The No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks play the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. β Duke Blue Devils (29-7, 18-4 ACC) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (33-3, 18-1 SEC)
Birmingham, Alabama; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gamecocks -8.5; over/under is 128.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 South Carolina and No. 7 Duke square off in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.
The Gamecocks have gone 18-1 against SEC teams, with a 15-2 record in non-conference play. South Carolina is 30-3 against opponents over .500.
The Blue Devils’ record in ACC action is 18-4. Duke is second in the ACC with 12.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Oluchi Okananwa averaging 2.4.
South Carolina makes 46.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.2 percentage points higher than Duke has allowed to its opponents (38.6%). Duke averages 6.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 more makes per game than South Carolina allows.
The teams meet for the second time this season. South Carolina won 81-70 in the last matchup on Dec. 6. Chloe Kitts led South Carolina with 21 points, and Delaney Thomas led Duke with 14 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Joyce Edwards is shooting 54.6% and averaging 13.0 points for the Gamecocks. MiLaysia Fulwiley is averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games.
Ashlon Jackson is shooting 37.6% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Blue Devils, while averaging 12.4 points. Okananwa is averaging 12 points and 6.1 rebounds over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gamecocks: 10-0, averaging 81.4 points, 38.7 rebounds, 17.5 assists, 8.5 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.5 points per game.
Blue Devils: 9-1, averaging 67.1 points, 35.2 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 51.1 points.
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided byΒ Data Skrive and data fromΒ Sportradar.
