ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's basketball welcomes Campbell to the Winthrop Coliseum on Saturday at 2 p.m. as it hopes to extend its five-game winning streak and avenge a loss to the Camels earlier this month.
 

Game 21: Campbell (12-9, 6-3 Big South) at Winthrop (12-8, 6-3 Big South)
Date	Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Location	Rock Hill, SC (Winthrop Coliseum/6,100)
Live Stats	Statbroadcast (click here)
Television/Stream	Big South Network (click here) / Mike Pacheco (PxP) – Bobby Stevens (Analyst)
Radio	94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP) – Ron Mikels (Analyst Pregame 1:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Campbell
Social Media	@WUGameDay | @Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL
Tickets	$8 in advance (click here) | $10 walk-up | Group of 10 or more ($4)
Game Program	Click Here

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         10        Anders Broman (6-2, Gr., 12.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.9 apg)
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Jr., 11.1 ppg, 3.3 apg, 1.8 rpg)
G         14        Adam Pickett (6-1, Jr., 7.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.3 apg)
F          12        Xavier Cooks (6-8, Sr., 16.7 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 3.7 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, So., 9.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.1 bpg)
 
Campbell
G         3          Chris Clemons (5-9, Jr., 25.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.0 apg)
G         22        Cory Gensler (6-4, So., 8.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.9 apg)
G         34        Marcus Burk (6-3, So., 16.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.5 spg)
F/C       25        Andrew Eudy (6-7, Jr., 9.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.9 bpg)
F          32        Shane Whitfield (6-7, R-Sr., 9.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.6 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: Campbell leads 21-17
Series Streak: L1
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 10-7
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W2
Kelsey vs. Campbell: 6-4
 
SERIES HISTORY

• This is the second meeting of the season and 39^th all-time
• Campbell won the first meeting 88-77 this season on Jan. 6

 
 
THE GAME

• Two teams tied for second in the Big South standings square off
• Winthrop has won five straight games while the Camels have won three in a row
• Winthrop and Campbell ranks first and second in the league for points per game respectively
• Campbell leads the Big South in field goal percentage while the Eagles are second
• The top two three-point shooting teams in the league will face off as the Eagles average 10.1 per game and Camels are hitting 9.2 per game

 
 
WINTHROP       

• Coming off back-to-back road wins and have now won five straight games
• All five games during the win streak have been by double-digits
• Xavier Cooks had a 26-point performance in the win at Longwood and continues to lead the Eagles in scoring at 16.7 per game, which ranks 7^th in the Big South
• Winthrop had five players in double-figures in the win at Longwood and have five players averaging double-figures in league action
• Anders Broman ranks 17^th in the league at 12.5 ppg and Bjorn Broman is 23^rd at 11.1 ppg
• Broman continues to lead the conference in three-point field goal percentage and ranks 4^th nationally
• The Eagles have scored 85 or more points in three straight games and hit 90 or more in two of the three

 
 
CAMPBELL

• Have won three straight and six of the last seven
• Recently made NCAA Division I history as Chris Clemons and Marcus Burk each hit 10 threes in the same game, becoming the first ever teammates to make 10 or more each in the same game
• Clemons leads the league in scoring at 25.2 ppg and had 42 points in his last out with the win at Liberty
• He has scored 20 or more points in seven straight games
• Burk is second on the team at 16.8 ppg and had 32 points in the win at Liberty
• He has nine games with 20 or more points and has hit 30 or more in three games
• Camels have a road record of 3-6 on the year and 2-2 in the league

 
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 10-2 this year when scoring 80 or more in a game and since the arrival of head coach Pat Kelsey the Eagles are 61-11 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)