Mercer Bears @ South Carolina Upstate Spartans
USC Upstate upends Mercer 80-61
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Torrey Craig scored 25 points, 16 in the first half, as USC Upstate snapped Mercer's eight-game winning streak, 80-61 on Sunday.
Craig made 10 of 18 shots, including three 3-pointers, for USC Upstate (13-10, 6-4 Atlantic Sun). Ricardo Glenn added 17 points, 11 coming from the free-throw line, and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Spartans. It was Glenn's fourth straight double-double. Jodd Maxey added 10 points.
Mercer (18-6, 9-2) was paced by Anthony White Jr. with 12 points and Darious Moten had 10. The Bears made just 21 of 60 from the field, including 5 of 23 from 3-point range, its lowest shooting percentage (35) of the season.
It was Mercer's first loss since Jan. 1.
USC Upstate has now won four-straight and the win was its first against Mercer since 2009.
Game Information
Spartanburg, SC
Referee:Clyde Owens
Referee:Jeremy Mosier
Referee:Art Vaulk
2025-26 Standings
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
| Big South ConferenceBig 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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