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Holder leads Jacksonville over South Carolina-Upstate 77-68

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) J.R. Holder scored 21 points, Kori Babineaux added 16 and seven assists, and Jacksonville topped South Carolina-Upstate 77-68 for its third win in four games on Saturday.

Marcel White made five 3-pointers for Jacksonville (11-11, 3-2 Atlantic Sun) and scored 17 points.

The Dolphins combined to shoot 13 of 27 from beyond the arc.

Leading by nine at halftime, Jacksonville increased its lead to 16 on a layup from Babineaux with 10:27 remaining. Upstate closed the gap to six on a 3-point play from Josh Cuthbertson with 1:21 left, but the Spartans missed their next six shots from the floor.

Cuthbertson's layup with five seconds left gave him 17 points in the half and a career high-tying 20 overall for Upstate (7-15, 1-4). Michael Buchanan scored 24 points on 11-of-16 shooting and grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds.

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