SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Facing the team's penultimate non-conference game of the season, USC Upstate men's basketball hits the road for the final time in its non-Big South slate for the team's final game ahead of the Holiday break. The Spartans trek to Davidson for the first meeting with the Wildcats during the Spartans' Division I era (2007-pres.)—the fifth first-time opponent on the Spartans' schedule this season.
 
Thursday's Matchup
December 21, 2023 | 7:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (4-7; 0-0 Big South) at Davidson (8-3; 0-0 A-10)
John M. Belk Arena | Davidson, N.C.
 
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How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (4-7; 0-0 Big South); Davidson (8-3; 0-0 A-10)
Series: First Meeting
Last Five Meetings: First Meeting
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: Scoring in double-figures for the third straight contest and fourth time in his past five games, redshirt senior forward Ahmir Langlais upped his season scoring average into double-figures, becoming the third Spartan this season to average double-figures this season. Against Western Carolina, he notched his seventh double-figure scoring game of the year with 13 points while securing his fifth game with eight or more rebounds—pulling in eight—as he neared his third double-double of the season. He's tallied two double-doubles over the Spartans' last five games and has recorded each of Upstate's last three double-doubles, dating back to the 2022-23 season.
 
Davidson: Pacing the Wildcats' offense, senior guard Grant Huffman ranks second in the A-10 in assists per game and ranks third in the conference in total assists, averaging 5.3 helpers per game and passing out 58 total on the year. He also enters Thursday's game as one of three Davidson players scoring in double-figures as he averages 11.5 points per game and has scored in double-figures in six of his last seven games.
 
Last Time Out
December 16, 2023: Western Carolina 70; USC Upstate 53
December 16, 2023: Davidson 98; Lynchburg 63
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Returning home from the Holidays and back to the G.B. Hodge Center, USC Upstate closes out 2023 and the team's non-conference play as it returns to action on Dec. 30. The Spartans host Coker to wrap non-conference play in the team's final tune-up for Big South play.
 
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USC Upstate returns to the G.B. Hodge Center on Saturday, December 30 to take on Coker at 4 p.m. ET. Tickets for all USC Upstate men's and women's basketball games are on sale now with tickets beginning at just $8! To order log into upstatespartans.com/tickets.
 
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