ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's basketball looks for a second straight win as it heads to Greenville, SC for a midweek clash against Furman on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m.

Video: Mike Pacheco/Dave Friedman Preview The Matchup
 

Game 7: Winthrop (3-3) at Furman (4-2)
Date	Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, 7 p.m. (EST)
Location	Greenville, SC (Timmons Arena/3,500)
Live Stats	Statbroadcast (click here)
Television	ESPN3
Live Stream	ESPN3 (Click here)
Radio	94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP), Mike Pacheco (Color) – Pregame 6:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Furman
Social Media	@WUGameDay | @Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL
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PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Jr., 7.8 ppg, 3.2 apg, 1.0 spg)
G         21        Kyle Zunic (6-2, Fr., 9.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.5 apg)
G         10        Anders Broman (6-2, Gr., 11.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.8 apg)
F          12        Xavier Cooks (6-8, Sr., 14.6 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 3.0 apg)
F          15        Jermaine Ukaegbu (6-5, Jr., 4.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 0.8 apg)
Furman
G         1          John Davis (5-11, Sr., 12.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.3 apg)
G         5          Andrew Brown (6-5, Jr., 5.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.8 apg)
G         12        Devin Sibley (6-2, Sr., 18.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.3 apg)
G         35        Daniel Fowler (6-4, G, 11.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.0 apg)
F          32        Matt Rafferty (6-8, F, 10.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.0 spg)
 
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: Furman leads 5-4
Series Streak: W4
Record at Timmons Arena: 0-0 (Arena opened in 1998)
Streak at Timmons Arena: n/a
Kelsey vs. Furman: 1-0
 
SERIES HISTORY

• After dropping the first five meetings in the series, the Eagles have won the last four
• Last year's meeting was on Nov. 30 at the Winthrop Coliseum as the Eagles prevailed in overtime, 58-57 on an Anders Broman last second three
• The last two games have been decided by one point and seven of the all-time meetings have been decided by seven or fewer points
• This will be the first time the Eagles play in Timmons Arena

 
THE GAME

• The Eagles are looking for a second straight win while the Paladins are looking for their third in a row
• Winthrop is averaging 87.2 ppg while Furman is averaging 76.8 ppg
• Both teams are knocking down threes at a high rate as Winthrop is averaging 12.5 per game and Furman is connecting on 10.3 per game
• Both teams have a turnover margin of +3.5 as the Eagles average 13.7 per game and Furman gives away 12.2 times a game
• Eagles are looking for their first road win of the year 

WINTHROP       

• Eagles are 3-3 for the 9^th time in program history as they look to move above .500 for the first time this season
• Coming off a 25-point home win over South Carolina State in which four players were in double-figures and 11 different players scored at least one point
• Averaging 40.2 points per game from the bench on the year (5 straight games with 40 or more from bench)
• Xavier Cooks leads the team in scoring (14.7), rebounding (8.8), steals (1.8) and blocks (1.4)
• Cooks had 14 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals against Furman last season
• Austin Awad has three straight games in double-figures as he leads all players off the bench with 11.2 ppg
• Awad had 16 points powered by five threes in the win over South Carolina State
• He leads the team with 3.7 threes per game and ranks 16^th nationally in three-point field goal percentage (.567)
• Josh Ferguson is coming off career-highs in points (21) and rebounds (15) as he's now averaging 7.5 points and 6.5 rebounds
• Anders Broman, who hit the game-winning three in last year's meeting finished with 12 points in the game off the bench
• Looking for a fifth straight game scoring 85 or more points
• November 29^th marks the anniversary of the most points Winthrop has ever scored in a game, 132 against Morris College in 1985
• In that same game Fred McKinnon was the first Winthrop player to record a 40-point game as he finished the contest with 40 points 

FURMAN

• Winners of two in a row as the Paladins play their first home game since Nov. 14
• Opened the year 2-0 before falling at Butler and at Duke
• Played two games at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN as part of the PK80: Phil Knight Invitational
• Earned a double-figure win over New Hampshire and a nine-point win over Northeastern in the event
• Four out of five starters are seniors led by Devin Sibley (18.2 ppg/5.8 rpg)
• Sibley had 21 points, six rebounds against Winthrop last year
• Sibley has led the Paladins in scoring four times this season with all four being wins
• John Davis, who is second on the team in scoring (12.3 ppg) had 10 points, five rebounds and four steals against the Eagles last year
• In the four wins, Furman has averaged 83.3 ppg while averaging 64.0 ppg in the two losses
• Posted an 11-3 home record last season and has won 11-of-12 at home 

WINTHROP SPORTS SHOW AT ROCO
Every Thursday at The Roasting Company throughout the basketball season will be the Winthrop Sports Show at ROCO hosted by the voices of the Winthrop Eagles Dave Friedman and Mike Pacheco. The two will sit down weekly with head coaches Pat Kelsey and Lynette Woodard as well as other selected guests throughout the season. The show is from 6-6:30 p.m. and also airs on 94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge.
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