Final
Jacksonville rallies to beat S.C.-Upstate 65-52
Jan 24, 2010 - 12:14 AM JACKSONVILLE, Fla.(AP) -- Ben Smith had 15 points and seven assists and Jacksonville rallied to defeat South Carolina-Upstate 65-52 on Saturday for the Dolphins' seventh straight win.The Spartans (3-16, 3-7 Atlantic Sun Conference), who snapped Jacksonville's nine-game winning streak last year, went into halftime ahead 29-22 by shooting 58.5 percent from the field (10-for-17).
The Dolphins (10-8, 7-3), coming off their worst shooting performance of the season against North Florida at 27.4 percent (17-for-62), shot only 24.1 percent (7-for-29) in the first half.
Jacksonville improved to 51.9 percent (14-for-27) in the second half, outscoring the Spartans 43-23. Jacksonville held S.C.-Upstate to two points in the first 7:10 while pulling ahead 38-31.
After the Spartans closed to 40-37, Jacksonville responded with seven straight points.
Pat Posey led S.C.-Upstate with 15 points.
- NCAA BB
USC UPSTATE 52
JACKSONVILLE 65 FINAL
Jan 23 5:27 PM - NCAA BB
USC UPSTATE 29
JACKSONVILLE 22 HALFTIME
Jan 23 4:19 PM
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