SEC basketball takes center stage on Saturday, as No. 3 South Carolina takes on No. 6 LSU in what will likely be the pair's final Top 10 test of the 2025/26 NCAA regular-season.
The Gamecocks enter the matchup riding a five-game winning streak to a conference-leading 10-1 SEC record.
Even more, South Carolina boasts a dominant 32.5-point average margin of victory this season while holding opponents to just 55.7 points per game — and scoring an average of 88.1 points of their own.
As for the Tigers, LSU is 8-1 in its last nine games, averaging a Division I-leading 96.6 points per game thanks to backcourt consistency, with a trio of guards — Flau'jae Johnson, MiLaysia Fulwiley, and Mikaylah Williams — averaging over 13 points per game.
LSU junior star guard Fulwiley notably spent her first two seasons at South Carolina before transferring last April — going on to post career highs in points, field goal percentage, and rebounds in Baton Rouge this season.
"I don't think there was any animosity or hard feelings," said LSU head coach Kim Mulkey about Fulwiley's decision to leave the Gamecocks. "Internally, she's probably going to be a little bit excited [on Saturday], have butterflies, but she's really a valuable part of our team."
The SEC rivals last met in a 66-56 South Carolina victory in January 2025, back when Fulwiley played in Columbia.
How to watch South Carolina vs. LSU basketball this weekend
The No. 3 Gamecocks will visit the No. 6 Tigers on Saturday, with the clash tipping off live at 8:30 PM ET on ABC.
