South Carolina Upstate Spartans @ Jacksonville Dolphins
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UPST | 34 | 42 | 76 |
JAX | 41 | 40 | 81 |
Babineaux scores 30 in Dolphins' 81-76 win over SC Upstate
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Kori Babineaux scored 30 points and Jacksonville beat South Carolina Upstate 81-76 on Thursday night and remained tied for first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Babineaux was 12-of-27 shooting in reaching 30 for the third time this season and eclipsing 1,000 career points. Marcel White added 22 points for the Dolphins (16-13, 8-4), who are tied with North Florida while ensuring their first winning record in conference play since 2010-11.
Michael Buchanan and Deion Holmes scored 17 points each and Mike Cunningham 16 for the Spartans (9-20, 3-9).
A free throw by White and two by Holder gave the Dolphins a 77-74 lead with two minutes left. After Upstate missed three shots on a single possession, White added another free throw before Cunningham's layup cut it to 78-76 with 28 seconds left. Babineaux added two more free throws and White made a steal and free throw for the final score.
Game Information
Jacksonville, FL
Referee:Glenn Tuitt
Referee:Jason Baker
Referee:Bart Lenox
2025-26 Standings
| 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 |
| 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 |
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