National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Carolina Upstate 74 42.9 6-21 20-35 17 42 5 8 14
South Carolina 68 33.3 8-29 14-20 15 39 5 9 12