ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop men's basketball looks to bounce back from its first conference loss as it travels to Campbell for a 2 p.m. contest Saturday afternoon.
 

Game 14: Winthrop (7-6, 1-1 BSC) at Campbell (6-8, 0-2 BSC)
Date	Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, 2 p.m. (EST)
Location	Buies Creek, NC (Pope Center-Gore Arena-3,095)
Live Stats	Sidearm (click here)
Television	None
Live Stream	Big South Network (click here)
Radio	94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP)-Mike Pacheco (Analyst) – Pregame 1:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Campbell
Social Media	@WUGameDay | @Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL
Tickets	Click Here

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         10        Anders Broman (6-2, Gr., 13.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.5 apg)
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Jr., 9.5 ppg, 2.9 apg, 1.8 rpg)
G         21        Kyle Zunic (6-2, Fr., 8.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.0 apg)
F          12        Xavier Cooks (6-8, Sr., 15.9 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 3.4 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, So., 8.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 0.9 spg)
 
Campbell
G         3          Chris Clemons (5-9, Jr., 22.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.5 apg)
G         22        Cory Gensler (6-4, So., 9.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.9 apg)
G         34        Marcus Burk (6-3, So., 18.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.6 spg)
F          32        Shane Whitefield (6-7, R-Sr., 10.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.8 apg)
F/C       25        Andrew Eudy (6-7, Jr., 8.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.9 bpg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: Campbell leads 20-17
Series Streak: W4
Record at Pope Center/Gore Arena: 2-3
Streak at Pope Center/Gore Arena: W2
Kelsey vs. Campbell: 6-3
 
SERIES HISTORY

• This is the 38^th meeting all-time as Campbell holds a 20-17 advantage in the all-time series
• Winthrop has won four straight in the series, including two wins at the Pope Center/Gore Arena
• Eagles have won three of the four straight wins by 10 or more points
• Winthrop has held Campbell to 63 or fewer points in three straight contests

 
 
THE GAME

• This marks a rematch of the 2017 Big South Conference title game, which the Eagles won 76-59
• Winthrop is looking to avoid two straight losses while the Camels are looking to end a two-game skid
• Winthrop has only lost back-to-back games twice over a 63-game stretch
• The Eagles lost their final game of 2016-17 vs. Butler and then dropped their first two games this season
• The last time the Eagles lost two straight games on the road in league play was Jan. 2 (at Coastal Carolina and Jan. 6 (at UNC Asheville)
• The matchup features the league's top two scoring teams, field goal percentage, and the top two teams for three-point field goals made

 
 
WINTHROP       

• Trailed Radford by 24 points, but was able to trim deficit to six points in the end as Bjorn Broman scored a career-high 29 points
• Broman connected on 7-of-9 threes while the team finished the game 13-for-27 behind the arc
• Eagles still lead the league in scoring at 84.8 ppg and three-point field goals made per game at 10.3
• Winthrop is 1-2 in the last three games, averaging 70.0 ppg while shooting 42 percent from the floor and 30 percent from three
• In two league games the Eagles are a combined 12-for-24 from three in the second half
• Over the last five games Xavier Cooks (15.6), Bjorn Broman (15.0) and Anders Broman (12.6) are averaging double-figures
• Bjorn Broman is averaging 21.5 ppg through two league games and is 9-for-14 from three
• Have won 27-of-33 regular season league games
• Offensively the Eagles average 79.7 ppg on the road this season led by Cooks, who averages 16.7 ppg 

 
CAMPBELL

• Opened league play 0-2 and have lost three of the last four games (all three losses by single-digits)
• Second in the league in points per game (83.1) and lead the Big South in field goal percentage (.498)
• Also top the league in three-point field goal percentage at 41 percent, assists per game (17.1) and blocked shots (4.6)
• Chris Clemons is the 2017-18 Big South Preseason Player of the Year and leads the conference in scoring at 22.9 ppg (missed three games)
• Clemons has scored in double-figures in all 11 games he's played, including a 39-point showing in the season-opener against Penn State
• Also have the league's second leading scorer in Marcus Burk at 18.3 per game
• Burk leads the Big South in field goal percentage (.549), three-point field goal percentage (.456) and three-point field goals per game (3.4)

 
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 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
• 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 eight of the last 10 dating back to last season
• Eagles are averaging 85.3 points per game, which is on pace to be the best average in program history
• The program mark for points per game in a single-season is 83.6 set by the 1992-93 team
• The 2015-16 team holds the second-best mark at 82.2
• Since 2004-05, the Eagles are 59-6 when scoring 80 or more points in a home game (32-5 when scoring 80-89 points)

 
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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