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03/03 03:43 CST South Carolina Upstate plays in Big South Tournament against
the Gardner-Webb
South Carolina Upstate plays in Big South Tournament against the Gardner-Webb
By The Associated Press
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (3-28, 1-15 Big South) vs. South Carolina Upstate
Spartans (13-18, 5-11 Big South)
Johnson City, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina Upstate and Gardner-Webb meet in the Big South
Tournament.
The Spartans are 5-11 against Big South opponents and 8-7 in non-conference
play. South Carolina Upstate is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Runnin' Bulldogs' record in Big South action is 1-15. Gardner-Webb is 1-0
in games decided by less than 4 points.
South Carolina Upstate averages 74.6 points per game, 11.7 fewer points than
the 86.3 Gardner-Webb gives up. Gardner-Webb has shot at a 43.1% clip from the
field this season, 0.3 percentage points less than the 43.4% shooting opponents
of South Carolina Upstate have averaged.
The teams meet for the third time this season. The Spartans won 71-61 in the
last matchup on Feb. 28. Karmani Gregory led the Spartans with 22 points, and
Jacob Hudson led the Runnin' Bulldogs with 16 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gregory averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Spartans,
scoring 15.8 points while shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc. Carmelo Adkins is
shooting 38.1% and averaging 15.6 points over the last 10 games.
Colin Hawkins is averaging 8.4 points for the Runnin' Bulldogs. Jacob Hogarth
is averaging 11.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 4-6, averaging 71.2 points, 32.2 rebounds, 12.5
assists, 7.3 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points per game.
Runnin' Bulldogs: 1-9, averaging 68.5 points, 25.6 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 6.4
steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 80.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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