ROCK HILL, SC— The regular season concludes Saturday when Winthrop hosts Charleston Southern at 2 p.m. on "Senior Day" as a special recognition will take place prior to tip-off. 
 

Game 29: Charleston Southern (13-15, 8-9 Big South) at Winthrop (18-10, 12-5 Big South)
Date	Saturday, Feb. 24, 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 | Charleston Southern
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PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         10        Anders Broman (6-2, Gr., 12.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.9 apg)
G         13        Bjorn Broman (6-0, Jr., 10.7 ppg, 3.2 apg, 2.1 rpg)
G         14        Adam Pickett (6-1, Jr., 8.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.8 apg)
F          12        Xavier Cooks (6-8, Sr., 17.9 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 3.6 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, So., 10.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.2 bpg)
 
Charleston Southern
G         2          Cortez Mitchell (6-2, Sr., 8.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.8 apg)
G         11        Christian Keeling (6-4, So., 17.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.0 apg)
G         24        Phlandrous Fleming (6-4, Fr., 10.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.7 apg)
F          1          Travis McConico (6-6, Jr., 10.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.3 spg)
F          23        Javis Howard (6-8, Sr., 5.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.6 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: Winthrop leads 44-35
Series Streak: W7
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 24-9
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: W18
Kelsey vs. Charleston Southern: 9-3
 
SERIES HISTORY

• This is the 70^th meeting all-time and the second of the season as the Eagles won the first meeting, 65-54
• Eagles have won seven straight in the series and 17 straight at home against the Bucs
• Winthrop 37-24 in regular season meetings 

THE GAME

• The Eagles are still in the running for a regular season championship and the number one seed for next week's Big South Tournament
• OFFICIAL BIG SOUTH SCENARIO----Win Saturday vs. Charleston Southern coupled with UNC Asheville loss at GWU to tie for first at 13-5, AND…High Point finishes in sole possession of 4th-place at 10-8 -- WU 2-0 vs. HPU, AVL 1-1 vs. HPU OR, if HPU/CAM tie for 4th-place at 10-8 and Gardner-Webb finishes in sole possession of 6th-place at 9-9 -- WU 2-0 vs. GWU, AVL 1-1 vs. GWU
• That is the tie-breaker scenario that would give the Eagles the top seed for the tourney
• Winthrop will honor six senior players and three senior managers prior to tip-off
• Even if the Bulldogs don't fall at Gardner-Webb, the Eagles need a win to secure second place and the #2 seed for the tournament as Radford is just one game behind the Eagles in the standings
• Winthrop ranks first in the league in scoring offense (80.9), scoring margin (+9.0), field goal percentage (.481), field goal percentage defense (.418), blocked shots (4.6), and three-point field goals (9.6)
• Charleston Southern ranks 5^th in the conference in offense (72.1) and 4^th in scoring defense (69.1)
• A win would give the Eagles 12 home wins for a third straight year 

WINTHROP       

• Eagles are coming off an 89-75 loss at UNC Asheville on Thursday, which ended a winning streak at five games
• Winthrop has still won 5-of-6 and 11-of-13
• Has won the last five regular season finales
• The 89 points allowed by the Eagles as a season-high against a conference opponent
• When playing a home game following a road loss, the Eagles are 27-6 all-time under Pat Kelsey
• The offense is led by Xavier Cooks, who averages 17.9 ppg and is coming off 15 points against Asheville
• Anders Broman is coming off 22 points against Asheville moved his scoring average up to 12.8 (2^nd on the team)
• Cooks paces five players in double-figure scoring during league play at 16.8 ppg followed by Adam Pickett (13.5), Bjorn Broman (11.8), Josh Ferguson (11.5) and Anders Broman (11.1)
• Eagles have won six straight at home as they look to finish with eight home wins in league play for the second time in three seasons
• In the first meeting with the Bucs, Cooks had 15 points and eight rebounds 

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

• The Buccaneers are coming off a 72-68 victory over Campbell and has won four of the last five games
• The only loss was an overtime loss at home to UNC Asheville (85-80)
• Have a road record of 5-9 on the year and 3-5 in league play
• Christian Keeling leads the team in scoring at 17.6 ppg and is one of three players in double-figures
• Travis McConico is averaging 10.7 ppg and Phlandrous Fleming is scoring 10.1 ppg
• Keeling had 10 points in the first meeting with the Eagles and McConico led the Bucs with 11
• The Bucs have a chance to finish in a tie for fourth place in the league standings with a win 

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 12-2 this year when scoring 80 or more in a game and since the arrival of head coach Pat Kelsey the Eagles are 63-11 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 nine of the last 15 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 four times this season (Dec. 4/Dec. 11/Jan. 22/Jan. 29)
• He earned his fourth honor on Jan. 29 for helping the Eagles to two wins and moving into a three-way tie for first in the league standings
• During that week he averaged 23.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 blocks in wins over Longwood and Campbell
• He's now earned back-to-back weekly honors twice this season and has a career total of six
• 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 

CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS

• Xavier Cooks is establishing his name in many categories of the Winthrop record book
• Against Radford Cooks became the program's all-time leader in rebounds, pass Charles Brunson's mark of 913 (a record that stood for 36 years)
• Cooks became the 4^th Eagle all-time to reach 1,600 career points and now the third player to reach 1,700 career points (1,745)
• Cooks also ranks first all-time in blocked shots (214), 1st in rebounds (955), 2^nd in field goals made (647), 5^th in free throws made (352), 6^th in free throws attempted (508), and T-6^th in career scoring average (14.1)
• Bjorn Broman now has 157 career threes (11^th all-time) as he's 3 away from cracking the Top 10
• Broman is also 10^th all-time in career three-point percentage (.375) while his brother Anders is 6^th at .403