1:06 pm
March 28

Women’s NCAA Tournament: #5 Georgia Tech v. #1 South Carolina

Who will WIN this matchup?

#5 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (17-8)

#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (24-4)

 

Current odds:

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: (+525)

South Carolina Gamecocks: (-750)

 

• The line for this game is South Carolina by 11 points.

• The Yellow Jackets (17-8 overall, 12-6 ACC) secured its second-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, routing West Virginia in second round action, 73-56. Three Yellow Jackets finished in double-figures, paced by 22 points from Lotta-Maj Lahtinen, 21 points from Lorela Cubaj and 14 points from Kierra Fletcher. Cubaj notched her fourth straight double-double behind 12 a game-high 12 rebounds. Tech is 0-1 when competing in the Sweet 16, having made its lone appearance in 2012, falling to No. 1 Baylor.

• A No. 1 seed, South Carolina (24-4, 14-2 SEC) upended Mercer and Oregon State in the first two rounds to secure its seventh-straight appearance in the Sweet 16. The Gamecocks earned a No. 1 seed for the fifth time in the last seven tournaments and are guided by The Athletic National Player of the Year Aliyah Boston who is averaging 19.4 points and 11.8 rebounds per game in the SEC Tournament and NCAA Tournament combined.

• The Gamecocks have been known for their rebounding all season, ranking fourth in the country in rebounds per game (47.9) and not allowing an opponent to out-rebounded them through 28 games. That effort has carried over to the NCAA Tournament, during which South Carolina has a +21.5 rebounding margin.

• Junior Victaria Saxton has burst onto the NCAA Tournament scene this season, pouring in 13.5 points per game (2nd on the team) after entering the event at 9.1 ppg. She is shooting 60.0 percent from the field and blocking 2.0 shots per game.

• South Carolina averages 21.8 free throw attempts per game this season, ranking fourth in the nation in total free throw attempts.

• The Gamecocks held their first two NCAA Tournament opponents to just 47.5 points per game, including yielding just 42 points to Oregon State, which averaged 72.8.

8/10
Confidence
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#1 South Carolina Gamecocks
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