Florida International Panthers at South Carolina Upstate Spartans
· SPARTANBURG MARRIOTT UPSTATE CLASSIC
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
53 - 68
53 - 68
SC Upstate defeats Florida International 68-53
The first half saw five ties and six lead changes but the Panthers (3-2) went stone cold in the second, scoring one field goal in a stretch of 12:32 and shooting 27 percent for the half.
Upstate (4-1) stretched a 32-25 halftime lead to 50-34 by the time FIU scored it second bucket. It's the best five-game start for Upstate since joining Division I in 2007-08.
Greene scored six in that stretch and Miller four. Upstate made 12 steals, Mario Blessing leading with four.
Dennis Mavin led the Panthers with 14 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Larry Dennis made Layup. Assisted by Tashwan Desir. | 53 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Tashwan Desir Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Jacob Schulte missed Jumper. | 51 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:52 | Josh Cuthbertson Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 68 |
Statistics
 FIU |
 UPST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-55 | FG | 21-48 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 13-18 | FT | 20-28 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: G.B. Hodge Center
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Attendance: 488 | Capacity:
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Attendance: 488 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |