­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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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WBTV) – Hundreds of Boeing employees in South Carolina will be laid off after the new year, according to a state document.

The most recent WARN report shows that 220 workers will lose their jobs. Boeing’s notice was submitted on Nov. 15, and the layoffs will happen Jan. 17, 2025.

Sister-station WCSC reported that eligible employees will get severance pay, career transition assistance and some health care benefits for up to three months after leaving the company.

“We are adjusting our workforce levels to align with our financial reality and a more focused set of priorities,” Boeing said in a statement to WCSC. “We are committed to ensuring our employees have support during this challenging time.”

In October, WCSC reported that Boeing had plans to reduce its workforce by 10 percent.

The vast majority of the layoffs will happen in North Charleston.

Charlotte-based company laying off roughly 6-7% of workforce

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In the latest rankings from the College Football Playoff selection committee, No. 17 Clemson clocked in two spots ahead of in-state rival and No. 19 South Carolina. And the two arrived in the teens of the rankings with much different resumes.

While Clemson has mostly dominated a weaker ACC since getting throttled by Georgia in the opener, South Carolina has been a bit more volatile. Either way, not much separates the teams save for one win or loss either way — Clemson is 8-2 and South Carolina is 7-3.

“Well, both are coming off wins,” Manuel said. “The win by Clemson and South Carolina’s win versus Missouri. The difference, as you can see, Clemson has lost two games. They bounced back from that Louisville loss and had back-to-back road wins against Virginia Tech and Pitt. Significant loss to Georgia at the beginning of the season, but they’ve come back. Cade Klubnik has really controlled the offense and done very well. That run to end the game against Pitt was phenomenal. I just think they are playing good football as well as South Carolina.”

The question in ranking the two might come down to valuing mindlessly winning like Clemson had until stumbling against Louisville or the flashes of upside that South Carolina has shown.

The Gamecocks hold the best win of the two teams, pulverizing Texas A&M at home. But Clemson’s road wins clearly hold some weight with the committee. And given the two teams are mere spots apart in the rankings, there’s not much to separate them in the eyes of the committee.

Which should make it all the more exciting when the two teams face off to end the season, as the Tigers will also potentially be monitoring results around the ACC with a path to the title game still open.

“So it’ll be interesting to see — as you can see they’re very close,” Manuel said. “The committee feels that Clemson and South Carolina are very close to each other as it relates to how we see those two teams.”