Series matchUP
February 8, 5:00 p.m.
 
Upstate (3-13, 3-7 Big South) vs Gardner-Webb (8-11, 7-7 Big South)
 
Upstate WarmUP
Join us for an all new preview of USC Upstate basketball!  The "Upstate Warmup" airs one hour prior to tip-off of home men's and women's basketball games on Facebook (/USCUpstateAthletics) and youtube.com/upstatespartans and includes coaches interviews, student-athlete spotlights, a look around the Big South and more!

TV: ESPN3 & CW62
PxP: Pete Yanity
Color: Richmond Weaver
 
Attendance Information
Single game tickets are not available for sale to the general public.  Due to limited seating capacity in accordance with social distancing guidelines, tickets for this season are reserved for season ticket holders, player families and USC Upstate students. For more information, click here.
 
Series History
This is the 27th all-time meeting between USC Upstate and Gardner-Webb dating back to the 1974 basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs won the first five meetings against the then Rifles, before USC Upstate won the 1980 matchup 73-68. The Spartans then won 11 of the next 12 matchups, including a 10-game winning streak from 11/22/82 - 11/26/94). After a 10-year hiatus in the rival following the 1999-2000 season, USC Upstate won the first Division I matchup between the two squads 73-59 inside the G.B. Hodge Center on 1/10/08. The Runnin' Bulldogs are currently on six game winning streak dating back to 2/23/08. Gardner-Webb holds a 14-12 advantage in the overall series record, while the Spartans hold a 7-5 advantage inside the G.B. Hodge Center. 
 
Last Time Out
Upstate Recap
Gardner-Webb Recap
 
Ones to Watch
Upstate – Tommy Bruner averaged 13.0 points per game and 4.0 assists per contest against the Highlanders this past week. A last second would be buzzer beater was waved off in the final seconds of the first game against Radford on Thursday night. Bruner is now averaging 14.3 points per game for the season. Everette Hammond is second on the team this season with 12.1 points per game, Dalving White is third on the team with 9.6 points per game and Bryson Mozone is averaging 9.5 points per game. Nevin Zink is leading the team with 5.3 rebounds per game and is tied for the team lead with 12 blocks on the season.
 
Gardner-Webb – Four players are currently averagining double figures for the Runnin' Bulldogs this season. Terry Lance (15.5ppg), Jaheam Cornwall (13.2ppg), D'Maurian Williams (10.9ppg) and Jacob Falko (10.5ppg). Cornwall leads the team with 80 total assists, while Jamaine Mann leads the team with 100 total rebounds this season. 
 
UP next for the Spartans
The Spartans will stay at home for a two game series against UNC Asheville on Thursday, February 11th and Friday, February 12th. Both games will tip-off at 5:00 p.m. inside the G.B. Hodge Center. 
 
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