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Cooks Became The Program's All-Time Rebound Leader
57
Radford RAD 15-10, 8-4 BSC
75
Winner Winthrop WINTHROP 14-9, 8-4 BSC
Radford RAD
15-10, 8-4 BSC
57
Final
75
Winthrop WINTHROP
14-9, 8-4 BSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Radford RAD 25 32 57
Winthrop WINTHROP 36 39 75

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Big Second Half Lifts Eagles Over Radford For A 4th Straight Home Win

Highlights / Postgame With Dave & Mike

ROCK HILL, SC— Strong defensive effort, sharp shooting leads Winthrop to a fourth straight home victory with a 75-57 win over Radford, Saturday afternoon at the Winthrop Coliseum. 
 
WINTHROP (14-9, 8-4 BIG SOUTH)
SCORING LEADERS
  • Xavier Cooks (20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 blocks, 3 steals)
  • Adam Pickett (16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals)
  • Josh Ferguson (10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks)
 
RADFORD (15-10, 8-4 BIG SOUTH)
SCORING LEADERS
  • Ed Polite Jr. (18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals)
  • Christian Bradford (11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals)
  • Randy Phillips (7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks) 
FIRST HALF
  • Both teams took a little bit to settle into the game, each committing some turnovers early as well as missing shots
  • Five minutes in the game was tied 7-7 after Xavier Cooks knocked down a jumper in the paint
  • Over the next four minutes the Eagles tried to open up a little bit of a lead, pushing it to five points at 13-8 behind a couple of Adam Pickett layups
  • Radford came right back to grab the lead as Ed Polite Jr. got the run started with a three-point play and then Travis Fields Jr. drained a three
  • The lead lasted 12 seconds when Pickett found Bjorn Broman open for three and the Eagles never trailed again
  • That three propelled a 10-2 run by the Eagles as Anders Broman followed it with a three-point play and then Josh Ferguson and Cooks each scored inside to lead 23-16 with 6:39 left
  • Once again Radford responded scoring six straight as Polite Jr. and Christian Bradford knocked down threes to make it a one-point game with 4:47 left
  • The Eagles went on to outscore the Highlanders 13-3 in the final 4:47, which included seven straight to end the half
  • Bjorn Broman hit a three to put the Eagles up 32-25 and after Ferguson went 1-for-2 at the line, Cooks drained a three with 37 seconds left for the 36-25 lead at the break
  • Winthrop shot 55 percent in the first half while holding the Highlanders to 36 percent
  • The two teams combined for 22 turnovers and 17 steals in the first half
  • Winthrop made seven of its final nine shots of the half while Radford missed eight of its final 11 attempts 
 
SECOND HALF
  • Both teams shot the ball well to start the second half
  • Winthrop made 11-of-14 shots while Radford hit its first six shots
  • Winthrop seemed to have a response every time Radford tried to inch closer
  • After the hot start, the Eagles turned up the defense and held Radford scoreless for a four minute span, turning a nine-point lead into a 15-point advantage
  • Randy Phillips ended the drought with a stick back basket, but the Eagles came right back as Bjorn Broman hit a three for a 57-41 lead with 10:46 to play
  • Winthrop consistently held a 15-18 point the rest of the way
  • Winthrop shot even better from the floor in the second half than it did in the first by knocking down 58 percent, including 5-for-9 behind the arc
  • Radford shot 43 percent and was 3-for-12 from three 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • For the game the Eagles shot 57 percent while Radford shot 40 percent
  • Winthrop and Radford combined to commit 40 turnovers
  • The two teams also combined for 29 steals
  • Xavier Cooks led all scorers with 22 points
  • Radford finished with 22 points off turnovers while Winthrop had 20
  • The Highlanders had 15 second chance points to the Eagles 10
  • Eagles held a slight edge on the glass 29-26 
 
NOTABLES
  • Eagles have now won four straight games at home and 52 of the last 60 at home against Big South opponents
  • Xavier Cooks grabbed six rebounds and in the process became the program's all-time leader in rebounds with 915
  • Cooks passes Charles Brunson, who pulled down 913 in his career as the record held for 36 years
  • Cooks also became the first ever in the history of the Big South Conference with 1,500 points, 800 rebounds, 200 assists, 175 blocks and 100 steals in a career
  • This was the 15th straight home win in the month of February for the Eagles
  • Anders Broman moved over the 700 career point mark as he scored eight in the game and now has 707
  • Winthrop remained unbeaten when winning the battle of the boards as they are now 14-0 on the season 
ON TAP FOR WINTHROP
Winthrop remains at home as it hosts Presbyterian College on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. and the game will air on ESPN3.
 
 
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