South Carolina Upstate (5-17, 5-11) x Charleston Southern (3-18, 2-15)
Buccaneer Fieldhouse, Charleston, South Carolina; Wednesday, 19h EST
RESULT: Charleston Southern seeks its fourth consecutive victory over South Carolina at Buccaneer Fieldhouse. The Spartans’ last win in Charleston Southern was 79-77 on November 19, 2016.
FRESHMAN FOUR: Charleston Southern trusted their freshmen a lot this year. Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Ja’Quavian Florence, Emorie Knox and Melvin Edwards Jr. added 61 percent of the team’s score this year and 73 percent of all Buccaneers points in the last five games.TERRIFIC TOMMY: Tommy Bruner logged in 32.7 percent of the 107 points out of 3 that he tried and made 9 out of 24 in the last five games. He also converted 81 percent of his free throws this season.
STREAK STATS: Charleston Southern has lost its last eight home games, scoring an average of 62.5 points and giving up 72.6.
ACCOUNTING FOR ASSISTANTS: The Spartans recently created baskets through assistance more often than corsairs. Charleston Southern has watched 24 of 64 field goals (37.5 percent) in the last three games, while South Carolina has seen 34 of 71 field goals (47.9 percent) in the last three games.
BREAKING EVEN: Each of these teams scored a total of 141 points against each other in two fights last year.
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