ROCK HILL, SC— Riding a four-game winning streak the Winthrop men's basketball heads north as it gets back to action Wednesday night at Longwood with a 7 p.m. tip.
 

Game 20: Winthrop (11-8, 5-3 BSC) at Longwood (6-15, 3-5 BSC)
Date	Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Location	Farmville, VA (Willett Hall / 1,807)
Live Stats	Sidearm (click here)
Television/Stream	Big South Network (click here)
Radio	94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge (click here) / Mike Pacheco (PxP) – Pregame 6:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Longwood
Social Media	@WUGameDay | @Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL
Tickets	Click Here

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         10        Anders Broman (6-2, Gr., 12.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.0 apg)
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Jr., 11.1 ppg, 3.3 apg, 1.9 rpg)
G         14        Adam Pickett (6-1, Jr., 7.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.3 apg)
F          12        Xavier Cooks (6-8, Sr., 16.1 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 3.6 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, So., 9.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.1 bpg)
 
Longwood
G         1          Isaiah Walton (6-5, R-Jr., 17.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.9 apg)
G         2          B.K. Ashe (6-1, R-Sr., 12.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.9 apg)
G         12        Charles Glover (6-1, R-Sr., 8.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.1 apg)
F          11        Jahleem Montague (6-8, R-So., 2.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.7 bpg)
F          24        Damarion Geter (6-8, R-Jr., 7.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.2 bpg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: Winthrop leads 9-2
Series Streak: W8
Record at Willett Hall: 4-1
Streak at Willett Hall: W4
Kelsey vs. Longwood: 8-1
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Eagles and Lancers meet for the 12^th time
• Winthrop has won eight straight in the series and four in a row on the road
• Eagles are 7-1 against Lancers in regular season league contests
• The series began back in 1986, but then the two teams never faced each other over the next 27 years
• In 11 meetings the Eagles have totaled 842 points (76.5) while Longwood has scored 721 points (66.5)

 
THE GAME

• Winthrop has won four in a row and looks to remain just one game back of first place in the league standings
• Longwood has dropped two straight after winning 2-of-3
• Eagles are 4-6 on the road this season and 2-2 in league competition
• Longwood is 2-2 at home in the Big South and 5-6 on the year
• The league's top offense is Winthrop at 82.6 ppg while Longwood ranks 10^th at 64.6 ppg
• Longwood (1^st) and Winthrop (2^nd) are the top two teams in the Big South in three-point field goal percentage defense 

 
WINTHROP       

• Have won a season-high four straight games with all four wins by 11 or more points
• Continue to display one of the league's most dangerous offenses with a league-best 82.7 ppg and 10.1 three-point field goals per game
• Has improved rebounding in league play with a 36.8 – 32.5 advantage on the boards
• Hold an 8-3 mark over the last 11 road games
• Eight of the last nine wins in league play have been by double-digits as the Eagles are 31-8 in the last 39 league contests
• So far this season the Eagles are 0-3 against teams from the state of Virginia
• Eagles are 24-23 in road league games under Pat Kelsey
• Five players average in double-figures through eight league games with Xavier Cooks leading the way at 16.1 (ranks 6^th in the Big South)
• Also scoring double-figures is Bjorn Broman (13.9), Adam Pickett (12.4), Josh Ferguson (11.6) and Anders Broman (10.4)
• Cooks has a double-double in three straight games (four in a row is his personal best)
• The senior forward is now just 13 rebounds shy of becoming the second Winthrop player to haul in 900 rebounds in a career (Will become program's all-time leader with 26 more rebounds)
• Josh Ferguson is also averaging 7.9 rebounds during league play and shooting a team-high 71 percent from the floor (62 percent on the season) 

 
LONGWOOD

• Opened league play at 0-2 before winning two of the next three and now sits at 3-5 in the league
• Coming off a 75-55 home loss to High Point after falling by seven points at Radford on Jan. 18
• Led by Isaiah Walton's 17.9 ppg as he also averages 2.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.4 steals
• Walton shoots 47 percent from the floor and leads the team with 35 made threes (41 percent behind the arc)
• Walton has led the team in scoring in nine of the 16 games he's played and has been in double-figures in 14 games (7 straight)
• In the seven games since returning he's averaging 18.9 ppg
• B.K. Ashe is second on the team at 12.9 ppg as he also averages 5.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists
• Averaging 71.2 ppg while allowing 71.2 ppg in 11 home games

 
LIVING IN THE 80'S

• The Eagles scored 80 or more points in eight straight games which is a school record (came to an end at VCU)
• The Eagles are 9-2 this year when scoring 80 or more in a game and since the arrival of head coach Pat Kelsey the Eagles are 60-11 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
• Streak of 80 or more points on the road came to an end at four straight as the Eagles have now hit that mark in seven of the last 13 dating back to last season
• After scoring 80 or more in eight of the first 10 games, Eagles went six straight games without reaching 80 before they posted 90 in the win over Gardner-Webb on Jan. 15

 
BIG SOUTH WEEKLY PLAYER HONORS

• Xavier Cooks has been tabbed the Big South Player of the Week three times this season (Dec. 4/Dec. 11/Jan. 22)
• He most recently earned the honor by helping the Eagles to a 3-0 week in which he averaged a double-double (17.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 5.3 apg, 2.7 bpg)
• That week the Eagles earned a win over league-leading Gardner-Webb and the league's preseason favorite, UNC Asheville
• 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.
(FULL SCHEDULE)