SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — South Carolina State will visit South Carolina Upstate in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Friday at G.B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, S.C. The Bulldogs enter with a 1-0 record, while the Spartans are 0-1.

South Carolina State is coming off a 94-55 win against Morris in its most recent game. Deshaun Jackson, a player to watch for the Bulldogs, finished with 9 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists in 22 minutes. Treven Raymon added 8 points and 5 rebounds in 16 minutes, and Jayden Pretty had 10 points and 7 rebounds in 17 minutes. The Bulldogs will look to carry that production into the road matchup.

South Carolina Upstate most recently lost 83-70 at East Carolina. Miles Webb, a player to watch for the Spartans, had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists in 30 minutes. Jalyn Patterson scored 16 points in 21 minutes, and Ries Naugle added 15 points and 4 rebounds in 26 minutes. The Spartans will seek their first win of the season in their home opener.

The game matches the Bulldogs’ Deshaun Jackson and the Spartans’ Miles Webb in a nonconference meeting at G.B. Hodge Center. South Carolina State will try to build on its opening result, while South Carolina Upstate will try to bounce back from its road loss. Both teams are in the early stages of their schedules, and the matchup offers an in-state test before each program continues nonconference play.

South Carolina State’s upcoming schedule includes games at Chicago State, Notre Dame, College of Charleston and Citadel, followed by a home game against North Carolina A&T. South Carolina Upstate’s upcoming slate includes a trip to Coastal Carolina, a home game against Bob Jones and a road game at Campbell before returning home to face Samford.

South Carolina State also has nonconference games scheduled at Chicago State, Notre Dame, College of Charleston, Citadel and Duquesne, plus home contests against North Carolina A&T, Winthrop and Charleston Southern. The Bulldogs are also set to play at Northern Kentucky and Chattanooga. South Carolina Upstate’s schedule includes a trip to Coastal Carolina, a home game against Bob Jones, a road game at Campbell and a home game against Samford, followed by games at UNC Greensboro and Citadel.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of South Carolina Upstate 69, South Carolina State 67, and its ELO system gives the Spartans a 60.9 percent probability to win. South Carolina Upstate has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -7.5, and the over/under is 148.5.