South Carolina State Bulldogs @ South Carolina Upstate Spartans

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6-7, 2-6 Away

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	1	2	T
SC State SCST	40	45	85
SC Upstate UPST	34	36	70

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4-10, 3-2 Home

Jones scores 14, South Carolina State knocks off South Carolina Upstate 85-70

Dec 18, 2024, 09:42 pm

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- — Drayton Jones scored 14 points as South Carolina State beat South Carolina Upstate 85-70 on Wednesday night.

Jones shot 3 of 6 from the field and 8 for 12 from the line for the Bulldogs (6-7). Omar Croskey, Mitchel Taylor, Davion Everett and reserve Wilson Dubinsky all added 11 points for South Carolina State.

The Spartans (4-10) were led by Carmelo Adkins, who posted 21 points. South Carolina Upstate also got 17 points and six rebounds from Mister Dean.

NEXT UP

Both teams play again on Saturday. South Carolina State visits Northern Kentucky and South Carolina Upstate hosts Youngstown State.

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Game Information

Spartanburg, SC

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Referee:J.W. Lucas

Referee:Ryan Sassano

Referee:Ben Stirt

NCAA Division I

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Howard	11-3	-	24-11
Morgan State	10-4	1	14-16
Norfolk State	8-6	3	15-17
North Carolina Central	8-6	3	14-18
South Carolina State	7-7	4	10-22
Maryland Eastern Shore	5-9	6	9-23
Coppin State	5-9	6	7-24
Delaware State	2-12	9	8-23

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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