SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Closing out the team's longest Big South Conference homestand, USC Upstate men's basketball returns to the G.B. Hodge Center Wednesday evening, hosting Charleston Southern in the team's next-to-last home game with an opportunity to make advances in the conference standings.  Nationally renowned touring entertainment act, the Zooperstars!, will perform at halftime and during the second half.   
 
Wednesday's Matchup presented by AC Hotel Spartanburg
February 21, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (9-17; 4-9 Big South) vs. Charleston Southern (8-17; 4-8 Big South)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
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How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (9-17; 4-9 Big South); Charleston Southern (8-17; 4-8 Big South)
Series: Charleston Southern leads 7-6
Last Five Meetings: Jan. 13, 2024 (CHSO 77; UPST 70); Feb. 8, 2023 (UPST 77; CHSO 60); Dec. 31, 2022 (CHSO 90; UPST 85); March 4, 2022 (UPST 72; CHSO 62); Feb. 19, 2022 (UPST 78; CHSO 73 [OT])
 
First Meeting This Season
In the season's first meeting between Upstate and Charleston Southern, redshirt junior guard Trae Broadnax recorded a career-high 23 points to lead a group of four double-figure scoring Spartans in a road battle with the Buccaneers. In a game that proved a tale of two halves, Upstate shot greater than 60 percent from the field in the first half to hold a lead at the break before Charleston Southern in the second half posted a field goal percentage of 60-plus percent to hold of the Spartans in a 77-70 decision.
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: Posting back-to-back games scoring 18 points and shooting greater than 50.0 percent from the field and beyond the arc while averaging 37.5 minutes per game, Broadnax earned his first career conference weekly award selection as the Big South Conference named him the league's Player of the Week Monday afternoon. Adding to his scoring total against Gardner-Webb, he passed out three assists, pushing him to 100 on the season, making him the sixth Spartan in the D1 era (2007-pres.) with 100 or more assists in a single season.
 
Charleston Southern: Averaging 14.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, junior forward Taje' Kelly ranks as the Buccaneers' second-leading scorer and leading rebounder entering Wednesday's game. He's posted eight double-doubles on the season, a total that leads the Big South, as he's also scored in double-figures on 22 occasions and pulled in double-digit rebounds in nine games. He enters Wednesday's game scoring in double-figures in 11 of his past 12 games.
 
Last Time Out
February 17, 2024: Gardner-Webb 73; USC Upstate 65
February 17, 2024: UNC Asheville 86; Charleston Southern 55
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Returning to the road for the final time during the 2023-24 regular season, Upstate hits the road for a rematch with regional rival Winthrop Saturday. The Spartans and Eagles meet in Rock Hill, S.C., for a 2 p.m. ET tip-off.
 
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