South Carolina Upstate Spartans at East Carolina Pirates
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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71 - 82
71 - 82
East Carolina defeats SC Upstate 82-71, is unbeaten at home
East Carolina (5-3) dominated, outscoring Upstate 48-18 in the paint and 17-4 on second-chance points despite only grabbing two more rebounds (33-31) than the Spartans (1-9).
Kentrell Barkley scored 18 for the Pirates and Caleb White 13.
Mike Cunningham led SC Upstate with a career-high 18 points and five 3-pointers, Deion Holmes scored 15, Michael Buchanan 14.
Jure Span hit a 3-pointer with 3:30 left to play, pulling Upstate to within seven, 73-66. But Tyson went 4-for-4 from the foul line down the stretch, and added a layup.
Prince Williams and Kanu Aja made 3 of 4 free throws in the late run, pushing the lead to 84-68 while SC Upstate was held to a pair of free throws until Cunningham hit a late 3-pointer with the game out of reach.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Mike Cunningham made Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:14 | B.J. Tyson made Layup. | 68 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Marvin Smith Turnover. | 68 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:51 | B.J. Tyson made Free Throw. | 68 - 80 |
Statistics
 UPST |
 ECU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 27-50 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 13-27 | 3PT | 3-13 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 10-18 | FT | 25-32 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 25 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 4,464 | Capacity:
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 4,464 | Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |