Atlantic Sun foes will lock horns when the USC Upstate Spartans (7-14) face off against the Jacksonville Dolphins (10-11) at G.B. Hodge Center. Action begins at 2:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 23 and can be seen on ES3.
The Spartans are hoping to rebound after their 78-62 loss to North Florida on Thursday. Michael Buchanan was the game’s leading scorer with 31 points. The Dolphins, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their ugly 83-63 loss against NJIT on Thursday. Marcel White had a team-high 19 points.
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In its last game, Jacksonville lost by a margin of 20 points. USC Upstate is 2-5 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Jacksonville has a 4-3 record in blowouts.
USC Upstate has an average field goal percentage of 45.3%. Jacksonville is an underachieving 1-6 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The USC Upstate Spartans rank higher based on their field goal percentage (107th) than their effective field goal percentage (111th). The Jacksonville Dolphins rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (145th) than their field goal percentage (207th).
USC Upstate ranks 44th in assists, registering 16.2 per game. Jacksonville performs worse at 228th with 12.8 assists per game.
The Jacksonville Dolphins average 6.4 steals per game. When giving up 6 or more steals, the USC Upstate Spartans have a subpar record (3-10) this season.
