Regional College Basketball Games for 1.19.2016
NO. 24 SOUTH CAROLINA (16-1, 3-1 SEC) AT MISSISSIPPI (12-5, 2-3)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, Miss., 7 p.m., SEC Network
The Gamecocks go for their second straight SEC win when they face the Rebels. … South Carolina bounced back from its first loss of the season by beating Missouri 81-72 on Saturday. … Mississippi has lost its past two games, the last 80-71 to Florida on Saturday. … South Carolina is 38th in the nation in scoring margin (11.9 points per game), but Florida is 30th in scoring defense (64.3 per game).
CLEMSON (12-6, 5-1 ACC) AT NO. 13 VIRGINIA (13-4, 2-3)
John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Va., 8 p.m.
The Tigers, the surprise team of the ACC this season, will go for their fourth straight win over a Top 25 opponent when they take on the Cavaliers. … During its five-game winning streak, Clemson has knocked off No. 21 Louisville, No. 9 Duke and No. 8 Miami (Fla.). … Virginia, which has the nation’s 10th-ranked defense (61.2 points per game), has been in a slump of late, losing three of its past four games. The last came Sunday, a 69-62 loss to Florida State.
Bill Kiser
This story was originally published January 18, 2016 at 5:28 PM with the headline "Regional College Basketball Games for 1.19.2016."