Saturday's matchUP
November 28, 2:00 p.m.
 
Upstate (0-1, 0-0 Big South) at Furman (1-0, 0-0 Southern)
TV: ESPN+ (Online and the ESPN app)
PxP: Brock Bowling
Color: Bryant Lambert
 
Series History
USC Upstate and Furman will meet for just the fourth time in program history on Saturday afternoon. The Paladins have won all three meetings to this point, after an 84-72 victory over the Spartans a season ago. This is just the second time the Spartans will be venturing down I-85 to play Furman, with last year being their first meeting inside Timmons Arena.
 
Last Time Out
Upstate vs Southern Wesleyan Recap
Furman vs Tusculum Recap
 
Ones to Watch
Upstate – Junior forward Bryson Mozone (North Augusta, S.C.) led the Spartans with 17 points against Southern Wesleyan in the season opener. Everette Hammond (Silver Springs, Md.) finished second on the team with 13 points and led the team with 3 steals in the contest. Dalvin White (Norcross, Ga.) finished with 10 points and a team best 6 assists. Freshman Quentin Hodge (Sumter, S.C.) had 10 points off the bench in his first collegiate game.
 
Furman – Preseason All-Conference selections Clay Mounce, Mike Bothwell and Garrett Hien did not disappoint in the Paladins opening day win against Tusculum. Mounce collected a 23 point, 10 rebound double-double in the season opener. Bothwell contributed 20 points and 7 rebounds, while Hien added 17 points off the bench.
 
UP next for the Spartans
The Spartans return home this Wednesday evening to battle Eastern Kentucky at 5:30 p.m.
 
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