SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Closing out the team's season-long four-game slate away from the G.B. Hodge Center, USC Upstate men's basketball returns to the Palmetto State for the first time in the stretch with a trip to the Grand Strand. The Spartans face Coastal Carolina Saturday, meeting the Chanticleers for the third consecutive season with a 2 p.m. ET tip-off.
 
Saturday's Matchup
November 30, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (2-7; 0-0 Big South) at Coastal Carolina (2-4; 0-0 Sun Belt)
HTC Center | Conway, S.C.
 
TV: ESPN+ | Via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app
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 (2-7; 0-0 Big South); Coastal Carolina (2-4; 0-0 Sun Belt)
Series: Coastal Carolina leads 2-1
Last Five Meetings: Nov. 29, 2023 (CCU 72; UPST 70 [OT]); Nov. 18, 2022 (UPST 79; CCU 78); Nov. 19, 2010 (CCU 71; UPST 50)
 
Last Times Out
November 26, 2024: Iowa 110; USC Upstate 77
November 23, 2024: Alabama A&M 77; Coastal Carolina 70
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: Dropping his second 20-point effort of the season, junior guard Brit Harris led all Spartan scorers against Iowa Tuesday evening. He finished the night 6-of-10 from the field, 2-of-3 from three, and 6-of-7 from the free throw line with his two made three-pointers and six-made free throws marking career highs. Entering the weekend, Harris averages 11.2 points and 3.6 assists per game.
 
Coastal Carolina: Averaging 13.5 points per game this season, redshirt sophomore guard Rasheed Jones leads the Chanticleers in scoring, one of two players scoring in double-figures. His scoring total comes behind the Sun Belt's best and the nation's seventh-best three-point field goal percentage as he fires at a 55.9 percent clip from beyond the arc this season while he averages 3.2 made threes per game.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Breaking up a stretch of six of seven games away from home, USC Upstate returns to the G.B. Hodge Center Wednesday against Brevard. The Spartans and Tornados see tip-off set for 7 p.m. ET.
 
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