UVA Wise Cavaliers @ South Carolina Upstate Spartans
Moore has 28, SC Upstate defeats Virginia-Wise 99-67
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Malik Moore scored a career-high 28 points, Michael Buchanan added a double-double and South Carolina Upstate rolled to a 99-67 win over Division II Virginia-Wise on Saturday.
Buchanan had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Spartans (6-5), with Mike Cunningham adding 15 points and Josh Cuthbertson 14. Moore made 10 of 14 shots as SC Upstate went 34 of 62 (55 percent) with 12 3-pointers. Moore and Cunningham had three 3s apiece.
Virginia-Wise (2-8), which lost 116-56 at Wofford on Tuesday, got 17 points from Taiwo Badmus but Dimitri Sousa, who averages 18.6, was held to eight. The Cavaliers were outrebounded 41-27.
Buchanan opened the game with a 3-point play at SC Upstate never trailed. The Cavaliers hung tough for the first half, trailing 44-36 but the Spartans opened the second half with a 12-2 run, pushing the lead to 16. Upstate outscored Wise by 15 at the foul line.
Game Information
Spartanburg, SC
Referee:Billy Dunlap
Referee:James Hicks
Referee:Rusty Phillips
2025-26 Standings
| 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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