Providence Friars at South Carolina Gamecocks

· NCAA Women's Basketball

Providence Friars

8-5, 1-2 Away

South Carolina Gamecocks

12-1, 7-0 Home

No. 3 South Carolina takes on Providence following Edwards' 29-point outing

Providence Friars (8-5, 1-2 Big East) at South Carolina Gamecocks (12-1, 0-1 SEC)

Columbia, South Carolina; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 South Carolina hosts Providence after Joyce Edwards scored 29 points in South Carolina's 105-43 victory against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles.

The Gamecocks have gone 7-0 at home. South Carolina has a 10-1 record against opponents over .500.

The Friars have gone 0-2 away from home. Providence is fifth in the Big East with 10.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Sabou Gueye averaging 2.6.

South Carolina's average of 5.8 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.9 more made shots on average than the 4.9 per game Providence allows. Providence scores 6.6 more points per game (59.5) than South Carolina allows to opponents (52.9).

TOP PERFORMERS: Raven Johnson is averaging 8.8 points, six assists and two steals for the Gamecocks. Edwards is averaging 23.1 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 63.6% over the past 10 games.

Gueye is scoring 13.9 points per game and averaging 6.2 rebounds for the Friars. Payton Dunbar is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gamecocks: 9-1, averaging 93.1 points, 40.4 rebounds, 20.2 assists, 10.6 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 53.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.0 points per game.

Friars: 6-4, averaging 58.3 points, 33.6 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 8.5 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 38.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 54.1 points.

TV Channel: Friars vs Gamecocks 2021 College Basketball, week 8, is broadcasted on SEC Network.
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Statistics

PROV		SC
W2	Streak	W5
54.6	Points Against	52.9
59.5	Points Per Game	92.6
39	Field Goal %	54
27	Three Point %	38
39.3	Rebounds Per Game	45.0
12.9	Assists Per Game	19.8
3.2	Blocks Per Game	6.8
8.9	Steals Per Game	9.5
1.3	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.3
18.1	Total Turnovers Per Game	12.0
54.6	Points Against	52.9

Game Information

Colonial Life Arena

Location: Columbia, SC
Capacity:

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
UConn	3-0	-	12-0
Villanova	3-0	-	10-2
Seton Hall	2-1	1	8-4
Marquette	2-1	1	8-4
Creighton	2-1	1	6-6
St. John's	1-2	2	11-3
Xavier	1-2	2	8-4
Providence	1-2	2	8-5
Butler	1-2	2	7-6
Georgetown	0-2	2.5	7-4
DePaul	0-3	3	3-11

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Texas	0-0	-	14-0
Alabama	0-0	-	14-0
Georgia	0-0	-	13-0
LSU	0-0	-	13-0
Vanderbilt	0-0	-	12-0
Kentucky	0-0	-	12-1
Mississippi State	0-0	-	12-1
Oklahoma	0-0	-	12-1
South Carolina	0-0	-	12-1
Ole Miss	0-0	-	12-2
Arkansas	0-0	-	11-3
Florida	0-0	-	11-3
Missouri	0-0	-	11-3
Texas A&M	0-0	-	7-2
Auburn	0-0	-	10-3
Tennessee	0-0	-	8-3