South Carolina Upstate plays in Big South Tournament against the Gard… — and more

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (3-28, 1-15 Big South) vs. South Carolina Upstate Spartans (13-18, 5-11 Big South)

Johnson City, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina Upstate and Gardner-Webb meet in the Big South Tournament.

The Spartans are 5-11 against Big South opponents and 8-7 in non-conference play. South Carolina Upstate is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Runnin' Bulldogs' record in Big South action is 1-15. Gardner-Webb is 1-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.

South Carolina Upstate averages 74.6 points per game, 11.7 fewer points than the 86.3 Gardner-Webb gives up. Gardner-Webb has shot at a 43.1% clip from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points less than the 43.4% shooting opponents of South Carolina Upstate have averaged.

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Spartans won 71-61 in the last matchup on Feb. 28. Karmani Gregory led the Spartans with 22 points, and Jacob Hudson led the Runnin' Bulldogs with 16 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gregory averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Spartans, scoring 15.8 points while shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc. Carmelo Adkins is shooting 38.1% and averaging 15.6 points over the last 10 games.

Colin Hawkins is averaging 8.4 points for the Runnin' Bulldogs. Jacob Hogarth is averaging 11.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 4-6, averaging 71.2 points, 32.2 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points per game.

Runnin' Bulldogs: 1-9, averaging 68.5 points, 25.6 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 6.4 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Tickets, travel and more

From one home match to the next - on Wednesday 4 March we host SCR Altach at 18:00 CET in the UNIQA ÖFB Cup semi-final. As always, you can find all the important information for your visit to the stadium here.

• All ticket information for season ticket holders and single-match ticket buyers
• Spots are still available for the matchday tour, including the team bus arrival

Tickets Travel Around the stadium Kiosk offering Other

Tickets

• Tickets for the match are available online in our Ticket Shop! 

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• All Premium Season Ticket holders have our home matches in the Austrian Cup included and will automatically receive their complimentary ticket in their regular seat, which will be added to their customer account. Simply download the ticket and save it to your wallet. You can also book any number of additional tickets at the special season ticket price (select the price with the suffix "DK" from the drop-down menu).
• Basic Season Ticket holders can book their tickets at the special price online in our ticket shop (select the price with the suffix "DK" from the drop-down menu). You also have the option to book any number of additional tickets at the special season ticket price.
• Has something come up at the last minute? You have the opportunity, as always, to share tickets with friends, family or acquaintances, with the details on that below. 

• Ticket Info Points on the West and East sides are to open for you from 15:00 to help with any problems or issues with digital tickets. The Ticketing & Service Center team will also be there for you from 10:00 to 15:00 and 30 minutes after the final whistle.

Travel

As always, we recommend making the most of the (free) public transport offering!

• BY CAR/SHUTTLE The stadium car park opens from 07:00 but tends to fill up well ahead of kick-off time. From 16:00 our FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE will operate from the free car park at the Designer Outlet Center (P1 only) as well as Hanuschplatz in the city centre. The P Messe car park is NOT available!
• PUBLIC TRANSPORT With your match ticket, you can travel for free on local public transport from six hours before kick-off until the last service of the day. That applies to all Salzburger Verkehrsverbund bus and train lines (in the federal state of Salzburg including the 260 corridor line as well as the entire Salzburg local train network to Ostermiething station) as well as the S-Bahn line to Freilassing train station. Match tickets are also valid in the same time period on the 150 line from Salzburg to Bad Ischl, the 140 line from Salzburg to Mondsee, the 156 line from St. Gilgen to Mondsee and the Straßwalchen line to Friedburg. The ÖBB/SVV special schedule can be found HERE!

Around the stadium

• Our fan park on the west side of the stadium is the perfect place to meet up before the match - and has a shiny new look!  Two food trucks provide a wide range of culinary offerings. Our event tools also ensure for fun and entertainment. As usual, the fan park will open three hours before kick-off. An hour before the match there will be an autograph session here with a player not in action and Bullidibumm. The Bullidikidz Info Point here serves as a point of contact for all matters relating to the Bullidikidz Club.
• The Bullshop at the East Side of the Red Bull Arena opens from 10:00 until kick-off, and again for 45 minutes after the final whistle. To celebrate his Player of the Month for February award, you'll receive free Alajbegovic names and numbers with every jersey purchase this week.
• The stadium is to open 90 minutes before kick-off.

Kiosk offering in the stadium

• Please note that payment can only be made cashlessly at the Red Bull Arena's kiosks! All the usual credit and debit cards can be used. All the information on Cashless Payment can be found HERE.
• There is a €2 deposit on cups. If you want to donate the deposit, cups can be left by exits and the proceeds donated to the Wings for Life foundation.

Other

• There are still some spots available for the matchday tour including the team bus arrival, which can be booked online in our ticket shop!

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• Planning on taking an umbrella, handbag or camera? Everything you are allowed and not allowed at the Red Bull Arena can be read here in our stadium rules:

to the stadium rules

• As a family-friendly sports ground with a significant children's and youngsters' area, smoking is absolutely forbidden at the Red Bull Arena. The only exceptions are the designated smoker zones around the stadium exterior.

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