National Basketball Association
South Carolina Upstate 74, South Carolina 68
When: 4:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 19, 2013
Where: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina
Officials:
# Tim Clougherty, # John Hampton, # Dedric Taylor
Attendance:
7531
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South Carolina Upstate 74, South Carolina 68: Ricardo Glenn racked up 21 points, 14 rebounds and five assists as the visiting Spartans upset the Gamecocks.
Glenn was 8-for-12 from the field and Torrey Craig added 13 for South Carolina Upstate (6-5), which picked up its first victory over the Gamecocks in four tries. Ty Greene and Fred Miller chipped in 10 each for the Spartans, who won despite shooting just 20-for-35 from the free-throw line.
Sindarius Thornwell led South Carolina (2-5) with 19 points while Tyrone Johnson was the only other Gamecock in double figures with 11. South Carolina shot 33.3 percent from the field, including a 3-for-13 performance from Bruce Ellington.
The Spartans led 61-54 with less than five minutes to go, but five Ellington points and Demetrius Henry's dunk brought the Gamecocks within a possession at 63-61. However, South Carolina missed five of its final six field-goal attempts as the Spartans finished off the victory.
The Gamecocks led 33-16 with less than five minutes to play in the first half, but ShunQuez Stephens' layup sparked a 17-4 run Spartans run to leave them trailing just 37-33 at the half. The Spartans took their first lead at 46-45 on another Stephens layup with 11:10 to go.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Gamecocks had 17 offensive rebounds. … The Spartans are 1-8 against SEC opponents. … The Gamecocks have not won since Nov. 24.
Top Game Performances
| South Carolina Upstate |
|
South Carolina |
|
Ricardo Glenn 21 |
Scoring |
Sindarius Thornwell 19 |
|
Ricardo Glenn 5 |
Assists |
Tyrone Johnson 3 |
|
Ricardo Glenn 14 |
Rebounds |
Mindaugas Kacinas 9 |
|
Torrey Craig 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyrone Johnson 7 |
|
Fred Miller 3 |
Steals |
Bruce Ellington 2 |
|
Ricardo Glenn 2 |
Blocks |
Desmond Ringer 2 |
Team Stats Summary