Frank Martin, a high school math teacher before he became South Carolina’s basketball coach, knows his way around numbers.
The Gamecocks (12-6, 3-3 SEC) have won consecutive games despite shooting a combined 32.5 percent from the field.
“When you shoot free throws and you got low turnovers, that means you’re playing good offense,” Martin said Thursday during his “Carolina Calls” radio show. “It’s as simple as that. It’s not a complicated formula.”
USC, coming off its best wins of the season, will host 21st-ranked Tennessee (12-5, 3-3) at 6 p.m. Saturday. ESPN2 will televise the critical league matchup.