Scores

Final

ETSU 71

(6-16, 4-5 A-Sun)

USC Upstate 88

(12-10, 6-3 A-Sun)

Coverage: ESPN3

7:30 PM ET, January 28, 2013

G.B. Hodge Center, Spartanburg, SC

1 2 T
ETSU 34 3771
SCUS 33 5588

Top Performers

East Tennessee State: K. Gadsden-Gilliard 16 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

USC Upstate: T. Craig 23 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

SC-Upstate 88, ETSU 71

Associated Press

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Torrey Craig scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds as South Carolina-Upstate downed Atlantic Sun Conference-rival East Tennessee State 88-71 Monday night.

The win bumps the Spartans (12-10, 6-3) into a five-way tie for first place atop the A-Sun.

Craig hit 7 of 14 from the floor, including 6 of 8 from 3-point range, while improving his points per game to 16.9. Ricardo Glenn hit 7 of 7 shots and scored to 16 points, while Ty Greene had 13 and Jodd Maxey had 11.

The Spartans had 23 assists, including five from Maxey and Adrian Rodgers.

SC Upstate entered shooting a conference-best 35.5 percent from 3-point range and hit 45.8 percent (11 of 24) from deep Monday.

Jarvis Jones scored 19 points for the Buccaneers (6-16-, 4-5). Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard added 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Lester Wilson hit four 3-pointers en route to 16 points.

Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press

SPONSORED HEADLINES

Team Stat Comparison

 
ETSU
SCUS
Points 71 88
FG Made-Attempted 24-57 (.421) 28-53 (.528)
3P Made-Attempted 8-21 (.381) 11-24 (.458)
FT Made-Attempted 15-20 (.750) 21-31 (.677)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 24 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 20

Game Leaders

 
ETSU
SCUS
PointsJ. Jones 19T. Craig 23
ReboundsK. Gadsden-Gilliard 11T. Craig 8
AssistsP. McClain 4J. Maxey 5
StealsL. Wilson 2J. Maxey 2
Team Stats: E Tennessee State | USC Upstate

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 28, 2013 @SCUS 88, ETSU 71Recap
Mar 1, 2013 SCUS 88, @ETSU 56Recap

Next 5 Games

ETSU
SCUS
01/31 NKU 7:00pm
02/02 LIP 4:00pm
02/07 @FGCU 7:00pm
02/09 @STET 3:15pm
02/14 KENN 7:00pm
 01/31 LIP 7:00pm
02/02 NKU 5:00pm
02/07 @STET 7:00pm
02/09 @FGCU 5:15pm
02/14 MER 9:00pm
Complete Schedule: E Tennessee State | USC Upstate

Atlantic Sun Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Florida Gulf Coast13-524-10
Mercer14-423-11
Stetson11-715-16
USC Upstate9-916-17
Jacksonville9-914-18
Northern Kentucky9-911-16
North Florida8-1013-19
Lipscomb7-1112-18
East Tennessee State8-1010-22
Kennesaw State2-163-27
View expanded standings »