SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Venturing outside of the Eastern time zone for the lone time during the 2024-25 season, USC Upstate men's basketball continues its season-long four-game road swing with a trip to the Hawkeye State. The Spartans face Iowa for the first time in the program's Division I era (2007-pres.) Tuesday evening with tip-off set for 8 p.m. ET.
 
Tuesday's Matchup
November 26, 2024 | 8:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (2-6; 0-0 Big South) at Iowa (5-1; 0-0 Big Ten)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena | Iowa City, Iowa
 
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: Fox Sports Spartanburg 98.3 FM/1400 AM (Saturday only) | Also available via the FoxSports Spartanburg or TuneIn App
Weekly Coaches Interview: Catch head coach Marty Richter weekly on Fox Sports Spartanburg every Tuesday at 3:20 p.m. ET.
 
How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (2-6; 0-0 Big South); Iowa (5-1; 0-0 Big Ten)
Series: First Meeting
Last Five Meetings: First Meeting
 
Last Times Out
November 23, 2024: Queens 98; USC Upstate 74
November 22, 2024: Utah State 77; Iowa 69
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: Shooting 70.0 percent (7-of-10) from the field versus Queens, junior forward Breylin Garcia paced a trio of double-figure scoring Spartans with a career-best 17 points. He also added six rebounds to supplement his scoring total, his fourth game of the season with five-plus boards. On the season, he averages 9.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest for Upstate, adding four assists, two blocks, and two steals.
 
Iowa: Entering Tuesday's game, a pair of Hawkeyes average 17.0-plus points per game as sophomore forward Owen Freeman and senior forward Payton Sandfort average 17.6 and 17.2 points per game, respectively. Freeman offers his scoring total behind a 62.7 percent shooting clip from the floor while he also leads Iowa on the boards, averaging 8.8 rebounds per contest. Sandfort's total comes behind a .40.7 percent clip from the field as he averages 6.3 rebounds per game while passing out 24 assists.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Wrapping up the team's four-game road stint, USC Upstate heads to Coastal Carolina Saturday, facing the Chanticleers on the road for the second straight season. Tip-off for Saturday's contest is set for 2 p.m. ET.
 
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