south carolina basketball @GamecockMBB | #Gamecocks | GamecocksOnline.com | #HereSC SOUTH CAROLINA (14-15, 5-12 SEC) 2014-15 schedule DATE OPPONENT TIME/BROADCAST @ TENNESSEE (15-14, 7-10 SEC) O. 26 Benedict + W, 92-47 Sat., March 7 • Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) • Knoxville, Tenn. • 4 p.m. ET N. 14 North Florida W, 81-56 N. 18 RV/RV Baylor $ L, 69-65 N. 20 vs. Cornell % W, 69-45 Head Coach: Frank Martin (FIU, ’93) Top scorer: Notice (11.4) N. 21 vs. Charlotte % L, 65-63 Record At Carolina: 42-53 (3rd season) Top rebounder: Carrera (5.6) N. 23 vs. Akron % L, 68-63 Career Record: 159-107 (8th season) Top assist maker: Stroman (3.5) N. 26 UNC Asheville W, 89-75 Record vs. Tennessee: 0-4 Media Relations: Emily Feeney Twitter: @GamecockMBB D. 1 at Marshall W, 77-59 D. 6 RV/RV Oklahoma State ! W, 75-49 D. 19 Clemson W, 68-45 GAMECOCKS D. 21 Coker W, 78-52 D. 30 North Carolina A&T W, 91-54 Head Coach: Donnie Tyndall (Morehead St., ’93) Top scorer: Richardson (15.7) Record At UT: 15-14 (1st) Top rebounder: Moore (6.9) J. 3 vs. No. 9/9 Iowa State & W, 64-60 Career Record: 215-121 (10th) Top assist maker: Richardson (3.6) J. 7 Florida* L, 72-68 Record vs. S. Carolina: 1-0 Media Relations: Tom Satkowiak J. 10 at Ole Miss* L, 65-49 Twitter: @VOL_HOOPS J. 13 RV/RV Alabama* W, 68-66 J. 17 at Auburn* L, 71-68 J. 20 RV/- Tennessee* L, 66-62 VOLUNTEERS J. 24 No. 1/1 Kentucky* L, 58-43 J. 28 at RV/RV LSU* L, 64-58 PROBABLE STARTERS J. 31 RV/RV Georgia* W, 67-50 South Carolina Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG MPG G - #10 Duane Notice 6-2 221 So. Woodbridge, Ontario 11.4 2.8 29.3 F. 3 at (RV/RV) Arkansas* L, 75-55 F. 7 at Vanderbilt* L, 65-50 G - #0 Sindarius Thornwell 6-5 206 So. Lancaster, S.C. 11.0 4.9 30.1 F. 10 Missouri* W, 65-60 G - #4 Tyrone Johnson 6-3 195 Sr. Plainfield, N.J. 10.1 2.7 29.7 F. 14 at No. 1/1 Kentucky* L, 77-43 F - #14 Laimonas Chatkevicius 6-11 251 Jr. Klaipeda, Lithuania 8.8 5.4 22.5 F. 17 at Georgia* W, 64-58 F - #24 Michael Carrera 6-5 212 Jr. Anzoátegui, Venezuela 6.3 5.6 20.2 F. 21 (RV/RV) Texas A&M* L, 62-52 F. 24 at Alabama* L, 59-51 F. 28 Mississippi State* W, 81-68 Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG MPG G - #00 Kevin Punter 6-4 180 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. 10.2 2.2 31.1 M. 5 No. 18/18 Arkansas* L, 78-74 G - #1 Josh Richardson 6-6 200 Sr. Edmond, Okla. 15.7 4.2 36.1 M. 7 at Tennessee* 4 p.m./FSN G - #3 Robert Hubs III 6-6 206 So. Newbert, Tenn. 6.7 3.0 24.1 M. 11-15 SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) TBD F - #4 Armani Moore 6-5 215 Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. 11.1 6.9 30.9 F - #11 Tariq Owens 6-10 205 Fr. Odenton, Md. 1.1 1.1 7.5 All home games in bold | All times listed Eastern * indicates SEC contest | + indicates exhibition | FSN - Fox Sports | SECN+ - SEC Network + | SECN - SEC Net- Today’s Game work | CBSSN - CBS Sports Network | $ - ESPN College South Carolina concludes the regular season on Saturday when it travels to face Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Hoops Marathon (Columbia, S.C.) | % - Charleston Classic Arena. The matchup is the second between the two schools this season. UT posted a 66-62 victory over the (Charleston, S.C.) | ! - SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Columbia, Gamecocks in Columbia early in the SEC season. South Carolina is looking for its first win in Knoxville since S.C.) | & Brooklyn Hoops Presents (Brooklyn, N.Y.) the 2002 campaign. FSN will broadcast Saturday’s finale with James Bates (pxp) and Matt Carroll (analyst) on the call. GAME INFORMATION Game Date: Saturday, March 7, 2015 GAME STORYLINES Game Time: 4 p.m. ET - South Carolina is in its 107th season of varsity basketball in 2014-15. Arena: Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) - The Gamecocks are led by third-year head coach Frank Martin. His associate head coach is Matt Figger, his Broadcast: FSN assistant coaches are Perry Clark and Lamont Evans, and his director of operations is Andy Assaley. Talent: James Bates (pxp), Matt Carroll (analyst) - South Carolina battled back from a 20-point deficit to take an 11-point lead in the final minutes, but 18th- Radio: Gamecock Radio Network ranked Arkansas finished Thursday’s game on an 8-1 run over the final two