Game Information
February 11, 2023 | 5:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (11-13; 6-7 Big South) at Winthrop (11-15; 6-7 Big South)
Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, S.C.
 
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Series History
Meeting for the second time during the 2022-23 season, USC Upstate and Winthrop's meeting Saturday marks the 13^th meeting between the two programs in the Spartans' Division I era (2007-pres.). With a 70-62 win on Dec. 29, 2022, the Spartans claimed their first victory in the series against the Eagles, snapping an 11-game losing streak.
 
Last Time Out
February 8, 2023: USC Upstate 77; Charleston Southern 60
February 8, 2023: UNC Asheville 86; Winthrop 79
 
Players to Watch
Upstate: With his 12^th career 20-plus point scoring game behind a game-high 20 points, sophomore guard Jordan Gainey led a trio of double-figure scorers against Charleston Southern. The game marked his 19^th double-figure scoring game of the season—10 coming during Big South play—as he enters pacing Upstate in scoring at 15.5 points per game and 14.2 points per game during conference play. He also enters Saturday's game leading the Big South in steals and steals per game, averaging a shade under two steals per contest.
 
Winthrop: Posting a career-high 35 points versus UNC Asheville Wednesday night, guard Sin'Cere McMahon delivered the highest-scoring game by a Winthrop player since the 2019 season as he led all scorers against the Bulldogs. The game was his fourth in conference play where he scored 20 or more points, entering the game against Upstate ranked second for the Eagles in scoring at 13.4 points per game (12.7 points per game during league play).
 
Big South Standings

1. UNC Asheville (19-7; 11-2 Big South)
2. Radford (16-10; 10-3 Big South)
3. Longwood (17-9; 9-4 Big South)
4. Gardner-Webb (14-11; 9-4 Big South)
5. USC Upstate (11-13; 6-7 Big South)
6. Campbell (11-14; 6-7 Big South)
7. Winthrop (11-15; 6-7 Big South)
8. Charleston Southern (8-16; 4-9 Big South)
9. High Point (11-14; 3-10 Big South)
10. Presbyterian (5-21; 1-12 Big South)

 
Up Next for the Spartans
Following the team's quick trip to Winthrop, the Spartans return home to the G.B. Hodge Center Wednesday for the team's penultimate home game. Upstate hosts Longwood, closing the season series with the Lancers with a 7 p.m. tip-off.
 
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