College basketball: Wednesday’s regional matchups to watch

South Carolina’s Maik Kotsar and the Gamecocks will visit Florida on Wednesday in an SEC men’s basketball game. Dwayne McLemore dmclemore@thestate.com

N.C. STATE (13-7, 3-4 ACC) at PITTSBURGH (8-12, 0-7)

Peterson Events Center, Pittsburgh, 9 p.m., Fox South Carolinas

The Wolfpack’s Omer Yurtseven has been outstanding over the past few weeks and is shooting nearly 62 percent from the floor on the season. ...Pitt, one of the country’s youngest teams, is last in ACC scoring offense.

SOUTH CAROLINA (12-7, 3-4 SEC) at No. 20 FLORIDA (14-5, 6-1)

Exatech Arena, Gainesville, Fla., 7 p.m., SEC Network

Foul trouble for Chris Silva and Maik Kotsar hurt South Carolina in its Saturday loss to Tennessee. But Kotsar had five assists before fouling out. ...The Gators are back in the Associated Press Top 20 for the first time since mid-December.

GARDNER-WEBB (10-11, 5-3 Big South) at UNC ASHEVILLE (12-9, 5-3)

Kimmel Arena, Asheville, 7 p.m.

Gardner-Webb can remain in title contention with a victory here. D.J. Laster has climbed to fourth in the league in field-goal percentage, hitting 48.8 percent of his shots. ...MaCio Teague (15.9 points per game) and Ahmad Thomas (15.7) lead UNC Asheville.

WINTHROP (11-8, 5-3 Big South) at LONGWOOD (6-15, 3-5)

Willett Hall, Farmville, Va., 7 p.m.

The Eagles’ Xavier Cooks leads the league in rebounding (9.3 per game) and is second in assists (3.2) and blocked shots (1.6). ...Longwood is getting 17.9 points per game (on 47 percent shooting) from Isaiah Walton.

LIVINGSTONE (6-7, 4-3 CIAA) at JOHNSON C. SMITH (10-7, 3-2)

Brayboy Gym, Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.

Roger Ray leads Livingstone with 15.8 points a game. The Golden Bulls’ Robert Davis averages 21.8 points – good for first place in the CIAA.

No. 4 QUEENS (18-1, 10-1 South Atlantic) at CATAWBA (5-11, 2-9)

Goodman Gym, Salisbury, 8 p.m.

Queens held Tusculum to 19 percent shooting in the second half of Saturday’s 92-57 rout. East Mecklenburg’s Jerrin Morrison had 23 points and nine rebounds Saturday in Catawba’s loss to nationally-ranked Lincoln Memorial.

Steve Lyttle

This story was originally published January 23, 2018 at 3:34 PM with the headline "College basketball: Wednesday’s regional matchups to watch."