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Game preview: Gamecocks open NCAA Tournament, title defense against N.C. A&T

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Start time: 7:30 p.m.

TV: ESPN2

Live audio: 98.5 FM, 1320 AM (Columbia)

An automatic qualifier, the Aggies won a share of the MEAC’s regular-season championship on the way to capturing their fourth conference tournament title. This is their third trip to the Big Dance in the past nine years, and they’re riding an 11-game winning streak.

The Gamecocks are 2-0 against A&T, most recently defeating the Aggies 102-74 in the 2008 WNIT.

Winners in 19 of its past 20 games, N.C. A&T has compiled some gaudy season statistics: No.