SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Continuing the team's longest homestand to date during the opening month of the 2024-25 season, USC Upstate men's basketball hits the court at the G.B. Hodge Center for the third time in the campaign as it hosts Southern Wesleyan Tuesday evening. Tip-off between the Spartans and Warriors is set for 7 p.m. ET.
 
Tuesday's Matchup
November 19, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (1-4; 0-0 Big South) vs. Southern Wesleyan (1-3; 0-0 Conference Carolinas)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
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How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (1-4; 0-0 Big South); Southern Wesleyan (1-3; 0-0 Conference Carolinas)
Series: Southern Wesleyan leads 1-0
Last Five Meetings: Nov. 25, 2020 (SWU 82; UPST 72)
 
Last Times Out
November 15, 2024: UNCW 89; USC Upstate 85
November 16, 2024: Southern Wesleyan 80; Toccoa Falls 70
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: Despite seeing his streak of consecutive games as the Spartans' leading scorer snapped last Friday versus UNCW, freshman guard Mister Dean enters Tuesday's contest averaging 19.4 points per game, leading the team and ranking second in the Big South in the category. He's scored no fewer than 14 points in each of Upstate's five games this year, posting the longest double-figure scoring streak by a Spartan freshman since 2022-23. Dean fashions his scoring total behind 69.5 percent shooting from the field, a total that ranks second in the league.
 
Southern Wesleyan: On a roster boasting five players averaging double-figure scoring totals, junior forward Christopher Osobaye headlines the group, averaging 14.5 points per game through four contests this season. In his first season with the Warriors, he's scored in double-figures in four straight contests, including a season-high 20 points in the season opener versus Anderson. Complementing his scoring totals, he averages 4.0 rebounds per game, one of three Southern Wesleyan players averaging 4.0-plus rebounds per contest.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Following the team's two-game homestand, USC Upstate embarks on its longest road swing of the 2024-25 season, opening its four-game stretch with a pair of games in the ETSU MTE. The Spartans face host East Tennessee State Friday at 7 p.m. ET before facing Queens Saturday at 6 p.m.
 
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