South Carolina-LSU Notes

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South Carolina Notes

# South Carolina is 14-17 overall.
# South Carolina now has an all-time record of 16-16 in the SEC Tournament.
# South Carolina had a balanced offense, with five players scoring in double figures. Five Gamecocks also hit double figures in an 85-82 win over College of Charleston on Dec. 22.
# Devan Downey had an excellent floor game for USC. Downey tied his career high for assists with 11, the second time this season he has reached that mark. The 5-9 Downey also paced the Gamecocks in rebounds with seven boards.
# Sophomore Dominique Archie made his 61st consecutive start, every game over the last two seasons.

LSU Notes

# LSU is 13-18 overall, losing the final two games of the season.
# Interim Coach Butch Pierre went 5-5 during his term as the Tiger head coach, all against SEC opponents.
# LSU is 42-48 in SEC Tournament history, including 21-29 since the renewal in 1979.
# LSU is 7-9 in games played in the Georgia Dome, including 5-9 in SEC Tournament action.
# LSU shot 50 percent from the field. This is the first game this season that LSU lost when making at least half their shots. The Tigers went 6-1 this season when shooting at least 50 percent from the field.
# LSU dominated the rebounding, 42-27. The margin of +15 was the Tigers’ best against a conference opponent this season.
# The Tigers had balanced scoring with five players with double figures, the second time they accomplished that this season. Ironically, LSU also lost its other game with five double-figure scorers, an 87-84 overtime setback against Arizona State in the Maui Invitational on Nov. 21.
# Freshman Anthony Randolph paced the Tigers with 22 points. It is his ninth 20-point game of the season.
# Center Chris Johnson had 13 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double of the season.

Filed under: SEC Basketball, Arkansas Basketball by Terry Wood. Posted on: March 13, 2008 at 2:07 pm