South Carolina Upstate Spartans vs. High Point Panthers

Feb 26, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UPST	30	36	66
HP	49	39	88

Game Recap

High Point beats South Carolina Upstate 88-66 to secure back-to-back Big South regular-season titles. Trae Benham scored 17 points and High Point defeated South Carolina Upstate 88-66 on Wednesday night to secure the Big South Conference regular-season title for the second straight year.

Player Stats

SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Daniel Helterhoff	19	5-10	3-6	2-3	3	0	0	2	3	3	15
11Karmani Gregory	30	1-7	0-0	0-0	1	4	1	0	5	2	2
5Mister Dean	22	5-12	0-0	1-4	6	0	4	1	2	2	11
4Carmelo Adkins	31	2-9	1-4	2-3	8	0	2	0	1	1	7
0Andrew McConnell	21	1-4	1-4	2-2	2	5	0	0	2	1	5
8Nic Book	12	0-1	0-0	0-2	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Brit Harris	27	5-13	4-9	2-2	2	4	1	0	2	1	16
2Isaiah Skinner	24	0-4	0-3	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	4	0
21CJ Rich	4	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2
24Chico Johnson	10	2-3	2-3	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	8




TOTAL	-	22-6633.3%	11-2937.9%	11-1861.1%	33	15	10	3	17	17	66

HIGH POINT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Kimani Hamilton	19	7-10	2-3	0-0	7	3	2	1	3	3	16
21Juslin Bodo Bodo	18	1-1	0-0	1-2	8	0	0	3	0	1	3
1Kezza Giffa	25	2-10	0-3	1-3	1	5	0	0	0	0	5
11Abdoulaye Thiam	27	5-11	3-6	0-0	3	1	1	0	3	1	13
2Chase Johnston	25	2-4	2-3	0-0	3	0	2	0	1	3	6
14Birgir Irving	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
19Josh Ibukunoluwa	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	2	1	1	0	2	4
10Simon Hildebrandt	10	2-2	0-0	0-1	3	0	1	0	3	3	4
0Terry Anderson	15	1-3	0-1	6-6	7	1	0	0	3	1	8
7Titas Sargiunas	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
22Andrew Sineway	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
16Liam Carney	3	0-1	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
3Trae Benham	21	7-14	3-9	0-2	3	1	3	0	0	1	17
55Bobby Pettiford	16	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	6	1	0	2	0	6
TOTAL	-	34-6552.3%	11-2839.3%	9-1656.3%	42	19	12	5	17	16	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUPSTHP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by South Carolina Upstate.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by High Point.
(19:39) Carmelo Adkins missed Jumper.
(19:36) Kimani Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
(19:22) Kezza Giffa missed Layup.
(19:19) Mister Dean Defensive Rebound.
(19:08) Foul on Juslin Bodo Bodo.
(19:08) Daniel Helterhoff missed Free Throw.
(19:08) South Carolina Upstate Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (19:08) Daniel Helterhoff made Free Throw.
10
+1 (19:08) Daniel Helterhoff made Free Throw.
20
(18:55) Kimani Hamilton missed Layup.
(18:52) Kimani Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:52) Kimani Hamilton made Two Point Tip Shot.
22
(18:35) Daniel Helterhoff Turnover.
(18:35) Chase Johnston Steal.
(18:17) Abdoulaye Thiam Turnover.
(18:17) Mister Dean Steal.
(18:12) Foul on Abdoulaye Thiam.
(18:12) Mister Dean missed Free Throw.
(18:12) South Carolina Upstate Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:12) Mister Dean made Free Throw.
32
(17:44) Terry Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:41) Andrew McConnell Defensive Rebound.
(17:31) Mister Dean missed Layup.
(17:29) Simon Hildebrandt Defensive Rebound.
(17:24) Chase Johnston missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:21) Mister Dean Defensive Rebound.
(17:11) Andrew McConnell Turnover.
(17:06) Foul on Mister Dean.
(16:52) Simon Hildebrandt Turnover.
(16:52) Carmelo Adkins Steal.
(16:49) Carmelo Adkins Turnover.
(16:49) Abdoulaye Thiam Steal.
+3 (16:35) Abdoulaye Thiam made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kezza Giffa.
35
(16:23) Karmani Gregory missed Jumper.
(16:19) Nic Book Offensive Rebound.
