Truett McConnell Bears @ South Carolina Upstate Spartans
Truett McConnell BearsTruett McCnnllTMCN
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Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
Truett McCnnll TMCN | 19 | 43 | 62 |
UPST | 49 | 54 | 103 |
1-1, 1-0 Home
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1-1, 1-0 Home
Hammond scores 27, leads S. Carolina Upstate in 103-62 win
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Everette Hammond scored 27 points and South Carolina Upstate beat NAIA-member Truett McConnell 103-62 on Friday night.
Josh Aldrich and Bryson Mozone scored 11 apiece for the Spartans (1-1) and Cartier Jernigan had 6 of the team's 19 steals.
The Spartans had a 40-7 advantage on fast-break points and outscored the Bears 50-32 in the paint.
South Carolina Upstate opened with a 31-3 run, led 49-19 at halftime and topped the 100-point mark on Jernigan's jumper with 1:42 to play.
Marlon Allen scored 15 points for the Bears and Darius Thrower and Ange Badji added 11 apiece.
South Carolina Upstate faces North Carolina Central on Monday.
Game Information
Spartanburg, SC
Referee:Anthony Franklin
Referee:Garrett Nestor
Referee:Brian Sohn
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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