Overview
- Auburn fell to 10-7 and 1-3 in the SEC with an 84-74 loss at Missouri, shooting 29% from three while Missouri hit 56.3% from the field and 9 of 19 from deep.
- Coach Steven Pearl said the Tigers lacked the required energy at Missouri and warned that no SEC team can just show up without sustained effort.
- Auburn’s results have tracked with perimeter accuracy, going 3-6 when shooting below 33% from three and 7-1 when exceeding that mark.
- South Carolina arrives off a 108-74 defeat at Arkansas, with coach Lamont Paris saying his team lacked the necessary juice and fight.
- Tipoff at Neville Arena is 5 p.m. CT on SEC Network, with South Carolina guard Meechie Johnson leading the Gamecocks this season in scoring and assists.