UC IRVINE AT SOUTH CAROLINA

WHEN: Today, 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Colonial Center

RADIO: KUCI/88.9 FM

BREAKDOWN: The Anteaters (4-7) are looking for their first win in eight games away from campus this season, while South Carolina (6-5) is averaging 88.5 points in six home games thus far ... The Gamecocks, celebrating 100 seasons of men’s basketball this season, are led by their backcourt. Sophomore guard Devan Downey is averaging 18.4 points and 5.4 assists, while junior guard Zam Frederick (15.9 ppg) and sophomore guard Brandis Raley-Ross (11.5 ppg) leads the nation in three-point percentage, hitting 30 of 44 for 68.2% ... UCI is led by its frontcourt, where 6-foot-6 senior forward Patrick Sanders is averaging a team-best 13.2 ppg and also chipping in 5.1 rebounds per contest. Darren Fells, a 6-7 senior center, is averaging 12.6 ppg and 4.2 rpg, while 6-8 junior forward Kevin Bland is averaging 8.4 ppg and a team-best 5.6 rpg ... USC is shooting 44.5% from three-point range, which ranks second in the Southeastern Conference, but its 45.5% from two-point range is last in the conference ... USC Coach Dave Odom is two wins from 400 in his career ... UCI Coach Pat Douglass has 533 career wins in the four-year ranks and is seven wins from topping Bill Mulligan (163) atop UCI’s career list ... This is the third of five straight road games for UCI, which visits Harvard Sunday and opens Big West Conference play Jan. 4 at Cal State Fullerton ... UCI won the only meeting between the schools, 67-52, last season at the Bren Events Center.

— Barry Faulkner