Queens (NC) Royals (3-2) at South Carolina Gamecocks (5-0)
Columbia, South Carolina; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 South Carolina hosts Queens (NC) after Ta’Niya Latson scored 24 points in South Carolina’s 106-56 win against the Winthrop Eagles.
The Gamecocks are 4-0 in home games. South Carolina is fourth in the SEC at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 49.2 points while holding opponents to 27.9% shooting.
The Royals are 1-2 in road games. Queens (NC) is ninth in the ASUN with 12.2 assists per game led by Dayuna Colvin averaging 3.6.
South Carolina makes 54.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 17.8 percentage points higher than Queens (NC) has allowed to its opponents (36.7%). Queens (NC) scores 15.0 more points per game (64.2) than South Carolina allows (49.2).
TOP PERFORMERS: Tessa Johnson is shooting 46.2% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Gamecocks, while averaging 13.8 points. Joyce Edwards is shooting 58.0% and averaging 18.8 points.
Brenae Jones-Grant is averaging 13.8 points, nine rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.6 blocks for the Royals. Ana Barreto is averaging 13.2 points.
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