Gamecocks-Sooners Rematch in Sweet 16 Saturday – University of South Carolina Athletics

SACRAMENTO, CA – No. 4/4 South Carolina heads into its 12th-straight NCAA Sweet 16 on Sat., March 28, facing SEC-rival No. 10/9 Oklahoma in at 5 p.m. ET tipoff at Golden 1 Center. Gamecock Notables South Carolina is playing in its 12th-straight NCAA Sweet 16 as one of just two teams to reach at least this round every year since 2014. Its .760 winning percentage in the NCAA Tournament (57-18) ranks third in tournament history. South Carolina is in the midst of one of the best offensive seasons in program history with their 3,138 points just behind the 2023-24 season’s record (3,247) and its 87.2 points per game on track to break that team’s program record (85.4). The Gamecocks are currently third in the nation in scoring average and fourth in field goal percentage (.509). Defensively, South Carolina has maintained its annual excellence, coming in sixth in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.346). The Gamecocks have held their opponent under 60 points 23 times in their 36 games. South Carolina’s paint dominance includes ranking second in the country with 47.2 paint points per game and 17th in fewest points allowed in the paint (23.3). The Gamecocks score 54.1
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