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64
Longwood LWU 6-23, 3-13 BSC
79
Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 18-9, 12-4 BSC
Longwood LWU
6-23, 3-13 BSC
64
Final
79
Winthrop WINTHROP
18-9, 12-4 BSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Longwood LWU 28 36 64
Winthrop WINTHROP 32 47 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Wins 5th Straight With 79-64 Victory Over Longwood Sunday Afternoon

ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop placed five players in double-figures led by 16 points from Anders Broman in a 79-64 victory over Longwood, Sunday afternoon in the Winthrop Coliseum. 
 
WINTHROP (18-9, 12-4 BIG SOUTH)
SCORING LEADERS LONGWOOD (6-23, 3-13 BIG SOUTH)
SCORING LEADERS
  • B.K. Ashe (21 points 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steal)
  • Charles Glover (12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists)
  • Damarion Geter (6 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 1 steal) 
FIRST HALF
  • Neither team shot the ball well in the first 20 minutes but the Eagles led 32-28 at the break
  • Winthrop shot 28 percent while Longwood shot 39 percent
  • Winthrop remained aggressive and found points from the free throw line going 10-for-12
  • The Eagles did jump out to a quick 7-0 lead as Adam Pickett opened the scoring with a three from the wing
  • Then Xavier Cooks made two frees followed by an Anders Broman jumper
  • After the Anders Broman jumper the Eagles went on to miss 12-of-13 shots with many of them rattling in and out
  • From the 17 minute mark until just over three minutes remaining the Eagles were 3-for-19 from the floor
  • Winthrop pushed its lead to seven points on a few occasions during the half but Longwood was able answer and get the game back to a 4-5 point deficit
  • Both teams combined to go 7-for-30 from three
  • Winthrop forced eight turnovers, but managed just four points while Longwood had four points off four Winthrop turnovers 
SECOND HALF
  • Longwood scored the first two points of the half to make it a two-point game
  • The Eagles turned the ball over back to Longwood as it had a chance to tie or take the lead but the Eagle defense forced a turnover to hold
  • That turnover led to an 11-0 run by the Eagles to open up the largest lead of the game at that point, 43-30
  • The run began with an Anders Broman three followed by a jumper from Cooks
  • The Eagle defense stepped up again getting a shot clock violation and then converted on the other end as Anders Broman drained a three while being fouled as he completed the four-point play for a 41-30 lead
  • The run was capped by a Josh Ferguson dunk as he faked, drove the right side of the lane and flew past the defender for the flush
  • The Eagles held steady over the next six and a half minutes until Longwood pulled within seven after a jumper by Glover
  • But the Eagles answered right back with a corner three from Kyle Zunic
  • With 7:53 to play the Eagles went on another run to put the game away
  • Xavier Cooks ignited the run with a basket inside and the foul as he came out of the media timeout to drain the free throw for the three-point play
  • The 9-1 run put the Eagles up 19 with 5:17 to play
  • Winthrop didn't struggle making shots in the second half as it shot 57 percent from the floor and 7-for-13 from three 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Both teams finished shooting 42 percent from the floor while the Eagles were 11-for-30 from three (37%) and Longwood was 6-for-22 (27%)
  • Both teams converted well at the foul line as Longwood shot 82% (14-for-17) and Winthrop shot 80% (16-for-20)
  • Anders Broman, Josh Ferguson and Xavier Cooks were all joined in double-figures by Adam Pickett with 14 while Bjorn Broman added 11
  • The battle of the board was close but the Eagles finished with a 36-33 edge and 10 second chance points
  • Winthrop had outscored the Lancers 18-9 in points off turnovers with 14 coming in the second half 
NOTABLES
  • Winthrop has now won six straight home games, five straight games overall and 11-of-12 games
  • This was the 10th straight win over Longwood and 4th straight at the Winthrop Coliseum
  • Josh Ferguson recorded his 5th double-double of the season
  • The win was the 115th under head coach Pat Kelsey
  • Cooks had three blocks and now has multiple blocks in 11 straight games
  • Winthrop improved to 11-2 at home on the season and has now won 54-of-62 at home
  • The Eagles also improve to 18-1 all-time in home games in February under Pat Kelsey
  • Winthrop has now won 15 of the last 16 league games by double-figures
  • Bjorn Broman had three made triples in the game and is now just three from moving into the program's career Top 10 list
 
ON TAP FOR WINTHROP
Winthrop will head to Asheville, NC on Thursday, Feb. 22 for a shot at a first place finish in the regular season standings as it takes on UNC Asheville at 7 p.m. live on ESPNU.


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