(16:19) Foul on Chase Johnston.
(16:16) Foul on Simon Hildebrandt.
(16:16) Nic Book missed Free Throw.
(16:16) South Carolina Upstate Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:16) Nic Book missed Free Throw.
(16:14) Terry Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(15:57) Foul on Chico Johnson.
(15:47) Terry Anderson Turnover.
+2 (15:36) Karmani Gregory made Layup.
55
+2 (15:16) Simon Hildebrandt made Layup. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford.
57
(15:16) Foul on Karmani Gregory.
(15:15) Simon Hildebrandt missed Free Throw.
(15:14) Nic Book Defensive Rebound.
(15:03) Brit Harris missed Layup.
(15:00) Terry Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(14:45) Trae Benham missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:42) Karmani Gregory Defensive Rebound.
(14:39) Foul on Karmani Gregory.
(14:39) Karmani Gregory Turnover.
(14:21) Foul on Chico Johnson.
+1 (14:21) Terry Anderson made Free Throw.
58
+1 (14:21) Terry Anderson made Free Throw.
59
+2 (13:59) Carmelo Adkins made Jumper.
79
(13:45) Kezza Giffa missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:41) Mister Dean Defensive Rebound.
(13:36) Mister Dean missed Layup.
(13:34) Bobby Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:14) Kezza Giffa made Layup.
711
(13:07) Brit Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:05) High Point Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:53) Bobby Pettiford made Layup.
713
(12:45) Foul on Chase Johnston.
+2 (12:38) Mister Dean made Jumper.
913
(12:26) Foul on Kimani Hamilton.
(12:26) Kimani Hamilton Turnover.
(12:06) Mister Dean missed Jumper.
(12:06) Juslin Bodo Bodo Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Foul on Daniel Helterhoff.
+3 (11:53) Kimani Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford.
916
(11:42) Daniel Helterhoff Turnover.
(11:42) Kimani Hamilton Steal.
+3 (11:29) Trae Benham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford.
919
(11:11) Andrew McConnell missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:09) South Carolina Upstate Offensive Rebound.
(11:00) Daniel Helterhoff missed Layup.
(10:57) Carmelo Adkins Offensive Rebound.
(10:55) Brit Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:52) Chase Johnston Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:39) Bobby Pettiford made Jumper. Assisted by Kimani Hamilton.
921
+3 (10:21) Brit Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew McConnell.
1221
(10:02) Trae Benham missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:59) Brit Harris Defensive Rebound.
(9:38) Karmani Gregory Turnover.
(9:38) Trae Benham Steal.
+2 (9:23) Kimani Hamilton made Jumper.
1223
(8:55) Mister Dean missed Jumper.
(8:55) Kimani Hamilton Block.
(8:55) Isaiah Skinner Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:51) Mister Dean made Dunk. Assisted by Isaiah Skinner.
1423
(8:41) Foul on Isaiah Skinner.
(8:39) Kezza Giffa missed Free Throw.
(8:38) Isaiah Skinner Defensive Rebound.
(8:30) Isaiah Skinner missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:26) Kimani Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) Abdoulaye Thiam missed Jumper.
(8:18) Simon Hildebrandt Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:18) Simon Hildebrandt made Two Point Tip Shot.
1425
(8:07) Foul on Kimani Hamilton.
+1 (8:07) Brit Harris made Free Throw.
1525
+1 (8:07) Brit Harris made Free Throw.
1625
+3 (7:53) Trae Benham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kezza Giffa.
1628
(7:40) Carmelo Adkins missed Layup.
(7:40) Carmelo Adkins Offensive Rebound.
(7:40) Foul on Simon Hildebrandt.
(7:39) Carmelo Adkins missed Free Throw.
(7:38) Trae Benham Defensive Rebound.
(7:19) Terry Anderson missed Jumper.
(7:15) Simon Hildebrandt Offensive Rebound.
(7:15) Simon Hildebrandt Turnover.
(7:15) Mister Dean Steal.
(7:10) Foul on Mister Dean.
