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Men's pregame: USC vs. La Salle
Posted on 11.19.09
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When: 9:30 p.m. today (approximately)
Where: Carolina First Arena, Charleston
TV: ESPNU
RADIO: WNKT 107.5-FM
RECORDS: USC 2-0, LaSalle 1-0
COACHES: Darrin Horn (23-10 in two seasons at USC, 134-58 in seven seasons). John Giannini (72-79 in six seasons at La Salle, 369-228 in 21 seasons).
TICKETS: 843-953-2632.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
La Salle is bigger than USC, with a 6-foot-5 point guard Rodney Green and 6-10 center Aaric Murray, a highly-recruited freshman. The matchup between Green and Devan Downey will be fascinating, although USC could rotate some bigger defenders to Green.
STARTING LINEUPS
GAMECOCKS
POS. HGT. NAME, Yr. PPG
F 6-5 Lakeem Jackson, Fr. 4.5
F 6-7 Dominique Archie, Sr. 16.5
F 6-7 Mike Holmes, Jr. 13.0
C 6-9 Sam Muldrow, Jr. 9.5
G 5-9 Devan Downey, Sr. 18.5
EXPLORERS
POS. HGT. NAME, Yr. PPG
F 6-7 Yves Mekongo, Sr. 3.0
F 6-8 Jerrell Williams, Jr. 5.0
C 6-10 Aaric Murray, Fr. 16.0
G 6-5 Rodney Green, Sr. 23.0
G 6-6 Kimmani Barrett, Sr. 6.0
BOTTOM LINE
The Gamecocks need to set the tempo and not let the big Explorer guards pile up rebounds, as LaSalle did in its opener.
- Seth Emerson
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