Thursday's MatchUP
February 10, 2022 | 7:05 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (10-12; 7-3 Big South) at Longwood (17-5; 9-0 Big South)
Willett Hall | Farmville, Va.
 
TV: ESPNU (PXP: Matt Schick; Analyst: Paul Biancardi) | Via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN App
 
Series History
Continuing a series that began with USC Upstate's entry into the Big South, Upstate and Longwood are meeting for the seventh time in the Spartans' Division I era (2007-pres.) Thursday. The Spartans lead the series 4-2 after splitting meetings in 2018-19 and 2019-20 before Upstate captured both meetings last season.
 
Last Time Out
February 5, 2022: Campbell 80; USC Upstate 71
February 5, 2022: Longwood 69; Charleston Southern 67
 
Players to Watch
Upstate: Scoring 23 points against Campbell last Saturday, senior forward Bryson Mozone secured his second straight 20-plus point scoring game, doing so for the first time in his career. This season, he's tallied four 20-plus point scoring efforts, totaling seven such games in his career. He enters Thursday's game leading Upstate in scoring at 15.4 points per game.
 
Longwood: Entering Thursday's game, guard Justin Hill paces the Longwood offense from the point guard spot, leading the Lancers in scoring, assists per game, and steals per game. He averages 13.4 points per game while passing out 4.1 assists and swiping 1.6 steals per contest. Hill ranks second in the Big South in assists per game and fourth in steals per game this season.
 
UP Next for the Spartans
Off its ESPNU clash with Longwood, Upstate returns home Saturday afternoon for the first of two consecutive home games. The Spartans welcome rival UNC Asheville into the Hodge Saturday with tip-off slated for 4 p.m. ET.
 
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