ROCK HILL, SC—Riding a four-game winning streak the Winthrop men's basketball team heads to snowy Virginia to take on Longwood Sunday evening at 5 p.m.

GAME SNAPSHOT 
Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016
Winthrop (13-6, 5-3 BSC) at Longwood (6-14, 2-5 BSC)
Game Time: 5 p.m. EST / Site: Farmville, VA (Willett Hall)
Live Video: Big South Network Television: none  Audio: 104.1 The Bridge (pregame 4:30 p.m. with Dave Friedman)
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Winthrop Probable Starters
G    1      Bjorn Broman (6.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg)
G    5      Keon Johnson (19.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg)
F    12     Xavier Cooks (13.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg)
F    44     Jimmy Gavin (17.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg)
C    25     Zach Price (5.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg)

WEATHER FORECAST BUMPS GAME TO SUNDAY
Winthrop and Longwood were originally scheduled to play on Saturday at 5 p.m., but the forecast accompanying a winter storm forced a change as the game was moved to Sunday at 5 p.m. to try and assure the game gets played. The game will part of a doubleheader as the Longwood women host Liberty at 2 p.m.

SERIES HISTORY
Winthrop have a brief history, but the series dates back to 1986 when the two teams first met on Jan. 7 in Rock Hill as the Eagles prevailed 80-68. The Eagles have won four straight against the Lancers and hold a 5-2 lead in the series. Winthrop is 5-0 when scoring 70 or more points and 0-2 when scoring less than 70.
THE LAST TIME THESE TWO MET
Winthrop and Longwood last squared off on Mar. 7, 2015 in the semifinals of the Big South Conference Tournament in Conway, SC at The HTC Center. The first half saw 10 lead changes as it went back-and-forth over the first 10 minutes until the Eagles finished off the half on a 16-4 run. Keon Johnson paced four Eagles in double-figures with 15 for a 71-58 victory. Longwood's Quincy Taylor and Leron Fisher combined for 46 points in the game as Winthrop held the Lancers to 35 percent shooting in the game. Winthrop shot 42 percent from the floor and took advantage on the offensive glass with a 19-4 advantage in second chance points.
THE MATCHUP
The Eagles have won four straight, including three straight in league play and are now sitting one game back of first place in the Big South standings. This year's team is tied for 4^th all-time in the history of the program for the best record through 19 games at 13-6 (best start since 2006-07). The Eagles have featured the league's top scoring offense all season, but it's been their defense that has been impressive during the win streak. While the Eagles are shooting 53 percent over the last four games, they are holding opponents to 36 percent shooting from the floor and 30 percent behind the arc while allowing just 61.2 ppg. Winthrop has the top scoring offense in the league at 82.4 ppg while Longwood is 9^th at 69.9. Winthrop also leads the league in field goal percentage while Longwood is 5^th. The Lancers are coming off a 55-53 loss at Liberty, but have won two of the last three games with wins over Coastal Carolina and Campbell.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
The Eagles have four players averaging double-figures during the four-game winning streak with senior Jimmy Gavin leading the way at 19 ppg while shooting 60 percent from the floor, 54 percent behind the arc and 94 percent at the foul line. Junior Keon Johnson is averaging 15 ppg during the win streak and is shooting 50 percent from the floor and averaging 4.8 rpg. Johnson is averaging 19.5 ppg on the year while Gavin is averaging 17 ppg as they look to become the first teammates since 1992-93 to each average 17 or more points per game. Last season Johnson scored 12.3 ppg in three meetings with Longwood and shot 57 percent from the floor and 44 percent from three. Longwood is led by Lotanna Nwogbo's 14.2 ppg as he's also bringing down 7.0 rebounds per game. Nwogbo only faced the Eagles once last season before an injury ended his season as he posted a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. The 6-8 center is coming off a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the loss to Liberty and has been in double-figures in 10 straight games. Shaquille Johnson is second on the team in scoring as he returned after missing the first nine games and is scoring 11.8 per game and is second on the team with 7.1 rpg. Johnson is shooting 56 percent from the floor, but just 29 percent from three. Despite missing nine game's he's tied for second on the team with 14 steals. In six league games he's averaging 12 ppg while shooting 53 percent. Tra'vaughn White has 18 points in the last two games and is second on the team in scoring in league games only (13.0).

LAST TIME OUT
Winthrop overcame a 14-point deficit to earn a 71-58 victory on the road at Gardner-Webb. Keon Johnson and Joshua Davenport each scored 17 points. The two of them combined for 24 points in the second half to help the Eagles rally for victory. Winthrop shot 63 percent in the second half while holding the Runnin' Bulldogs to 24 percent. It was the second straight game holding an opponent to less than 60 points.

THE COACHES
Pat Kelsey is in his fourth season at the helm of the Winthrop men's basketball program. He holds a record of 66-49 in four seasons with appearances in the Big South championship game the past two seasons. The Eagles are 33-25 in Big South games under Kelsey. During his tenure the team has a couple of the program's notable victories with wins at Clemson and Auburn. Longwood is led by third-year head coach Jayson Gee as he holds a 25-61 record at Longwood and a career record of 185-116.

MILESTONES
Junior Keon Johnson continues to climb the all-time scoring list as he surpassed 1,100 career points last week and now has 1,132 (17^th all-time). In his career he's averaging 13.6 ppg and if he were to maintain that average for the remainder of his career (estimation of at least 41 possible games to play) he would finish with over 1,600 points, which only two players in school history have achieved.  He is the third player to reach 1,000 career points in Pat Kelsey's four years (Keon Moore/A. Smith). Johnson moved into the Top 10 for free throws made and three-pointers made. He's currently made 279 (7th) in his and is among the top free throw shooters in the history of the program as he's currently shooting .843 in his career, which ranks fourth all-time. He's currently 9th all-time in made threes with 161. Duby Okeke is averaging 2.81 blocks per game, which leads the Big South and ranks in the Top 10 in the nation. In 16 games he's blocked 45 shots and the program record for blocks in a season is 66 by Josh Grant in 2002-03. Okeke moved into 9^th all-time with 91 career blocks and Xavier Cooks has 73. Billy Houston is the all-time leader in career blocks with 139.  Okeke is only 13 blocks from the Top 3 all-time and his 45 blocks this year are 6^th best for a single-season.