Three-minute preview: Missouri men’s basketball at No. 19 South Carolina

Missouri at No. 19 South Carolina

▪ WHEN/WHERE: Noon on Saturday at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.

▪ TV/RADIO: SEC Network; KMBZ (98.1 FM)

▪ ABOUT MISSOURI (8-8, 1-2 SEC): Tigers junior Wes Clark returns to the scene of his grisly injury, which prematurely ended his sophomore season. Clark suffered a dislocated right elbow in a collision with Gamecocks forward Michael Carrera as both went to the floor for a loose ball. Missouri can’t match 6-foot-11 senior Laimonas Chatkevicius’ size inside, which puts a premium on coach Kim Anderson’s bigs, including junior Russell Woods and senior Ryan Rosburg, avoiding foul trouble. The Tigers — who are coming off the worst home loss in 59 years, a 94-61 defeat Tuesday against Arkansas — have lost 22 straight games away from Mizzou Arena against NCAA Division I competition and dropped 18 consecutive road games.

▪ ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA (15-1, 2-1 SEC): Junior guard Duane Notice started all 33 games last season and 22 as a freshman in 2013-14, but he’s been used strictly off the bench this season. He averages 11.6 points, giving the Gamecocks five players in double figures, with a sterling 32 assists and only 15 turnovers. Led by senior Michael Carrera, who averages 6.5 rebounds, South Carolina ranks 16th nationally with a 56.3 total rebounding percentage. Expect a fired-up performance by Frank Martin’s bunch, which suffered the first loss of the season 70-53 on Wednesday at Alabama.

This story was originally published January 15, 2016 at 8:28 PM with the headline "Three-minute preview: Missouri men’s basketball at No. 19 South Carolina."