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What Frank Martin has learned about the Gamecocks after toughest stretch in 18 years

Flip the records back 18 years to find the last time South Carolina went through a stretch as daunting as the kind the Gamecocks wrapped Saturday with a 70-63 loss to No. 14 Texas Tech at Colonial Life Arena.

From Jan. 26 through Feb. 5, 2000, USC, then coached by Eddie Fogler, faced four straight ranked opponents – No. 20 Vanderbilt, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 12 Florida, No. 14 Kentucky – and came away with four losses by a combined 25 points.

Nearly two decades later, the Frank Martin-led Gamecocks (13-8, 4-4 SEC) are in better standing after splitting games with the Red Raiders, No.