Paine Lions at South Carolina Upstate Spartans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 79
59 - 79
Holmes scores 24; South Carolina Upstate beats Paine 79-59
Holmes shot 9 of 18 from the field and made three 3-pointers. Mike Cunningham added 17 points for South Carolina Upstate (2-3). Ramel Thompkins, who scored a career-high 26 points in a 10-point loss to Charleston Southern on Saturday, had just 12 points on 3-of-11 shooting from the floor.
Babe Murphy scored 17 points to lead Paine. Phillip Garner added 15 points.
Thompkins, Cunningham and Jure Span each hit consecutive 3-pointers to give the Spartans a double-digit lead midway through the first half.
Murphy scored five points, and Cameron Gaines and Deshawndric Nelms each made a jump shot during a 9-3 spurt to pull Paine to 49-39 with 13 minutes to play but the Lions didn't get closer.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Mike Cunningham Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Isaiah Anderson Block. | 59 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Roger Clarke Jr. missed Layup. | 59 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Thomas Booker made Free Throw. | 59 - 79 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 20-54 | FG | 24-57 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 9-32 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 14-18 | FT | 22-26 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 33 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: G.B. Hodge Center
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Attendance: 432 | Capacity:
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Attendance: 432 | 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 |

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