Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Upstate Spartans

Mar 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WEBB	29	36	65
UPST	30	34	64

Game Recap

Ferere leads Gardner-Webb past South Carolina Upstate 65-64 in Big South Conference Tournament. Jamias Ferere had 21 points and 12 rebounds, hit the go-ahead free throws with 14 seconds left, and sealed the victory with a steal as the Runnin' Bulldogs knocked off South Carolina Upstate 65-64 on Wednesday night in the Big South Conference...

Player Stats

GARDNER-WEBB	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Jacob Hogarth	28	1-5	0-0	3-5	6	2	1	0	4	1	5
0Jamias Ferere	34	7-12	0-1	7-8	12	3	2	0	1	3	21
23Colin Hawkins	19	2-6	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	3	4
6Jacob Hudson	38	6-13	0-3	3-3	2	0	4	1	2	0	15
25Ace Talbert	33	3-7	2-6	2-2	4	2	1	0	1	2	10
7Riek Riek	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	2	2	1	0
11NaVuan Peterson	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
1Spence Sims	29	3-9	3-6	1-2	2	0	1	0	1	1	10
35Bo Barber	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	22-5341.5%	5-1631.3%	16-2080.0%	30	7	11	3	13	12	65

SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Breylin Garcia	20	5-7	0-0	1-2	5	0	1	0	0	2	11
9Mason Bendinger	30	2-8	0-3	3-4	4	3	0	1	2	1	7
1Karmani Gregory	35	3-10	3-7	1-4	2	3	2	0	1	0	10
2Isaiah Skinner	28	6-10	2-5	4-4	4	3	1	0	2	3	18
4Carmelo Adkins	30	3-9	3-7	0-0	3	1	1	0	3	0	9
12Jafeth Martinez	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0
11Learic Davis	21	3-6	1-3	0-0	5	0	1	1	3	3	7
7Coen Collier	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	5	2
0Tyler Smith	16	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	5	1	1	3	1	0
TOTAL	-	23-5244.2%	9-2634.6%	9-1464.3%	28	16	7	6	16	17	64

