ESPN.com · Jan 28, 2017
TONIGHT AFTER X GAMES ASPEN
No. 23 South Carolina responded to its first SEC loss in impressive fashion, a positive sign after last year's late-season meltdown cost it a trip to the NCAA tournament.
The Gamecocks have a chance to continue that momentum Saturday, when they travel to struggling Missouri. South Carolina won six of seven while the Tigers have lost 11 in a row.
South Carolina (16-4, 6-1 SEC) shook off last week's loss at No. 5 Kentucky with an emphatic 98-69 win over Auburn on Tuesday. The Gamecocks' senior backcourt tandem of Duane Notice and Sindarius Thornwell combined for 49 points, and South Carolina knocked down 15 3-pointers in the rout.