Of the NCAA Tournament field Joe Lunardi projected and posted to ESPN.com on Tuesday morning, South Carolina has wins over five of those 68 teams.
The latest came Tuesday evening when the Gamecocks rallied past Ole Miss 79-64 at Colonial Life Arena.
“South Carolina’s got a really good team,” said Rebels coach Kermit Davis. “They looked like an NCAA Tournament team tonight, for sure.”
For sure? Perhaps he’s got a point.
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USC, with a 9-4 record, is now into sole possession of fourth place in the SEC standings.