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02/20 03:43 CST Adkins and South Carolina Upstate host Presbyterian
Adkins and South Carolina Upstate host Presbyterian
By The Associated Press
Presbyterian Blue Hose (14-14, 7-6 Big South) at South Carolina Upstate
Spartans (11-17, 3-10 Big South)
Spartanburg, South Carolina; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina Upstate hosts Presbyterian after Carmelo Adkins
scored 21 points in South Carolina Upstate's 68-64 loss to the Winthrop Eagles.
The Spartans are 8-5 in home games. South Carolina Upstate is sixth in the Big
South scoring 75.2 points while shooting 44.0% from the field.
The Blue Hose have gone 7-6 against Big South opponents. Presbyterian is fifth
in the Big South with 9.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Jonah Pierce
averaging 3.1.
South Carolina Upstate is shooting 44.0% from the field this season, 0.6
percentage points lower than the 44.6% Presbyterian allows to opponents.
Presbyterian averages 5.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 fewer made
shots on average than the 7.4 per game South Carolina Upstate gives up.
The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. Presbyterian
won the last matchup 86-77 on Jan. 3. Pierce scored 29 points to help lead the
Blue Hose to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Karmani Gregory is shooting 40.8% and averaging 15.4 points for
the Spartans. Adkins is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Carl Parrish is shooting 40.1% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per
game for the Blue Hose, while averaging 14 points. Pierce is shooting 57.5% and
averaging 18.8 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 3-7, averaging 73.0 points, 31.8 rebounds, 11.4
assists, 6.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 79.5 points per game.
Blue Hose: 6-4, averaging 75.2 points, 31.0 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 5.7 steals
and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 50.4% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 73.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
