aubiefifty 16,807 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Tale of the Tape: Comparing Auburn and South Carolina ahead of Wednesday’s showdown at Neville Arena Taylor Jones Tue, February 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM CST·2 min read The No. 12 Auburn Tigers host No. 11 South Carolina on Wednesday in what will be its most notable home game of the season. The Tigers still have dreams of winning the SEC, and their performances in the upcoming stretch of games featuring South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi State over its next five games will determine if they are indeed the kings of the conference. The first game in the stretch will be a home tilt with South Carolina, winners of seven straight games and the current leaders of the SEC standings. The Gamecocks are a team that enjoys getting ahead quickly and will look to quiet a rowdy crowd inside Neville Arena from the beginning. Can Auburn keep its unbeaten home winning streak alive on Wednesday against a challenging opponent in South Carolina? Here’s a look at how the teams compare heading into this pivotal SEC matchup. Rankings comparison Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports AUBURN SOUTH CAROLINA 19-5 (8-3) Record (SEC) 21-3 (9-2) No. 12 Coaches Poll No. 11 No. 13 AP Poll No. 11 No. 3 SEC No. 1 No. 7 NET No. 45 No. 5 KenPom No. 45 No. 7 ESPN BPI No. 48 Stats comparison Zach Bland/Auburn Tigers AUBURN SOUTH CAROLINA 82.3 Points per game 72.6 67.1 Points allowed per game 64.0 39.3 Rebounds per game 36.1 17.8 Assists per game 15.7 Johni Broome (16.0) Leading scorer Meechie Johnson (14.1) Johni Broome (8.8) Leading rebounder BJ Mack (5.1) Tre Donaldson (3.5) Leading assists Ta’Lon Cooper (4.4) Record comparison James Gilbert/Getty Images AUBURN SOUTH CAROLINA 2-4 Quad 1 3-2 6-1 Quad 2 5-0 6-0 Quad 3 4-1 5-0 Quad 4 8-0 12-0 Home record 13-1 7-5 Away/Neutral record 8-2 Alabama (No. 5 in NET) Best win Tennessee (No. 6 in NET) Final analysis Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports It is not a stretch to say that Wednesday’s game will be the most challenging home game on Auburn’s schedule to date, and a win will boost its resume and earn them respect. Since taking a 74-47 loss to Alabama on Jan. 9, the Gamecocks have won four SEC games on the road, including a 63-59 win over Tennessee. On paper, Auburn should win this game. But it can not let itself get too comfortable or South Carolina could embarrass them. Auburn needs to avoid another Florida situation and find ways to get more people involved in the stat sheet. The more, the better. Story originally appeared on Auburn Wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,807 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Auburn drops one place in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll Taylor Jones Mon, February 12, 2024 at 12:31 PM CST·2 min read Auburn basketball experienced the ebbs and flows of life in the SEC last week. The Tigers opened the week by blowing out rival Alabama by 18 points on Wednesday at home before experiencing a trap game in Gainesville on Saturday, losing 81-65 to Florida. The uneven week has caused Auburn to take a slight hit in the latest rankings. The updated USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released Monday, and the Tigers have fallen to No. 12, down one spot from a week ago. This week’s slate will provide a challenge to Auburn, as they will face two teams in the top 25 at home. The week begins Wednesday as the hottest team in the SEC, South Carolina, pays a visit to the Plains. The Gamecocks jump nine spots to No. 11 after taking care of Ole Miss and Vanderbilt at home. Kentucky, which visits Auburn on Saturday, fell to No. 20 after suffering its fourth loss over its last six games on Saturday to Gonzaga. Five SEC schools are in this week’s coaches poll. Joining the aforementioned programs are Tennessee at No. 9 and Alabama at No. 15. A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports: Rank Team Record Points Change 1 UConn 22-2 792 (24) – 2 Purdue 22-2 776 (8) – 3 Houston 21-3 722 +2 4 Marquette 18-5 647 +3 5 North Carolina 19-5 643 -2 6 Arizona 19-5 642 +2 7 Kansas 19-5 635 -3 8 Duke 18-5 529 +2 9 Tennessee 17-6 524 -3 10 Iowa State 18-5 510 +4 11 South Carolina 21-3 475 +9 12 Auburn 19-5 421 -1 13 Baylor 17-6 402 – 14 Illinois 17-6 356 -2 15 Alabama 17-7 337 +1 16 Creighton 17-7 242 +2 17 BYU 17-6 202 +2 18 Dayton 19-4 195 -1 19 St Mary’s 20-6 185 +7 20 Kentucky 16-7 136 -5 21 Wisconsin 16-8 117 -12 21 Oklahoma 18-6 117 +10 23 Virginia 19-5 109 +7 24 Indiana State 22-3 106 +3 25 Colorado State 19-5 96 +4 Schools Dropped Out No. 21 Utah State; No. 22 Florida Atlantic; No. 23 Texas Tech; No. 24 San Diego State; No. 25 New Mexico Others Receiving Votes Utah State 94; Texas Tech 89; Florida Atlantic 63; Clemson 38; Gonzaga 35; San Diego State 34; Nevada 27; TCU 20; Washington State 18; Grand Canyon 13; Texas A&M 9; New Mexico 8; Florida 8; Northwestern 6; South Florida 5; Wake Forest 4; VCU 4; Michigan State 4; James Madison 3; Richmond 1; App State 1 Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__ Story originally appeared on Auburn Wire Up next Up next Up next Up next Up next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyeagle 130 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 We are 11 point favorites over USCe. This is another game where I'd be happy with a W however it comes! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,625 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 13 minutes ago, phillyeagle said: We are 11 point favorites over USCe. This is another game where I'd be happy with a W however it comes! I never bet over 1 dollar and that's with friends. Were I a betting person that USCe plus 11 points looks like a great place to slap some money down. I think AU wins this one but the 11 point spread seems like too much. I'd take a one point win right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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