(7:10) Mister Dean Turnover.
(7:00) Abdoulaye Thiam missed Layup.
(6:58) Isaiah Skinner Defensive Rebound.
(6:54) Carmelo Adkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:49) Abdoulaye Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(6:48) Abdoulaye Thiam Turnover.
(6:48) Carmelo Adkins Steal.
(6:43) Carmelo Adkins missed Layup.
(6:41) Terry Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(6:34) Trae Benham missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:31) Terry Anderson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:27) Trae Benham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terry Anderson.
1631
(6:01) Karmani Gregory missed Layup.
(5:59) Terry Anderson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:51) Trae Benham made Layup.
1633
(5:41) Karmani Gregory missed Layup.
(5:39) Abdoulaye Thiam Defensive Rebound.
(5:36) Trae Benham missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:32) Terry Anderson Offensive Rebound.
(5:30) Abdoulaye Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:26) Chico Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:15) Brit Harris made Three Point Jumper.
1933
+2 (5:01) Terry Anderson made Layup.
1935
(4:52) Isaiah Skinner missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:49) Abdoulaye Thiam Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:40) Abdoulaye Thiam made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trae Benham.
1938
(4:26) Carmelo Adkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:24) Kezza Giffa Defensive Rebound.
(4:22) Foul on Brit Harris.
(4:22) Kezza Giffa missed Free Throw.
(4:22) High Point Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:22) Kezza Giffa made Free Throw.
1939
(4:09) Daniel Helterhoff missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:05) Carmelo Adkins Offensive Rebound.
(3:55) Karmani Gregory missed Jumper.
(3:55) Juslin Bodo Bodo Block.
(3:50) Isaiah Skinner Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:49) Brit Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karmani Gregory.
2239
+2 (3:34) Bobby Pettiford made Layup. Assisted by Abdoulaye Thiam.
2241
(3:23) Brit Harris missed Layup.
(3:17) Daniel Helterhoff Offensive Rebound.
(3:17) Daniel Helterhoff missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(3:17) Juslin Bodo Bodo Block.
(3:15) Juslin Bodo Bodo Defensive Rebound.
(3:11) Abdoulaye Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:09) South Carolina Upstate Defensive Rebound.
(2:54) Karmani Gregory missed Jumper.
(2:50) Juslin Bodo Bodo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:23) Chase Johnston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford.
2244
+3 (2:03) Carmelo Adkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brit Harris.
2544
(1:46) Abdoulaye Thiam missed Layup.
(1:46) Daniel Helterhoff Block.
(1:44) Daniel Helterhoff Defensive Rebound.
(1:32) Brit Harris missed Jumper.
(1:30) Kimani Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
(1:24) Kimani Hamilton Turnover.
(1:24) Brit Harris Steal.
+2 (1:09) Daniel Helterhoff made Layup. Assisted by Karmani Gregory.
2744
+2 (0:53) Kimani Hamilton made Dunk.
2746
+3 (0:37) Daniel Helterhoff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karmani Gregory.
3046
+3 (0:04) Kimani Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford.
3049
(0:00) Brit Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) High Point Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UPST

66Points88

22-66(33.3%)Field Goal(%)34-65(52.3%)

11-29(37.9%)3-Point(%)11-28(39.3%)

11-18(61.1%)Free Throw(%)9-16(56.3%)

37(12)Rebounds(Offensive)45(12)

15Assists19

10Steals12

3Blocks5

17Turnovers17

17(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

2Largest Lead30

Game Details

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena · High Point, NC

attendance: 4,318 (96.0%)

tv: ESPN+