Adkins and South Carolina Upstate host Youngstown State

Youngstown State Penguins (7-5, 3-0 Horizon League) at South Carolina Upstate Spartans (4-10)

Spartanburg, South Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina Upstate faces Youngstown State after Carmelo Adkins scored 21 points in South Carolina Upstate's 85-70 loss to the South Carolina State Bulldogs.

The Spartans are 3-2 in home games. South Carolina Upstate is 2-7 against opponents with a winning record.

The Penguins have gone 3-3 away from home. Youngstown State is fourth in the Horizon League scoring 33.5 points per game in the paint led by EJ Farmer averaging 8.4.

South Carolina Upstate scores 76.4 points, 6.7 more per game than the 69.7 Youngstown State allows. Youngstown State's 42.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.8 percentage points lower than South Carolina Upstate has given up to its opponents (47.0%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Mister Dean is scoring 14.7 points per game and averaging 5.6 rebounds for the Spartans.

Nico Galette is averaging 13.3 points, seven rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Penguins.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 3-7, averaging 74.6 points, 32.9 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 7.5 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.6 points per game.

Penguins: 6-4, averaging 76.7 points, 32.5 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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