Men's Basketball Cruises to 97-68 Win Over Upstate

Saturday, January 18

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.

4 PM

Gardner-Webb University

8-11,3-3Big South

USC Upstate

5-15,1-4Big South

Team	1	2	F
USC Upstate	33	35	68
Gardner-Webb	56	41	97

January 18, 2025 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Matthew Farris, Assistant AD of Strategic Communication

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Junior guard Pharrell Boyogueno posted his first double-double of the season with 18 points and a game-high 10 rebounds while the Gardner-Webb (8-11, 3-3) men's basketball team picked up a dominant 97-68 win over visiting USC Upstate (5-15, 1-4) on Saturday afternoon inside Paul Porter Arena.

In total, the Runnin' Bulldogs placed five players in double-digits, including a game-high 20 from sophomore guard Darryl Simmons II. Graduate guard Anthony Selden posted 18 on 6-of-8 shooting while redshirt-sophomore guard Shahar Lazar tallied 11. Graduate forward Jamaine Mann also picked up his first double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.

Gardner-Webb had little trouble on the offensive end of the floor, knocking down 34-of-69 shots, including a season-high 17 three-pointers. The 'Dawgs also controlled the glass with a 46-37 advantage in rebounds.

Mann started the game with a tough layup off an offensive rebound on the first possession for GWU before Selden knocked down the first of many threes on the night while the Runnin' Bulldogs built a commanding 48-21 lead with six minutes to play in the half. The Spartans outscored GWU 12-8 down the stretch but it would be the home team that held a 56-33 lead at the break.

The 15-minute hiatus did nothing to slow down the Runnin' Bulldogs as Gardner-Webb built as many as a 36-point lead, 97-61, well on its way to the comfortable margin of victory.

The Runnin' Bulldogs will be back in action on Wednesday, January 22, playing host to the Bulldogs of UNC Asheville in a Big South Showdown. Game time is set for 7 p.m. inside the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center.