Burns and the Winthrop Eagles visit conference foe South Carolina Upstate

Published Jan. 26, 2022 1:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Winthrop Eagles (12-7, 5-1 Big South) at South Carolina Upstate Spartans (8-10, 5-1 Big South)

Spartanburg, South Carolina; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST

LINE: South Carolina Upstate -4.5; over/under is 145.5

BOTTOM LINE: D.J. Burns and the Winthrop Eagles take on Bryson Mozone and the South Carolina Upstate Spartans in Big South action Wednesday.

The Spartans are 4-4 in home games. South Carolina Upstate is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Eagles are 5-1 against Big South opponents. Winthrop ranks second in the Big South with 25.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Cory Hightower averaging 5.2.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dalvin White is averaging 7.4 points and 3.6 assists for the Spartans. Mozone is averaging 14.5 points over the past 10 games for South Carolina Upstate.

Burns is scoring 15.6 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Eagles. Patrick Good is averaging 9.4 points and 2.8 rebounds over the last 10 games for Winthrop.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 6-4, averaging 69.3 points, 27.4 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points per game.

Eagles: 7-3, averaging 67.9 points, 30.2 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.7 points.

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