Upstate Heads to Creighton on Wednesday for Final Non-Conference Road Game
12/19/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Spartanburg, S.C. – The USC Upstate men's basketball team is slated to play its final non-conference road game of the season on Wednesday evening when it travels to Omaha, Neb. for a 9 p.m. EST matchup against the 25th-ranked Creighton Bluejays at CenturyLink Center Omaha.
After spending nearly a month on the road, Upstate returned to the G.B. Hodge Center on Monday morning and defeated Coastal Georgia 83-75 on Education Day. The Spartans finished the game shooting a season-best 55.8 percent from the field and posted a 43.5 percent clip behind the 3-point line.
Deion Holmes scored a season-high 25 points to lead Upstate offensively while Malik Moore added his second career double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. Holmes recorded the 40th game of his career scoring in double-figures and 13th with at least 20 points. Ramel Thompkins added 13 points while Jure Span contributed 12.
Creighton enters the contest with a 9-2 overall record after defeating UT Arlington 90-81 on Monday. Marcus Foster leads the Bluejays offensively with 19.8 points per game while Khyri Thomas contributes 15.7 and Martin Krampelj 12.0. Krampelj averages a team-leading 7.9 rebounds per game. Creighton is under the direction of eighth-year head coach Greg McDermott.
The Spartans and Bluejays are meeting for the first time in program history.
Fans can follow the action on www.upstatespartans.com via live stats. The game is being aired on Fox Sports 1 (FS1). Updates will also be posted on the Upstate men's basketball Twitter page (@UpstateMB).
The Spartans are off until Saturday, Dec. 30 when they host North Greenville at 2 p.m.
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