic for the campus community and fans heading to the men’s basketball game at 7 p.m. against Mercer.
Starting around 5 p.m., the city of Columbia will close the following streets:
- Gervais Street from Gadsden to Assembly streets
- Lincoln Street from Senate to Lady streets
- Park Street from Senate to Lady streets
Members of the university community are advised to find alternate routes home from campus or to Colonial Life Arena.
Season tickets remain available and more information can be found here. Single-game tickets are now available as well and can be purchased here.
GAME INFORMATION
TIME: 7 p.m. (ET) with doors opening at 6 p.m.
VENUE: Colonial Life Arena
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: 385 | SXM APP: 975
WATCH: ESPN.com/watch/
LIVE STATS: GamecocksOnline.com
SERIES: SC leads, 4-2
in COLUMBIA: SC leads, 4-2
SERIES TREND: SC has won three-in-a-row dating back to Jan. 2, 1993, a 68-66 victory.
LAST MEETING: Dec. 30, 2001 in the non-conference finale of Dave Odom’s first season ; Gamecocks won 88-52 in what would be the final season of Frank McGuire Arena.
UP NEXT
The Gamecocks head south for a two-game MTE in the program’s debut at the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Carolina opens vs. Xavier (4-0) on Monday. Tip is 8:30 p.m. (ET) on FS1 with Jeff Levering (pxp) and Donny Marshall (analyst) on the call. The team will face either Virginia Tech or Michigan Wednesday night at Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
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