FINAL: Carolina falls to No. 14 Texas Tech 70-63. Red Raiders finish the game on a 13-2 run.



📊➡️: Silva finishes with team-high 16 points. Freshmen Justin Minaya and Felipe Haase each score 11. #Gamecocks🐔🏀 #ForeverToThee pic.twitter.com/DKwzDoRys7 — Gamecock MBB (@GamecockMBB) January 27, 2018

Carolina missed a huge opportunity Saturday afternoon to boost its tournament hopes. Today, we take a look at some major takeaways from the Gamecocks loss.

1. Here today, gone tomorrow

After his impressive 22 point game against Florida, guard Wesley Myers went 0-7 from the floor and had a mere two points in Saturday’s contest. It was a complete flip from the previous game where Myers practically took over in Gainesville. One of the major things that has hurt Carolina this season is inconsistency at guard play and Saturday was no different. The Gamecocks have to find some answers at guard or it will continue to struggle to score.

2. Felipe Haase needs more minutes

6:15 H2 | Haase fooooooooooor 👌🌧️ — #Gamecocks have their largest lead of the game with just over 6 minutes to play.



🐔 – 58 🔴 – 53 #Big12SEC pic.twitter.com/abvqn5Sp34 — Gamecock MBB (@GamecockMBB) January 27, 2018

Bravo young man. The freshman showed he can be an essential piece off of the bench scoring 11 points in just eleven minutes of time on the floor. His versatility showed as well, as he knocked down a three-pointer while also going 4-5 from the floor. With issues at point guard, the Gamecocks may have to lean on other players to help score points. Haase may be that guy.

3. Colonial Life Arena is a big time basketball venue

Gamecock Nation brought it loud and proud today! #ForeverToThee pic.twitter.com/aA4ewHwQbA — Gamecock Athletics (@GamecocksOnline) January 27, 2018

Gamecock fans came out in droves yesterday to watch Carolina take on the 14th ranked team in the country. It has been said for many years that South Carolina fans “don’t care about basketball” or “don’t take basketball seriously”. I find that to be a complete fallacy. The 14,142 fans at Colonial Life Arena made life hectic for Chris Beard’s Red Raiders team. Carolina has come a long way since the beginning of the season since USC coach Frank Martin criticized fan attendance in early non-conference play and future opponents should expect to face a hostile environment when they enter Columbia.

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