<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2V7z3U_1H5wk8Cw00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2V7z3U_1H5wk8Cw00" width="1200" height="600" >GREENVILLE, S.C. (Gamecock Athletics) - No. 1/1 South Carolina and No. 3/3 Southern Cal are set to square off in The Real SC event at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC, on Sun., Nov. 15. ABC will air the 1 p.m. tipoff in the Gamecocks’ third game against a ranked opponent and the Trojan’s first this season.Gamecock NotablesSouth Carolina is one of two teams playing three of its first four games against ranked opponents. Only four ranked teams faced a ranked opponent in their season opener – both games at Oui Play in Paris. Twelve of the current top-25 teams have not faced any ranked opponents yet this season.The Gamecocks are 22-3 all-time at Bon Secours Wellness Arena with all games coming in the month of March. South Carolina won six of its nine SEC Tournament titles in the venue in addition to its 2023 NCAA Regional crown. In its most recent showing, Texas ended the Gamecocks’ 19-game win streak in the arena in the 2026 SEC Tournament title game.South Carolina’s diverse offense has yielded a different team-high scorer in each game this season. Six Gamecocks have scored in double figures in at least one game, led by Tessa Johnson, who has hit the mark in every outing.The Gamecocks have assisted on 58.0 percent of their made field goals this season, and six players have handed out at least five assists. South Carolina’s top four scorers are also its top helpers – Joyce Edwards 15.3 ppg, 3.0 apg; Tessa Johnson 13.3 ppg, 2.3 apg; Chloe Kitts 12.3 ppg, 3.0 apg; Agot Makeer 12.3 ppg, 2.3 apg.Against ranked opponents, six Gamecocks average double-figure points with freshman Jerzy Robinson joining all five starters on the list.All-America forward Chloe Kitts has posted a double-double in each of her last two games, ranking fourth in the nation in the stat. She averaged 14.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in those outings while shooting 57.1 percent (12-of-21). On the season, 80.0 percent of Kitts’ 10 offensive rebounds have yielded second-chance points.The team’s top scorer against ranked opponents at 19.0 points per game, All-America forward Joyce Edwards shook off a tough-shooting night at Clemson Thursday night to lead the team with four offensive rebounds, four assists and three steals.Senior guard Tessa Johnson is shooting 50.0 percent from the field, including 50.0 percent from 3-point range, against ranked opponents, averaging 13.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in those contests.By the Numbers19.0 – The Gamecocks are 14th in the nation in made free throws, sinking 19.0 per game, including 20.5 against ranked opponents.+20.0 – South Carolina has outscored its opponents in the paint by 20.0 points per game.41.5 – After giving up an unprecedented 93 points in the season opener, South Carolina has allowed just 41.5 points per game in its last two outings.The Southern Cal SeriesThe Gamecocks are 5-0 all-time against the Trojans, including a 4-0 mark in the Dawn Staley era. The teams played a home-and-home series in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons, and they met twice last season.In the 2025-26 set of games, South Carolina scored a 69-52 win in the first game of The Real SC series in Los Angeles. The Gamecocks had a narrow two-point lead at halftime before locking down defensively in the second half, including yielding just 21.4 percent shooting in the fourth quarter. Joyce Edwards posted a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double, and the Gamecocks dominated the glass 56-32.The rematch came in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Columbia. South Carolina allowed just eight points in the first quarter and kept its foot on the gas in a 101-61 victory. Six Gamecocks scored in double figures with Edwards again leading the way with a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double.Neutral StanceThe Gamecocks are 189-99 (.656) all-time on a neutral court. South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley is 106-31 in games played at neutral sites (.774), including a 39-11 (.780) record in regular-season outings on neutral courts.Ranked ReadingsAgainst ranked teams, South Carolina is 149-75 (.665) in the Dawn Staley era (beginning 2008-09), and even that mark is skewed by the early seasons of her tenure. Since the start of the 2014-15 campaign, the Gamecocks are 134-36 (.800) against ranked teams, including a 64-9 (.877) mark since the start of the 2021-22 season. The Gamecocks are 132-25 (.840) under Staley when ranked higher/better than their opponent.This season, South Carolina is 2-0 against ranked opponents. The Gamecocks’ 84-39 win over #12/11 North Carolina (Nov. 8) was the largest margin of victory over a ranked team in program history and the fourth 40-point win over a ranked opponent in the last three seasons. Staley’s StandardNow in her 27th season as a head coach, Dawn Staley has a .780 (686-194) winning percentage, which ranks fifth in the nation among active head coaches with at least 15 years of experience and ninth all-time. With three national championships, she ranks fourth among head coaches all-time in NCAA titles.Staley is one of just two women’s basketball coaches to lead their teams to multiple 40-game win streaks in NCAA history with the Gamecocks’ program-record 43-game streak (2023-24) ranking seventh longest in NCAA history. She is one of just 11 men’s or women’s basketball coaches all-time to win at least three NCAA National Championships and the first Black head coach to win multiple titles. She is one of seven coaches to lead a team to at least four NCAA National Championship games.Entering her 19th season with the Gamecocks, Staley is the program’s all-time winningest coach (514) with a program-record 15 postseason appearances. She accounts for all eight of the Gamecocks’ Final Four appearances and the only NCAA National Championships in program history. Her leadership on the court and in the community resulted in the City of Columbia commissioning a statue of Staley, which stands a short distance from the Gamecocks’ home Colonial Life Arena.Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with FOX Carolina. For more free content like this, download our apps.</div></body>

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GREENVILLE, S.C. (Gamecock Athletics) - No. 1/1 South Carolina and No. 3/3 Southern Cal are set to square off in The Real SC event at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC, on Sun., Nov. 15. ABC will air the 1 p.m. tipoff in the Gamecocks’ third game against a ranked opponent and the Trojan’s first this season.

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GREENVILLE, S.C. (Gamecock Athletics) - No. 1/1 South Carolina and No. 3/3 Southern Cal are set to square off in The Real SC event at Bon Secours Wellness 

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