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Alabama plays No. 3 South Carolina following Timmons' 23-point game
By The Associated Press
Alabama Crimson Tide (14-0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (13-1, 0-1 SEC)
Columbia, South Carolina; Thursday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Alabama visits No. 3 South Carolina after Jessica Timmons scored
23 points in Alabama's 77-59 victory against the Troy Trojans.
The Gamecocks have gone 8-0 in home games. South Carolina is 11-1 against
opponents with a winning record.
The Crimson Tide play their first true road game after going 14-0 to begin the
season. Alabama scores 75.0 points and has outscored opponents by 24.2 points
per game.
South Carolina averages 6.2 made 3-pointers per game, 1.5 more made shots than
the 4.7 per game Alabama allows. Alabama averages 7.9 made 3-pointers per game
this season, 2.5 more made shots on average than the 5.4 per game South
Carolina allows.
The Gamecocks and Crimson Tide match up Thursday for the first time in SEC play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Joyce Edwards is scoring 21.4 points per game and averaging 6.1
rebounds for the Gamecocks. Tessa Johnson is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
Timmons is scoring 15.5 points per game with 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists for
the Crimson Tide. Karly Weathers is averaging 9.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1
assists and 1.7 steals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gamecocks: 9-1, averaging 95.8 points, 39.2 rebounds, 21.0
assists, 10.7 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 55.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 55.3 points per game.
Crimson Tide: 10-0, averaging 74.6 points, 37.4 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 7.4
steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 51.2 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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