| Opponent | Location | Day/Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|
| vs. South Carolina | Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, Tenn. | Wednesday, March 11 / Approx. 8:30 p.m. CT |
| Game Media | SEC Network  | Live Stats | Live Audio |
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TWEETABLE TIGER TRACKS...
• Mizzou Men's Basketball (9-22, 3-15) heads to its third appearance at the SEC Tournament with a Wednesday game vs. South Carolina.
• The 14th-seeded Tigers play 11th-seeded USC in the tournament's second game, tipping off at approx. 8:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
• Anderson coached his 400th game as a head coach at Mississippi State (369 games at Central Missouri).
• Senior G Keith Shamburger scored 21 points and the game-winning FG with 10 seconds left vs. Auburn (March 3).
• Freshman G Namon Wright had a career-night in the win vs. Florida (Feb. 24), scoring 28 points on 10-of-13 FG shooting and hitting 6-of-8 threes.
• The 28 points by Wright are the 4th-most for a Mizzou freshman in program history and the most for a Tiger freshman since 2000.
• Sophomore F Johnathan Williams, III continues to lead the Tigers in scoring with his 12.0 points per game.
• Shamburger's 2.8 assist/turnover ratio in SEC action ranks 2nd, while his 4.4 assists/game ranks 6th.
A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT... SOUTH CAROLINA
• South Carolina (15-15, 6-12) enters the SEC Tournament as winners of two of its last three games, as well as averaging 65.4 points per game overall this season.
• The Gamecocks finished the season strong with a home victory over Mississippi State, 81-68, on Feb. 28, and a road win at Tennessee (60-49) on March 7.
• Duane Notice leads head coach Frank Martin's squad in scoring with his 11.4 points per game. Notice has taken a team-high 149 three-point attempts this season.
LAST TIME
• Mizzou took South Carolina to the wire on the road at Colonial Life Arena on Feb. 10, putting forth a resilient effort after losing guard Wes Clark to an arm injury halfway through the second half.
• Clark exited the game having scored 11 points in 26 minutes of action.
• The Tigers outshot the Gamecocks from the field, hitting on 42.3-percent of their shots (36.5-percent for USC), but turnovers (15-10) and second-chance points (20-13) proved to be the difference in the outcome.
SERIES HISTORY
• Mizzou leads the all-time series against South Carolina, 3-1, with the Gamecocks picking up their lone win in the series earlier this season.
• The Tiger-Gamecock matchup at the SEC Tournament will be the first game between the two programs that is not a regularly scheduled conference game.