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWEBBUPST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by South Carolina Upstate.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Gardner-Webb.
(19:40) Mason Bendinger misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:34) Breylin Garcia Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:34) Breylin Garcia makes 0-foot tip in layup.
02
+3 (19:18) Ace Talbert makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jacob Hogarth assists).
32
(19:05) Carmelo Adkins bad pass turnover.
(18:50) Colin Hawkins misses driving layup.
(18:47) Breylin Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:34) Isaiah Skinner makes 4-foot floating jump shot.
34
(18:15) Jamias Ferere misses driving layup.
(18:12) Breylin Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(17:46) Foul on Colin Hawkins.
(17:46) Karmani Gregory misses free throw 1 of 3.
(17:46) South Carolina Upstate Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:46) Karmani Gregory misses free throw 2 of 3.
(17:46) South Carolina Upstate Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:46) Karmani Gregory makes free throw 3 of 3.
35
(17:31) Jacob Hudson bad pass turnover.
(17:31) Karmani Gregory Steal.
(17:28) Karmani Gregory misses driving layup.
(17:28) Jacob Hudson Block.
(17:26) Mason Bendinger Offensive Rebound.
(17:26) Foul on Colin Hawkins.
(17:26) Mason Bendinger misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:26) South Carolina Upstate Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:26) Mason Bendinger makes free throw 2 of 2.
36
+3 (17:10) Spence Sims makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamias Ferere assists).
66
(16:45) Karmani Gregory misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(16:41) Breylin Garcia Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:41) Breylin Garcia makes 0-foot tip in layup.
68
(16:30) Riek Riek traveling turnover.
(16:13) Breylin Garcia misses layup.
(16:13) Riek Riek Block.
(16:07) Jamias Ferere Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:47) Jamias Ferere makes driving layup.
88
(15:20) Learic Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:15) Carmelo Adkins Offensive Rebound.
(15:10) Mason Bendinger misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:07) Spence Sims Defensive Rebound.
(14:56) Jacob Hudson misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(14:52) Riek Riek Offensive Rebound.
(14:51) Riek Riek bad pass turnover.
(14:51) Carmelo Adkins Steal.
(14:47) Carmelo Adkins misses driving layup.
(14:44) Spence Sims Defensive Rebound.
(14:30) Ace Talbert misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(14:26) Carmelo Adkins Defensive Rebound.
(14:22) Carmelo Adkins bad pass turnover.
(14:22) Jacob Hudson Steal.
+2 (14:17) Jacob Hudson makes driving layup.
108
+2 (13:54) Breylin Garcia makes layup (Karmani Gregory assists).
1010
(13:28) Spence Sims traveling turnover.
(13:09) Carmelo Adkins bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:39) Jacob Hudson makes layup (Jacob Hogarth assists).
1210
+2 (12:24) Learic Davis makes layup (Tyler Smith assists).
1212
(12:10) Bo Barber bad pass turnover.
(12:10) Tyler Smith Steal.
+2 (12:06) Learic Davis makes driving layup (Tyler Smith assists).
1214
(11:46) Jacob Hogarth bad pass turnover.
+3 (11:28) Karmani Gregory makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyler Smith assists).
1217
(11:13) Jacob Hudson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:08) Learic Davis Defensive Rebound.
(10:43) Tyler Smith bad pass turnover.
(10:43) Jacob Hudson Steal.
(10:15) Foul on Tyler Smith.
(10:15) Jamias Ferere misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:15) Gardner-Webb Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:15) Jamias Ferere makes free throw 2 of 2.
1317
+2 (9:56) Breylin Garcia makes layup (Isaiah Skinner assists).
1319
(9:33) NaVuan Peterson misses layup.
(9:33) Learic Davis Block.
(9:26) Tyler Smith Defensive Rebound.
(9:26) Isaiah Skinner misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:26) South Carolina Upstate Offensive Rebound.
(9:26) Foul on Riek Riek.
+3 (9:14) Isaiah Skinner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Smith assists).
1322
(8:53) Spence Sims misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:49) Karmani Gregory Defensive Rebound.
(8:45) Foul on Spence Sims.
(8:38) Breylin Garcia misses layup.
(8:34) Riek Riek Defensive Rebound.
(8:20) Ace Talbert misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(8:15) Breylin Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(7:59) Foul on Ace Talbert.
+1 (7:59) Mason Bendinger makes free throw 1 of 2.
1323
+1 (7:59) Mason Bendinger makes free throw 2 of 2.
1324
(7:41) Foul on Mason Bendinger.
+2 (7:30) Jamias Ferere makes layup.
1524
+3 (6:58) Karmani Gregory makes 23-foot three pointer (Isaiah Skinner assists).
1527
(6:32) Jacob Hogarth misses layup.
(6:32) Tyler Smith Block.
(6:26) Jamias Ferere Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:26) Jamias Ferere makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1727
(6:26) Foul on Jafeth Martinez.
(6:26) Jafeth Martinez turnover.
+2 (6:12) Colin Hawkins makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
1927
(5:41) Karmani Gregory misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:37) Colin Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
(5:30) Colin Hawkins misses driving layup.
(5:27) Mason Bendinger Defensive Rebound.
(5:23) Isaiah Skinner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:19) Jamias Ferere Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:00) Colin Hawkins makes 1-foot hook shot.
2127
(4:33) Carmelo Adkins misses layup.
(4:33) Riek Riek Block.
(4:28) Ace Talbert Defensive Rebound.
(4:20) Foul on Learic Davis.
+3 (4:04) Ace Talbert makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamias Ferere assists).
2427
(3:43) Carmelo Adkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:40) Learic Davis Offensive Rebound.
(3:40) Foul on Jamias Ferere.
(3:27) Mason Bendinger bad pass turnover.
(3:27) Jacob Hudson Steal.
(3:08) Spence Sims misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(3:08) Jafeth Martinez Block.
(3:03) Learic Davis Defensive Rebound.
(3:02) Learic Davis bad pass turnover.
(3:02) Spence Sims Steal.
(2:44) Jacob Hudson misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:39) Learic Davis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:34) Learic Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karmani Gregory assists).
2430
(2:04) Jamias Ferere misses driving layup.
(2:04) Jafeth Martinez Block.
(2:03) Gardner-Webb Offensive Rebound.
(2:02) Foul on Isaiah Skinner.
+1 (2:02) Jamias Ferere makes free throw 1 of 2.
2530
+1 (2:02) Jamias Ferere makes free throw 2 of 2.
2630
(1:38) Tyler Smith bad pass turnover.
+3 (1:24) Spence Sims makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ace Talbert assists).
2930
(1:03) Tyler Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:57) Ace Talbert Defensive Rebound.
(0:39) Spence Sims misses driving layup.
(0:35) Tyler Smith Defensive Rebound.
(0:34) Learic Davis misses alley oop dunk.
(0:34) South Carolina Upstate Offensive Rebound.
(0:30) Foul on Jacob Hogarth.
(0:30) Karmani Gregory misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:29) Jacob Hogarth Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Ace Talbert misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(0:00) Tyler Smith Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WEBB

UPST

65Points64

22-53(41.5%)Field Goal(%)23-52(44.2%)

5-16(31.3%)3-Point(%)9-26(34.6%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)9-14(64.3%)

32(12)Rebounds(Offensive)30(10)

7Assists16

11Steals7

3Blocks6

13Turnovers17

12(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

7Largest Lead12

Game Details

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Freedom Hall Civic Center · Johnson City, TN

attendance: 1,218 (19.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UPST -10.5

over/under: 143.5