Thursday's matchUP
January 30, 7:00 pm

Upstate (8-13, 3-5 Big South) VS Presbyterian (8-13, 5-3 Big South),
Clinton, S.C.

TV: ESPNU  (Online and the ESPN app)

Game Notes: USC Upstate, Presbyterian

Series History
This is the 29th all-time meeting between USC Upstate and Presbyterian College. The Blue Hose lead the all-time series 15-13 and they are currently riding a two game winning streak in the series.
 
The first ever meeting between USC Upstate and Presbyterian occurred on January 7, 1977. USC Upstate prevailed 80-72 and snapped a seven game losing streak in the process. A win on Thursday night would give the Spartans their first win in the series since 2016-17 season.
 
Last season the Blue Hose swept the Spartans in the season series with a 68-59 win in Spartanburg.
Malik Moore recorded a double-double (20pts and 15rebs) and Nevin Zink scored 16-points in the loss to the Blue Hose last time out.

Last time out
UPSTATE – With 6:07 to play in the game USC Upstate was holding on to a 58-57 advantage over the UNC Asheville Bulldogs. The Bulldogs had been slowly chipping away at the Spartans lead and they seemed on the verge of taking their first lead of the second half. Moments, later sophomore Bryson Mozone knocked down back-to-back three-pointers and the Spartans never looked back as they ended the game on an 18-3 run.

Presbyterian – Presbyterian is 8-13 overall this season and 5-3 in Big South Conference competition.
The Blue Hose have lost two straight games coming into Thursday night's matchup. In their most recent game the Spartans lost 72-57 to Winthrop on Saturday afternoon. Chris Martin led the team with 13-points off the bench, not a single starter reached double-figures for the Blue Hose in the loss.

Ones to watch
UPSTATE – Since conference play began both Everette Hammond and Tommy Bruner have been on a tear offensively for the Spartans. Hammond is averaging 15.3 points per game, while Bruner is averaging an even 15.0 points per contest. Bryson Mozone has been a spark off the bench with 9.5 point per game.

Presbyterian – Cory Hightower leads the team with 12.3 points per game this season and is second on the team in rebounds (116), assists (53) and steals (22). Ben Drake is second on the team in scoring with 9.8 points per game and he leads the team with 124 rebounds this season.


UP next for the Spartans 
The Spartans next home game will be against Campbell on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Tip-off is slated for 4:30 p.m. inside the G.B. Hodge Center.

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