minutes and 30 seconds to close a 78-74 win over the Gamecocks. South Carolina shot an SEC season high 50.1 percent (25-49) in the contest. Talent: Andy Demetra (pxp), Casey Manning (analyst) - Senior guard Tyrone Johnson scored 18 points and matched an SEC season high with six assists to go along with Sirius: N/A; XM: N/A three steals vs. the Razorbacks, but the senior floor general was sidelined for the final two minutes and 29 seconds Live Stats: GamecocksOnline.com of the game due to cramps in his legs. Tickets: UTSports.com - South Carolina has not won in Knoxville since the 2002 campaign, and aims to snap a 15-game Tennessee win Series: Tennessee leads 41-23 streak in the series on Saturday. Last Meeting: 66-62 Tennessee win, Jan. 20, 2015, - The Gamecocks average 57.2 points per game on the road this season. Sophomore guard Duane Notice scores in Columbia, S.C. a team best 13.1 points per road game. - Sophomore guard Sindarius Thornwell led the Gamecocks with 17 points vs. Tennessee earlier this season. He hit 8-of-9 attempts from the free throw line, and pulled down seven rebounds as well. GAME #30 - TENNESSEE - SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015 - GAMECOCK BASKETBALL SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS Overall: 14-15; SEC: 5-12; Home: 10-6; Away: 2-7; Neutral: 2-2 • Posted 20 points with five rebounds and two steals at Kentucky, hitting SINDARIUS THORNWELL - So. - G - 6-5 - 215 - Lancaster, S.C. 9-of-11 from the free throw line MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% • Foul trouble vs. A&M, 9 points in 22 minutes (just 2 min in 1st half) 0 30.1 11.0 4.9 2.0 33.6 25.6 72.6 • Scored 10 points with two assists vs. Arkansas on Thursday • Matched season high 10 points at Arkansas, also SEC season high 6 assists MARCUS STROMAN - Fr. - G - 6-2 - 183 - Columbia, S.C. • DNP vs. Missouri, at Kentucky, at Georgia or vs. Texas A&M due to a MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% throat infection/returned at Alabama, two assists in 14 minutes 1 21.0 4.6 2.9 3.5 37.8 11.1 60.7 • DNP vs. Miss. State due to recurrence of infection/Returned vs. Ark. • SEC games, ranks third in the league in FT%, 86.6 (58-67) TYRONE JOHNSON - Sr. - G - 6-3 - 195 - Plainfield, N.J. • Career high 28 points, career highs 13-of-15 FT, vs. Miss. State; third- MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% career 20-point game 4 29.7 10.1 2.7 3.4 37.9 30.1 83.3 • Scored team high 18 points, with six assists and 3 steals vs. Ark. (3/5) • Out for the season after suffering a hip injury which required surgery TEMARCUS BLANTON - Fr. - G - 6-5 - 209 - Locust Grove, Ga. • Averaged 20.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior when he MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% helped lead his team to its first region tournament championship victory 5 - - - - - - - and state tournament victory DUANE NOTICE - So. - G - 6-2 - 212 - Woodbridge, Ontario • 16 points, 4 3s, 5 rebounds, 3 assists at Alabama MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% • Recorded double figures for fourth-straight game with 13 points in win vs. Miss. State/Last 5 games, 13.0 points, team best 3.6 assists per game 10 29.3 11.4 2.8 2.7 37.5 34.5 76.6 • Last 5 games, 14.6 points, 3.2 rebs., 3.6 assists per game • Out for the season after suffering a knee injury. AUSTIN CONSTABLE - Jr. - G - 5-11 - 178 - West Chester, Pa. • Saw action in three games last season, attempting one shot. MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% • Will participate in 2015 Senior Day. - - - - - - - - LAIMONAS CHATKEVICIUS - Jr. - F - 6-11 - 251 - Klaipeda, Lithuania • Career high 18 points, with 9 rebounds at Alabama in 34 min MIN PTS RBS BLK FG% 3FG% FT% • Matched career high with 18 points, 9 rebs. vs. Miss. State • 6 points, 5 rebs, 3 blocks vs. Arkansas (3/5) 14 22.5 8.8 5.4 1.4 52.0 32.0 72.3 • Last 5 games: 10.8 points, 7.8 rebounds per game • Saw action in 11 games last season. REGGIE THEUS JR. - So. - F - 6-6 - 221 - Los Angeles, Calif. • Saw action vs. Cornell, collecting one steal MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% • Scored first basket of the season vs. UNC Asheville 15 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 • Saw action at Arkansas, one rebound JUSTIN MCKIE - So.