The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the South Carolina Gamecocks meet in college basketball action from the Colonial Life Arena on Tuesday night. The Irish head out on the road for the first time this season, can they hand South Carolina their first loss? Or will South Carolina remain unbeaten? Let’s dive in and find out. Make sure to read our Notre Dame vs South Carolina Prediction.
Notre Dame Wins Back-To-Back Games
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish come into this one looking to build on a 75-55 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore last time out. Markus Burton leads the Irish in scoring and assists with 18 PPG and 2.8 APG as the lone double-digit scorer for Notre Dame up to this point in the year. Carey Booth has 8.8 PPG with 4.4 RPG and Julian Roper II has 8.2 PPG with 5.2 RPG. J.R. Konieczky has 8 PPG with a team-high 5.8 RPG to leads the Irish in the rebound department up to this point in the year. As a team, Notre Dame is averaging 66.2 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 28.1% from three and 73.6% from the foul line this season.
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South Carolina Remains Undefeated
The South Carolina Gamecocks come into this one looking to remain undefeated at 5-0 on the year after a 75-68 win over Grand Canyon last time out. B.J. Mack leads the Gamecocks in scoring and rebounding with 16 PPG and 5.2 RPG while Meechie Johnson has 14.4 PPG with 4.4 RPG and Myles Stute has 12 PPG with 4.6 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for South Carolina so far this season. Jacobi Wright has 9.2 PPG and Ta’Lon Cooper has 9 PPG with 3.4 RPG and a team-high 5.4 APG to lead the Gamecocks in the assist department this season. As a team, South Carolina is averaging 76.6 PPG on 48.2% shooting from the field, 39.4% from three and 68.6% from the foul line this season.
Chris’ Pick
I’m going with South Carolina here. They’re simply the better team from top to bottom, and South Carolina has just been much sharper offensively at this point in the year. The Irish are going to go through a tough 2023 in my opinion, and I don’t think it’s going to let up here. Give me the Gamecocks of South Carolina here.
