South Carolina Upstate Spartans at Creighton Bluejays
· NCAA Men's Basketball
62 - 116
No. 25 Creighton cruises past USC Upstate 116-62.
Foster made 6 of 7 shots two nights after scoring a season-high 32 points against UT Arlington.
Creighton (10-2) won its fifth straight game and scored at least 90 points for the eighth time this season. The Bluejays improved to 8-0 at home, while USC Upstate (4-11) remained winless in nine road games this season.
Creighton led 58-24 at halftime after making 22 of 32 shots from the field (68.8 percent), including 8 of 13 3-point attempts. Foster had all 16 of his points at the break despite playing just 11 minutes.
The Bluejays kept coming with 15 points in the first 4:04 of the second half, capped by consecutive 3-pointers from Khyri Thomas, Martin Krampelj and Toby Hegner. They already had reached 101 with 4:55 left on a 3-pointer by Davion Mintz.
Upstate stuck with Creighton through the opening 4 minutes before the Bluejays ran off 13 straight points for a 24-8 lead. The last five of those came from freshman Mitch Ballock on two free throws and a 3-pointer.
Foster then made two 3-pointers and added a three-point play as Creighton stretched its lead to 45-15 with 6:04 left before halftime. Ty-Shon Alexander would supply the final first-half dagger on a 3-pointer with 51 seconds to go for the 58-24 edge.
Hegner and Ballock added 13 points apiece for Creighton. Malik Moore led Upstate with 15 points and six rebounds.
UP NEXT
:USC Upstate hosts North Greenville on Dec. 30.
Creighton plays at Seton Hall on Dec. 28.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 116 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Avery Diggs made Layup. | 62 - 116 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Avery Diggs Offensive Rebound. | 60 - 116 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Malik Moore missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 116 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Tyler Clement made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Joseph. | 60 - 116 |
Statistics
 UPST |
 CREI |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-75 | FG | 42-65 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 65 |
| 5-28 | 3PT | 19-34 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 56 |
| 5-6 | FT | 13-15 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Assists | 32 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 56 |
Game Information
Location: Omaha, NE
Attendance: 15,366 | 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 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |