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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