Game Information
February 8, 2023 | 7:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (10-13; 5-7 Big South) vs. Charleston Southern (8-15; 4-8 Big South)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
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Promotions: Pink Game | The Spartans will bring awareness to the fight against breast cancer with special pink warmup shirts.
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Series History
After meeting to close out the 2022 calendar year, USC Upstate and Charleston Southern meet for the 12^th time in the Spartans' Division I era (2007-pres.) Wednesday. The Buccaneers took the season's previous meeting on Dec. 31, 2022, 90-85 in Charleston, snapping a four-game Spartan winning streak in the series. Charleston Southern enters the game with a 6-5 series lead.
 
Last Time Out
February 4, 2023: USC Upstate 76; UNC Asheville 70
February 4, 2023: High Point 81; Charleston Southern 73
 
Players to Watch
Upstate: Leading a quartet of double-figure scorers in a win over UNC Asheville, sophomore guard Jordan Gainey secured his 18^th double-figure scoring game of the season and 12^th 15-plus point scoring game of the year. Nine of his games in double-figures have come during Big South play—tied for the team lead—as he enters Wednesday's game leading the Spartans in scoring at 15.3 points per game, 13.7 points per contest in Big South play. Last time out against Charleston Southern, he produced 23 points for his second career 20-plus point effort against the Buccaneers.
 
Charleston Southern: With 31 points against High Point last Saturday, guard Tahlik Chavez notched his second 30-plus point scoring game of the season as he shot 10-of-17 from the floor and 7-of-12 from three. He enters the matchup with the Spartans averaging 12.0 points per contest on the season, but he's upped his scoring average to 13.3 points per game—both totals that rank second among Buccaneers in 2022-23.
 
Big South Standings

1. UNC Asheville (18-7; 10-2 Big South)
2. Radford (16-9; 10-2 Big South)
3. Longwood (16-9; 8-4 Big South)
4. Gardner-Webb (13-11; 8-4 Big South)
5. Winthrop (11-14; 6-6 Big South)
6. USC Upstate (10-13; 5-7 Big South)
7. Campbell (10-14; 5-7 Big South)
8. Charleston Southern (8-15; 4-8 Big South)
9. High Point (11-13; 3-9 Big South)
10. Presbyterian (5-20; 1-11 Big South)

 
Up Next for the Spartans
Coming off a two-game homestand, the Spartans return to the road with a jaunt to Rock Hill for a second meeting with Winthrop. The Spartans and Eagles are slated for a 5 p.m. ET tip-off.
 
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