The South Carolina basketball team will square off tonight against a pesky set of Panthers.
This is a exhibition game that will feature the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (19-10, NCAA Midwest Regional 1st Round, 5th Great Lakes Valley Conference East) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (14-16, 6th SEC East), Thursday, Nov. 3, 6 p.m. ET, at the Colonial Life Center.
USC won 78-55 at Columbia on Nov. 4, 2010 in their last meeting and hold a 3-0 record against the Panthers in exhibition games.
The Gamecocks were 14-16 last season, 5-11 in the SEC. They are picked to finish last in the SEC this season. It will be interesting to see how the ‘Cocks do in this game as USC is young.
KWC was chosen preseason No. 15 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The Panthers were predicted to finish second in the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division behind defending NCAA Champion Bellarmine by the league coaches.
Malik Cooke is the top returning scorer at 9.4 points per game for USC. KW is led by Anthony Young, who collected Top 25 All-America recognition by Basketball Times. He gets about 19 points a game.
I tell myself that USC should win this game but KW is no easy pushover so it will be fun to watch for so many reasons.
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