On Saturday, USC Upstate plays host to Northern Kentucky at G.B. Hodge Center. Tip-off is at 5:00 EST. The Spartans defeated the Norse 60-54 on January 5th. USC Upstate is 1st in the Atlantic Sun and Northern Kentucky is in 6th. Both teams continue to jockey for position. USC Upstate has won its last four games. In their last match-up, Jodd Maxey finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds in the Spartans 83-71 victory over Lipscomb on January 31st. He is averaging 8.5 points per game and leads the team in blocks with 1.8 per game. For the Norse, Eshaunte Jones finished with 25 points and 9 rebounds in the 70-68 win over East Tennessee State on January 31st. His 15.7 points per game is the highest mark on the team. There are two key statistical areas where USC Upstate has an advantage. With the edge in scoring (71 points per game to 57 points per game), the Spartans should find themselves in a good position on offense. Additionally, USC Upstate has the advantage over Northern Kentucky in rebounding, 37 per game to 30 per game. Northern Kentucky ranks 2nd in their conference in turnover percentage at 20.6, which also places them 188th in the country.
- Even computers respect USC Upstate more. We have a better RPI this season than Northern Kentucky (RPI: #203 vs #281).
- USC Upstate is taller. The average height of the top 8 players on USC Upstate is 77.4 inches compared to 74.9 inches for Northern Kentucky.
- Ty Greene is ranked 35th nationally in three-pointers and 3rd in the Atlantic Sun in steals.
- USC Upstate can actually jump, with more rebounds (37.0 per game vs 30.3 per game) than Northern Kentucky this season.
NoKY Players |
Mins |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
C |
Eshaunte Jones |
32 |
16 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
C |
Jalen Billups |
20 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
C- |
Chad Jackson |
30 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
C- |
Ernest Watson |
26 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
D+ |
Ethan Faulkner |
32 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
D |
Tyler White |
18 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
D |
Nate Snodgrass |
20 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
D |
Jack Flournoy |
11 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
D- |
Todd Johnson |
12 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
D- |
Anthony Monaco |
8 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
D- |
Quinnten Fuller |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
F |
John Staley |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
F |
Justin Rossi |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
F |
Bill Pecora |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UPSTATE Players |
Mins |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
C+ |
Torrey Craig |
30 |
17 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
C |
Ty Greene |
32 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
C |
Ricardo Glenn |
26 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
C |
Jodd Maxey |
24 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
D+ |
Adrian Rodgers |
22 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
D |
B. Olomuwiya |
17 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
D |
Fred Miller |
16 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
D |
Mario Blessing |
22 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
D- |
Rob Elam |
12 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
D- |
Jeremy Ford |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
D- |
Bruce Haynes |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Source:
http://spartansupdate.com/usc-upstate-basketball/game-preview/usc-upstate-13-10-faces-northern-kentucky-7-11
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