When: 3 p.m.
Where: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Records: Alabama 16-8, 8-3 SEC. South Carolina 12-12, 2-9 SEC.
TV: SEC Network
Alabama Lineup: G Trevor Lacey, 6-3, So., 11.8 ppg., 4.0 rpg., 3.2 assists per game; G Trevor Releford, 6-0, Jr., 14.6 ppg., 2.2 rpg., 2.4 assists per game; F Levi Randolph, 6-5, So., 7.8 ppg., 4.1 rpg., 1.1 steals per game; F Rodney Cooper, 6-6, So., 10.8 ppg., 4.4 rpg.; C Moussa Gueye, 7-0, Jr., 1.4 ppg., 4.4 rpg., 1.8 blocks per game.
South Carolina Lineup: G Bruce Ellington, 5-9, Jr., 9.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.2 assists per game; G Brian Richardson, 6-4, Jr., 8.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 10.1 assists per game; G Damien Leonard, 6-4, Soph., 3.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg; F Lakeem Jackson, 6-5, Sr., 8.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg; F Michael Carrera, 6-5, Fr., 10.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg.
Noteworthy: South Carolina is coming off of a 64-46 loss to LSU, its fifth in-a-row, after which head coach Frank Martin likened his team’s play to zombies from a movie …. Ellington also plays football for the Gamecocks, catching the game-winning pass in the Outback Bowl against Michigan …. Alabama has held nine straight opponents to 60 points or less, dating back to its 68-65 win over Tennessee on Jan. 12 …. This will be Alabama’s second-straight season facing a Martin coached team, suffering a 71-58 loss to his Kansas State Wildcats last year …. Alabama leads the overall series over the Gamecocks 23-13, including winning four of the last five meetings and 10 of the 12 played in Coleman Coliseum.
