South Carolina Upstate (0-9, 0-3) vs. High Point (3-5, 1-2)
Millis Center, High Point, North Carolina; Thursday, 6 PM EST
RESULT: High Point appears to extend the South Carolina conference losing streak to five games. Big South’s last victory in South Carolina was against 69-59 High Point Panthers on March 3. High Point comes from a 63-52 home win against South Carolina in their most recent game.
SUPER SENIORS: Lydell Elmore, Denny Slay II and Caden Sanchez of High Point collectively scored 30 percent of all Panthers points this season, although that number has dropped to 24 percent in the last five games.
BIG SOUTH BOOST: The Spartans have scored 68.7 points per game for Big South opponents so far. This is an improvement over the 65.4 per game they got against opponents who were not at the conference.
OFFENSIVE THREAT: Tommy Bruner has scored or helped 47 percent of all North South Carolina field goals in the past five games. Bruner has 30 field goals and 24 assists in those games.
COLD SPELL: South Carolina Upstate lost its last four road games, scoring 58 points, allowing 74.8 per game.
ASSIST-TO-FG LIST: The Panthers recently received baskets through assistance more often than the Spartans. High Point assisted in 41 of the 70 field goals (58.6 percent) over the previous three bouts, while South Carolina assisted in 30 of 64 field goals (46.9 percent) in the last three games.
DID YOU KNOW: High Point tried the second highest free throw of all the Big South teams. The Panthers hit an average of 23.9 free kicks per game this season.
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