South Carolina Upstate Spartans at South Carolina Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
South Carolina transfers make immediate impact in 82-53 win over SC Upstate
B.J. Mack added 13 points and Myles Stute had 10 for South Carolina.
Justin Bailey scored 13 points and Trae Broadnax added 10 for SC Upstate.
Bailey's 3-pointer almost 3 1/2 minutes in gave SC Upstate its only lead of the game at 5-3. South Carolina led 42-28 at halftime and outscored the Spartans 40-25 after intermission.
South Carolina leads the overall series 8-1, including 4-1 in Columbia. The 29-point win nearly doubles the previous average of 15.4 points per game for margin of victory the Gamecocks have over SC Upstate.
South Carolina's four transfers (Cooper, Mack, Stute and Stephen Clark) entered having played a combined 430 games at the Division I level with 299 starts among them. The entire team’s 480 combined Division I starts ranks third in the Southeastern Conference behind only Mississippi State (514) and Texas A&M (502) entering this season.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Zachary Davis Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | CJ Rich missed Three Point Jumper. | 53 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Nick Alves Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Zachary Davis missed Layup. | 53 - 82 |
Statistics
 UPST |
 SC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-59 | FG | 29-55 |
| 35.6 | Field Goal % | 52.7 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 12-22 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 54.5 |
| 7-14 | FT | 12-19 |
| 50.0 | Free Throw % | 63.2 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, SC
Attendance: 11,216 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 14-2 | - | 29-6 |
| Winthrop | 11-5 | 3 | 23-11 |
| UNC Asheville | 11-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 5 | 20-13 |
| Longwood | 7-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Gardner-Webb | 5-11 | 9 | 11-20 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 2-14 | 12 | 6-26 |
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 36-4 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |