MISSOURI at SOUTH CAROLINA
When • 8 p.m. Wed.
Where • Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C.
Series • Even at 4-4; last meeting, South Carolina 63, Missouri 53, Jan. 28, 2017
TV, radio • ESPN2, KTRS (550 AM)
Records • MU 10-3, South Carolina 9-4, 0-1
About Mizzou • The Tigers haven’t played since their loss Dec. 23 to Illinois 70-64 in the Braggin’ Rights Game. … Mizzou has lost 32 consecutive conference road games since beating Arkansas 75-71 on Jan. 28, 2014 in Fayetteville, Ark. … Kassius Robertson leads MU in scoring with 15.1 points a game, followed closely by Jordan Barnett at 14.8. … First-year coach Cuonzo Martin was 5-0 against South Carolina as the head coach at Tennessee and 3-0 against current Gamecocks coach Frank Martin.
About South Carolina • The Gamecocks are coming off their first Final Four in team history but have stumbled under a remade rotation, losing nonconference games to Virginia Tech, Illinois State, Temple and Clemson. USC opened league play Sunday with a 74-69 loss at Ole Miss. … Graduate transfer Frank Booker, who began his career at Oklahoma, is the team’s top scoring guard at 11.8 points a game. … Chris Silva, Martin’s top returning player from last year’s 26-win team, leads USC with 13.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.
Dave Matter