SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — The Western Carolina Catamounts and South Carolina Upstate Spartans, teams with matching aspirations to move above .500, meet in a nonconference men’s basketball matchup Saturday at the G.B. Hodge Center. Western Carolina (4-4) arrives off a dominant 124-62 home victory over Virginia-Lynchburg on Tuesday, a game that saw three Catamounts record double-doubles: Abdulai Fanta Kabba (14 points, 10 rebounds), Samuel Dada (10 points, 10 rebounds) and Marcus Kell (18 points, 10 rebounds). The Catamounts are 3-1 at home but have struggled on the road, with all four losses coming away from home, including setbacks at Cincinnati, Duke, Lipscomb and High Point. South Carolina Upstate (5-5) enters with momentum after an 85-78 overtime win against Coastal Carolina on Wednesday. Guard Mason Bendinger scored a career-high 27 points in the victory, while Karmani Gregory added 21 points. The Spartans are 4-1 at home this season, with the lone loss an 88-84 defeat to Tennessee Tech. Both teams face challenging schedules following this contest. Western Carolina visits Virginia Tech next Thursday, while South Carolina Upstate travels to face North Carolina next Saturday. Tip-off is set for Saturday afternoon.