South Carolina Upstate Spartans vs. Presbyterian Blue Hose

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UPST	30	47	77
PRE	31	55	86

Game Recap

Pierce scores 29, Presbyterian beats South Carolina Upstate 86-77. Jonah Pierce had 29 points in Presbyterian's 86-77 victory against South Carolina Upstate on Saturday.

Player Stats

SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Breylin Garcia	14	4-6	0-0	0-2	5	1	1	0	2	5	8
11Learic Davis	29	6-9	2-3	4-6	4	1	0	0	2	5	18
9Mason Bendinger	29	6-13	0-1	5-6	1	0	0	0	0	3	17
0Tyler Smith	32	4-5	1-2	0-1	2	2	0	0	4	4	9
1Karmani Gregory	31	3-10	3-5	0-0	2	4	2	0	2	1	9
12Jafeth Martinez	9	1-2	0-0	1-3	2	0	0	0	0	5	3
7Coen Collier	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	1	2	2	0
2Isaiah Skinner	17	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	5	2
4Carmelo Adkins	23	3-5	2-4	3-4	3	1	1	0	1	2	11
6Kanye Jones	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Chico Johnson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	28-5451.9%	8-1747.1%	13-2259.1%	21	11	4	1	13	32	77

PRESBYTERIAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jonah Pierce	38	11-13	0-0	7-16	12	3	0	0	1	3	29
42Jaylen Peterson	32	4-8	0-0	5-7	13	0	2	2	1	3	13
4Josh Pickett	38	3-7	2-3	0-0	0	3	1	0	2	4	8
7Triston Wilson	25	3-7	0-2	17-18	0	3	2	0	1	3	23
12Carl Parrish	27	4-9	1-2	2-2	0	4	0	0	1	4	11
6Chidi Chiakwelu	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3JD Bowden	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Khalon Hudson	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
0Iverson King	28	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	3	1	2


