He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
South Carolina Gamecocks
87 – 92 OT
FINAL Conference
LSU Tigers
Southeastern Conference · Colonial Life Arena · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money SC +124 / LSU -148
Model Predictions
Spread Total SC win
Actual LSU +5 179 Lost
Massey LSU -3.0 (-2.0) — —
Massey Totals — 150.7 (+28.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LSU -3.3 (-1.7) 149.7 (+29.3) 37% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LSU -2.3 (-2.7) 146.6 (+32.4) 39% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LSU -2.0 (-3.0) 146.6 (+32.4) 43% ✓
Baseline ML LSU -2.1 (-2.9) 148.5 (+30.5) 36% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 7, 2026 SC 78 – 68 LSU
Feb 19, 2025 LSU 81 – 67 SC
Feb 17, 2024 LSU 64 – 63 SC
Feb 18, 2023 SC 82 – 73 LSU
Feb 19, 2022 SC 77 – 75 LSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SC LSU
Overall 13-19 15-17
Conference 4-14 3-15
Home 11-8 9-8
Away 2-8 3-7
Neutral 0-3 3-2
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 74.9 81.4
Avg Pts Against 76.5 78.5
Massey 5.8 (#97) 11.9 (#46)
Bradley-Terry 0.66 (#107) 1.38 (#71)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.37 (#87) 2.11 (#64)
RPI 0.506 (#162) 0.544 (#90)
Shooting & Four Factors SC LSU
FG% 44.8% 48.7%
3PT% 31.5% 32.9%
REB / G 33.8 37.4
OREB / G 9.2 10.8
AST / TO 1.38 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 54.5%
TOV% 14.9% 15.4%
ORB% 27.6% 33.2%
FT Rate 28.5% 32.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 15.4%
DRB% 69.6% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 23.7%

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