South Carolina point guard Tyrone Johnson, their leading scorer is out. Yes, they covered their first game without him and teams so often do rallying around adversity.

Now they hit the road against a decent Georgia team. Johnson is the second point guard the Gamecocks have lost this season. Bruce Ellington, who was also the football team leading receiver as well as a three-year basketball starter, gave up his senior seasons in both sports to enter the NFL draft.

Georgia is 6-2 versus South Carolina under head coach Mark Fox. Four Bulldogs this season have made their first starts at the Division 1 collegiate level: Kenny Gaines, Cameron Forte, Juwan Parker and Taylor Echols. But they have faced a tough schedule so far and have shown they have an upside with three straight up wins in their last four, all as underdogs.