South Carolina Upstate vs Winthrop 3/5/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Thursday, the South Carolina Upstate Spartans will play the Winthrop Eagles in the second round of the Big South tournament at Donald N. Dedmon center in Radford, Virginia. South Carolina Upstate improved to 13-19 overall following its 69-59 victory over High Point in the first round of the Big South tournament on Tuesday. Everette Hammond was the leading scorer for the Spartans with 23 points.

Everette Hammond is the leading scorer for South Carolina Upstate with an average of 14.6 points per game, while Nevin Zink is the leading rebounder with an average of 4.7 per game and Dalvin White is the leader in assists with an average of 3.7 per game. The Spartans have just two players averaging double-figures in scoring.

Winthrop finished its regular season with a record of 21-10 overall and 15-3 in the Big South. The Eagles finished second to Radford in the Big South regular season standings and won their final game of the season 84-76 over High Point on Saturday. Hunter Hill was the leading scorer for the Eagles with 22 points while Chandler Vaudrin handed out 15 assists.

Hunter Hale is the leading scorer for Winthrop with an average of 13.3 points per game, while Josh Ferguson is the third leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 11.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Chandler Vaudrin is the leader in assists with an average of 5.9 per game. Winthrop has three players averaging double figures in scoring.