ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's hoops travels to Richmond, VA looking for a second straight victory as it visits VCU, Tuesday evening in its final preparation before Big South Conference play opens.
 

Game 11: Winthrop (6-4) at VCU (6-5)
Date	Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, 7 p.m. (EST)
Location	Richmond, VA (The Stuart C. Siegel Center/7,500)
Live Stats	Statbroadcast (click here)
Television	CBS-6.3 (WTVR-Richmond/Jay Burnham (PxP), Rodney Ashby (Analyst)
Live Stream	None
Radio	94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP), Mike Pacheco (Analyst) – Pregame 6:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | VCU
Social Media	@WUGameDay | @Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL
Tickets	Click Here

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         10        Anders Broman (6-2, Gr., 14.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.5 apg)
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Jr., 9.2 ppg, 3.1 apg, 1.0 spg)
G         21        Kyle Zunic (6-2, Fr., 9.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.2 apg)
F          12        Xavier Cooks (6-8, Sr., 16.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 3.8 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, So., 8.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.0 apg)
 
VCU
G         10        Jonathan Williams (6-1, Sr., 11.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 6.5 apg)
G         13        Malik Crowfield (6-4, So., 8.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.6 apg)
G         21        Khris Lane (6-7, R-Sr., 10.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.5 apg)
G/F      0          De'Riante Jenkins (6-5, So., 12.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.6 apg)
F          4          Justin Tillman (6-8, Sr., 17.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 0.9 bpg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: VCU leads 3-0
Series Streak: L1
Record at Stuart C. Siegel Center: 0-2
Streak at Stuart C. Siegel Center: L2
Kelsey vs. VCU: 0-2
 
SERIES HISTORY

• This is 4^th meeting all-time between the Eagles and Rams
• It is the first meeting since Nov. 16, 2013 in Richmond, VA as the Rams won 92-71
• The first ever meeting took place in Winston-Salem, NC as the Eagles fell 67-54 on 12/15/10

 
THE GAME

• Winthrop and VCU are both coming off victories and looking to build winning streaks
• This will be the 5^th game out of the last six at home for VCU
• Eagles are on the end of a three-game road trip in which they are 1-1
• It is the final tune-up for the Eagles before they jump into league action next while VCU will have one more game before it opens up conference play 

 
WINTHROP       

• Looking to extend its school record of consecutive games scoring 80 or more points (currently eight straight)
• The Eagles have seven players on the roster averaging eight or more points per game for an offensive averaging 89.3 points
• Xavier Cooks leads the team in scoring at 16.1 ppg while Anders Broman is second with 14.1 per game
• Winthrop is coming off 10 threes in the win at Alabama State and continues to be one of the top teams in the country at 11.2 per game (ranked 9^th nationally)
• Is 2-3 on the road this season averaging 84.8 points per game while shooting 47 percent from the floor
• Three Eagles are averaging in double-figures on the road this season led by Xavier Cooks (18.0 ppg) with Anders Broman averaging 14.0 and Nych Smith at 11.8 

 
VCU

• Coming off an 85-79 victory over Bucknell at home on Saturday
• Led in scoring by Justin Tillman, who led the team against Bucknell with 26 points
• Tillman has led the team in scoring in 7-of-11 games and has scored 20 or more points in five straight games (six 20-point games on the year)
• The Rams have a familiar face on the roster in Khris Lane, who played at Longwood from 2014-17) and is one of the top players on the team
• Six of the team's 11 games have been decided by 10 or fewer points
• VCU has made seven straight NCAA Tournament appearances

 
LIVING IN THE 80'S

• The Eagles have scored 80 or more points in eight straight games which is a school record
• The Eagles are 2-2 this year when scoring 80 or more in a game this season but since the arrival of head coach Pat Kelsey the Eagles are 57-11 when hitting the 80-mark
• Of the 11 losses when scoring 80 or more, seven of them have come against Big South opponents (3 in OT) and three against Power 5 opponents
• Have scored 80 or more points in four straight road games and eight of the last nine dating back to last season

 
BIG SOUTH WEEKLY PLAYER HONORS

• Xavier Cooks has been tabbed the Big South Player of the Week twice this season (Dec. 4/Dec. 11)
• Cooks scored a career-high 31 points at Georgia that included five rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal to earn his second league honor of the year
• Cooks grabbed his first weekly honor of the season by averaging 17.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in a week he recorded his first ever triple-double (11 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists vs. Reinhardt)
• Kyle Zunic was named the Big South Freshman of the Week on Nov. 20 after he averaged 14.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds against Colorado State and Central Penn 

 
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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