Wednesday's MatchUP
January 19, 2022 | 7:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (6-10; 3-1 Big South) at Gardner-Webb (9-8; 3-1 Big South)
Paul Porter Arena | Boiling Springs, N.C.
 
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Series History
In a series matching two former ASUN conference mates, USC Upstate and Gardner-Webb are meeting for the 10^th time in the Spartans' Division I era (2007-pres.). Overall, the Runnin' Bulldogs lead the series 7-2 but the two programs did split a pair of meetings during the 2021-22 season with each team winning on its home floor. Upstate also enters Wednesday's meeting seeking its first win in the series in Boiling Springs, N.C.
 
Last Time Out
January 15, 2022: USC Upstate 76; UNC Asheville 73
January 15, 2022: Longwood 66; USC Upstate 60
 
Players to Watch
Upstate: Earning the honor for the second consecutive week, freshman guard Jordan Gainey garnered his fourth Big South Freshman of the Week after leading Upstate in scoring in two victories last week. He culminated his week with a career-high 22 points—his third career-best scoring game in four conference games—against UNC Asheville, shooting 66.7 percent from the field and 80.0 percent from three.
 
Gardner-Webb: Leading the Runnin' Bulldogs in scoring on the season, guard D'Maurian Williams is averaging 14.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game this season. Since the beginning of Big South Conference play, he's posted four double-figure scoring games, including 12 points last time out against Longwood.
 
UP Next for the Spartans
Following a two-game road swing in North Carolina, Upstate returns home to the G.B. Hodge Center for the first of two consecutive home games Saturday. The Spartans host Charleston Southern to open the homestand with tip-off Saturday from the Hodge set for 4 p.m. ET.
 
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