Brit Harris' Season-High-Tying 20 Points Pace Four Double-Figure Scorers for Men's Basketball at Iowa

Tuesday, November 26

Iowa City, Iowa

8:00 p.m.

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

2-7,0-0Big South

110

Iowa

6-1,0-0Big Ten

USC Upstate

Iowa

110

Photo by: Iowa Athletics

11/26/2024 11:16:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Competing west of the Mississippi River for the first time in two seasons, USC Upstate men's basketball saw four players score in double-figures but couldn't overcome a hot-shooting Iowa squad in a 110-77 setback Tuesday evening.

Leading all scorers, junior guard Brit Harris tied his season-high with 20 points against the Hawkeyes, finishing the night 6-of-10 from the floor, 2-of-3 from beyond the arc, and 6-of-7 from the free throw line. He also corralled four rebounds and passed out four assists, recording four or more assists for the fourth time in 2024-25.

Behind a career-best four triples, freshman guard Carmelo Adkins poured in 14 points, ending the evening shooting a career-best 57.1 percent (4-of-7) from three. Rounding out the quartet of double-figure scorers, junior forward Breylin Garcia, and redshirt junior forward Isaiah Skinner turned in 10 points each with Skinner's total marking a career-high. Bidding for a double-double, freshman forward Nic Book registered eight points and eight rebounds.

Game Information
Score: Iowa 110; USC Upstate 77
Records: USC Upstate (2-7; 0-0 Big South); Iowa (6-1; 0-0 Big Ten)
Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena | Iowa City, Iowa

How It Happened
First Half

Responding to the Spartans winning the opening tap, Iowa jumped out of the gates with an 8-0 scoring run, forcing Upstate into a timeout. The Hawkeyes built the run to a game-long 14-0 run, forcing five Spartan turnovers before the under-16 media timeout.
Out of the under-16 media, Upstate cut into the Iowa lead as it outscored the Hawkeyes 11-7 between the under-16 and under-12 stoppages. Five Spartans found the box score with the biggest shot in the stretch, a three from Brit Harris to snap the long Hawkeye run.
Fashioning another lengthy scoring spurt, Iowa exited the under-12 stoppage with nine consecutive markers. Harris, again, snapped the Hawkeye scoring run, the first Spartan to notch multiple field goals in the game.
Spanning the under-eight and extending past the under-four timeout, Iowa offered a 15-3 scoring stretch to increase its advantage as the half dwindled. Over the final three-and-a-half minutes of the first half, the two sides traded scoring with Upstate edging the Hawkeyes in the stint.

Second Half

Opening the new stanza, Iowa crafted a similar start to the second half as it did the first, putting together a 10-0 scoring run. For the third time on the night, Harris ended the long Hawkeye scoring stretch, setting up a stretch seeing three of the Spartans' next four field goals coming from distance.
Heading into the under-12 media stoppage, Upstate fashioned its longest scoring run of the day, clicking off a 9-0 stretch. Four Spartans scored in the run with Carmelo Adkins three the lone make from outside the arc. A pair of free throws from Karmani Gregory coming out of the timeout pushed the stretch to 11-2 in favor of Upstate.
Answering the Spartans' scoring stretch, Iowa offered a 7-0 scoring run before Isaiah Skinner ended the run, notching the next two Spartan field goals. Into the under-eight media stoppage and coming out the other side, Upstate scored five straight with a pair of free throws from Harris following a Karmani Gregory three.
Over the final four-and-a-half minutes of the game, Nic Book and Adkins offered a combined 12 points for the Spartans, scoring six markers apiece. Book's six points came behind two jumpers and two free throws while Adkins's six came from beyond the arc.

Notable

Leading Upstate with 20 points, Brit Harris secured his second 20-point scoring effort in an Upstate uniform, tying his season-high scoring mark. His effort versus Iowa marks the sixth 20-plus point scoring performance by a Spartan this season.
Knocking down a career-best four three-pointers versus Iowa, Carmelo Adkins tied the most single-game threes by a Spartan this season. His total ties the four made triples by Andrew McConnell versus Piedmont.
Hitting 12 three-pointers Tuesday versus Iowa, Upstate improved its streak of consecutive games with at least one made three-pointer to 911 games, a streak dating back to the 1994-95 season. The stretch includes each of the Spartans' 542 games at the D1 level.

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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