Jacksonville Dolphins @ South Carolina Upstate Spartans
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
JAX | 36 | 41 | 77 |
UPST | 27 | 41 | 68 |
Holder leads Jacksonville over South Carolina-Upstate 77-68
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- J.R. Holder scored 21 points, Kori Babineaux added 16 and seven assists, and Jacksonville topped South Carolina-Upstate 77-68 for its third win in four games on Saturday.
Marcel White made five 3-pointers for Jacksonville (11-11, 3-2 Atlantic Sun) and scored 17 points.
The Dolphins combined to shoot 13 of 27 from beyond the arc.
Leading by nine at halftime, Jacksonville increased its lead to 16 on a layup from Babineaux with 10:27 remaining. Upstate closed the gap to six on a 3-point play from Josh Cuthbertson with 1:21 left, but the Spartans missed their next six shots from the floor.
Cuthbertson's layup with five seconds left gave him 17 points in the half and a career high-tying 20 overall for Upstate (7-15, 1-4). Michael Buchanan scored 24 points on 11-of-16 shooting and grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds.
Game Information
Spartanburg, SC
Referee:James Hicks
Referee:Tony Turner
Referee:Freddie Williams
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic Sun Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
| Big South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
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