WHO: USC Gamecocks 5-1, St. John’s Red Storm 4-2
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Carnesecca Arena, Queens, N.Y.
TV: ESPNU
RADIO: WNKT 107.5 FM
SERIES: St. John’s leads 3-0
COACHES: Frank Martin (5-1 in first season at USC, 122-55 in sixth season); Steve Lavin (27-4 in third season at SJU; 172-94, in 10th season)
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Game marks the first meeting between the teams since Frank McGuire took the Gamecocks to his former stomping grounds in 1975. … It is the Gamecocks’ first true road game and third away from Colonial Life Arena. … In two games in Mexico, USC’s bench accounted for 67 points. … USC ranks second in the SEC and 16th nationally with a rebounding margin of plus-11.2.
STARTING LINEUPS
GAMECOCKS
| POS. | HT. | NAME | PPG |
| G | 5-11 | Eric Smith | 7.7 |
| G | 6-2 | LaShay Page | 15.5 |
| F | 6-5 | Michael Carrera | 12.3 |
| F | 6-5 | Lakeem Jackson | 11.2 |
| F | 6-8 | RJ Slawson | 3.8 |
RED STORM
| POS. | HT. | NAME | PPG |
| G | 6-2 | Phil Greene IV | 13.8 |
| G | 6-3 | D’Angelo Harrison | 21.2 |
| G | 6-4 | Felix Balamou | 3.6 |
| F | 6-7 | Christian Jones | 5.3 |
| F | 6-8 | JaKarr Sampson | 12.3 |
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