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No. 2 South Carolina plays Duke

Duke Blue Devils (3-3) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-0)

Las Vegas; Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Duke and No. 2 South Carolina play at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Gamecocks are 6-0 in non-conference play. South Carolina ranks ninth in college basketball allowing 49.2 points per game while holding opponents to 27.0% shooting.

The Blue Devils have a 3-3 record in non-conference play. Duke scores 69.7 points and has outscored opponents by 13.5 points per game.

South Carolina makes 56.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 22.6 percentage points higher than Duke has allowed to its opponents (33.9%). Duke has shot at a 41.3% rate from the field this season, 14.3 percentage points greater than the 27.0% shooting opponents of South Carolina have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Joyce Edwards is shooting 61.3% and averaging 19.8 points for the Gamecocks. Tessa Johnson is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers.

Ashlon Jackson averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Blue Devils, scoring 11.7 points while shooting 28.9% from beyond the arc. Toby Fournier is averaging 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks.

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