TOTAL	-	26-4755.3%	3-837.5%	31-4372.1%	30	14	6	2	9	21	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUPSTPRE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by South Carolina Upstate.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Presbyterian.
(19:31) Breylin Garcia misses driving layup.
(19:31) Jaylen Peterson Block.
(19:31) Presbyterian Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (19:25) Triston Wilson makes layup (Jonah Pierce assists).
02
+2 (18:42) Breylin Garcia makes 9-foot jumper (Karmani Gregory assists).
22
(18:16) Josh Pickett misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:12) South Carolina Upstate Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Breylin Garcia misses 10-foot jumper.
(17:53) Jonah Pierce Defensive Rebound.
(17:44) Foul on Breylin Garcia.
+1 (17:44) Triston Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2.
23
+1 (17:44) Triston Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2.
24
(17:17) Learic Davis misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:15) Breylin Garcia Offensive Rebound.
(17:15) Foul on Josh Pickett.
+2 (17:04) Learic Davis makes driving layup.
44
(17:04) Foul on Triston Wilson.
+1 (17:04) Learic Davis makes free throw 1 of 1.
54
+2 (16:44) Jaylen Peterson makes 9-foot hook shot (Jonah Pierce assists).
56
(16:22) Tyler Smith bad pass turnover.
(16:22) Triston Wilson Steal.
(16:16) Triston Wilson bad pass turnover.
(16:16) Karmani Gregory Steal.
+3 (16:12) Tyler Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karmani Gregory assists).
86
(15:47) Carl Parrish misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:40) Jonah Pierce Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:40) Jonah Pierce makes 0-foot tip in layup.
88
(15:32) Mason Bendinger misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:30) Jafeth Martinez Offensive Rebound.
(15:30) Foul on Jaylen Peterson.
(15:18) Coen Collier bad pass turnover.
(14:50) Jaylen Peterson misses 11-foot hook shot.
(14:47) Learic Davis Defensive Rebound.
(14:31) Tyler Smith bad pass turnover.
+2 (14:08) Jonah Pierce makes driving layup (Carl Parrish assists).
810
(13:55) Carmelo Adkins bad pass turnover.
(13:40) Iverson King misses 16-foot jumper.
(13:40) Coen Collier Block.
(13:33) Coen Collier Defensive Rebound.
(13:33) Foul on Triston Wilson.
(13:28) Isaiah Skinner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:23) Jonah Pierce Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:08) Jonah Pierce makes 6-foot hook shot.
812
(12:41) Isaiah Skinner misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(12:37) Jonah Pierce Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Foul on Coen Collier.
+2 (12:08) Josh Pickett makes layup (Jonah Pierce assists).
814
(11:55) Coen Collier misses driving layup.
(11:52) Jaylen Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(11:34) Jaylen Peterson misses 13-foot hook shot.
(11:30) Carmelo Adkins Defensive Rebound.
(11:20) Karmani Gregory misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:16) Iverson King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:10) Carl Parrish makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
816
+3 (10:54) Carmelo Adkins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Coen Collier assists).
1116
+2 (10:24) Carl Parrish makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot (Josh Pickett assists).
1118
(9:57) Carmelo Adkins misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:54) Jaylen Peterson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:32) Jonah Pierce makes 12-foot jumper (Josh Pickett assists).
1120
(9:27) Karmani Gregory bad pass turnover.
(9:08) Jonah Pierce misses layup.
(9:06) Presbyterian Offensive Rebound.
(9:06) Foul on Mason Bendinger.
(8:54) Foul on Jafeth Martinez.
(8:54) Jonah Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:54) Presbyterian Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:54) Jonah Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:53) Karmani Gregory Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) Learic Davis misses 7-foot jumper.
(8:39) Khalon Hudson Defensive Rebound.
(8:36) Foul on Isaiah Skinner.
(8:32) Foul on Tyler Smith.
(8:27) Jonah Pierce misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:24) Learic Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:16) Mason Bendinger makes driving layup.
1320
+3 (7:56) Josh Pickett makes 25-foot three pointer.
1323
(7:30) Foul on Khalon Hudson.
(7:30) Learic Davis misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:30) South Carolina Upstate Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:30) Learic Davis makes free throw 2 of 2.
1423
+2 (7:11) Triston Wilson makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
1425
(6:41) Mason Bendinger misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:34) Iverson King Defensive Rebound.
(6:33) Iverson King bad pass turnover.
(6:33) Karmani Gregory Steal.
+3 (6:11) Karmani Gregory makes 27-foot three point jumper (Learic Davis assists).
1725
(5:37) Josh Pickett misses 12-foot jumper.
(5:33) Mason Bendinger Defensive Rebound.
(5:32) Foul on Chidi Chiakwelu.
+1 (5:32) Mason Bendinger makes free throw 1 of 2.
1825
(5:32) Mason Bendinger misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:31) Jaylen Peterson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:11) Carl Parrish makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
1827
(5:02) Foul on Jonah Pierce.
(5:02) Learic Davis misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:02) South Carolina Upstate Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:02) Learic Davis makes free throw 2 of 2.
1927
(4:52) Carl Parrish misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:48) Jonah Pierce Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:48) Jonah Pierce makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1929
+2 (4:32) Mason Bendinger makes driving layup.
2129
+2 (4:14) Jonah Pierce makes driving layup (Josh Pickett assists).
2131
(3:56) Coen Collier bad pass turnover.
(3:56) Jaylen Peterson Steal.
(3:56) Foul on Coen Collier.
(3:56) Jaylen Peterson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:54) Jafeth Martinez Defensive Rebound.
(3:44) Carmelo Adkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:41) Presbyterian Defensive Rebound.
(3:31) Foul on Jafeth Martinez.
(3:31) Jonah Pierce misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:31) South Carolina Upstate Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:11) Mason Bendinger misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:08) Jaylen Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Carl Parrish misses 2-foot jumper.
(3:01) South Carolina Upstate Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:50) Jafeth Martinez misses layup.
(2:46) Jonah Pierce Defensive Rebound.
(2:38) Josh Pickett misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:37) South Carolina Upstate Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Learic Davis bad pass turnover.
(2:07) Jaylen Peterson turnover.
+2 (1:53) Breylin Garcia makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
2331
(1:37) Foul on Carl Parrish.
(1:37) Carl Parrish turnover.
+3 (1:17) Learic Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karmani Gregory assists).
2631
(0:50) Carl Parrish misses 9-foot jumper.
(0:48) Carmelo Adkins Defensive Rebound.
(0:48) Foul on Carl Parrish.
+1 (0:48) Carmelo Adkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
2731
+1 (0:48) Carmelo Adkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
2831
(0:26) Carl Parrish misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:22) Breylin Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Karmani Gregory misses layup.
(0:00) Breylin Garcia Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Breylin Garcia makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3031

2nd half

Team Stats

UPST

PRE

77Points86

28-54(51.9%)Field Goal(%)26-47(55.3%)

8-17(47.1%)3-Point(%)3-8(37.5%)

13-22(59.1%)Free Throw(%)31-43(72.1%)

24(5)Rebounds(Offensive)33(9)

11Assists14

4Steals6

1Blocks2

13Turnovers9

32(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

8Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Ross E. Templeton P.E. Center · Clinton, SC

attendance: 415 (18.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: PRE -1.5

over/under: 137.5