Saturday's matchUP
January 18, 4:30 pm
Upstate (7-10, 2-1 Big South) VS Gardner-Webb (5-11, 1-3 Big South),
Boiling Springs, N.C.
TV: ESPN+ (Online and the ESPN app)
Game Notes: USC Upstate
Series History
This is the 25th all-time meeting between USC Upstate and Gardner-Webb. The overall series is tied at 12 games each, with Gardner-Webb having won the past four matchups. Last season the Spartans fell 64-59 on the road to Gardner-Webb in their only conference meeting of the season.
Nevin Zink had a game high 18-points and 9-rebounds in the loss, while
Pat Welch contributed 12-points. The Spartans will be looking for their first win in Boiling Springs since the 1992-93 season, that year USC Upstate prevailed 76-66.
Last time out
UPSTATE – USC Upstate is coming off a 63-59 setback to Radford on Thursday night. The loss broke a two game winning streak for the Spartans.
Tommy Bruner led the team with 19-points and reset his career high in free throws made (11) and free throws attempted (12).
Brandon Martin contributed 12-points,
Cartier Jernigan added 11-points and a team high 7 rebounds.
Everette Hammond rounded out the scoring with 10-points in the contest.
Gardner-Webb – Gardner-Webb is 5-11 overall this and 1-3 in the Big South Conference. The Bulldogs have lost three straight with their most recent loss coming against Winthrop in triple overtime. The Eagles prevailed 99-91 despite Jose Perez scoring 35-points in the contest. Jaheam Cornwall added 16-points and Eric Jamison Jr added 12-points in the loss. The Bulldogs last win came on December 19th against Bob Jones University.
Ones to watch
UPSTATE –
Everette Hammond currently ranks eighth in the conference in points per game with 14.1 and ranks second in the conference in free throw percentage at .805.
Dalvin White ranks third in the conference assists per game at 4.1,
Tommy Bruner leads the conference in free throw percentage at .878.
Gardner-Webb – Perez leads the team with 14.3 points per contest and 106 rebounds on the year. Jamison Jr. is second on the team with 14.0 points per contest, Jaheam Cornwall is averaging 11.4 points per game and Nate Johnson has contributed 10.6 points per contest.
UP next for the Spartans
The Spartans next home game will be against Hampton on Monday, January 20, 2020. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. inside the G.B. Hodge Center.
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