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NCAA BASKETBALL: NOV 29 Winthrop at Duke
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77
Winner Winthrop WU 15-7,9-0 Big Sou
60
Charleston Southern CHSO 11-10,5-4 Big So
Winner
Winthrop WU
15-7,9-0 Big Sou
77
Final
60
Charleston Southern CHSO
11-10,5-4 Big So
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Winthrop WU 31 46 77
Charleston Southern CHSO 32 28 60

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Big 2nd Half Leads Eagles Over Bucs For 11th Consecutive Victory

N. Charleston, S.C.— A big run midway through the second half helped Winthrop to an 11th consecutive win as it defeated Charleston Southern 77-60, Thursday evening at the Buccaneer Field House.
 
WINTHROP (15-7, 9-0 BIG SOUTH)
SCORING LEADERS  
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (11-10, 5-4 BIG SOUTH)
SCORING LEADERS
  • Phlandrous Fleming (20 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block)
  • Ty Jones (19 points, 2 rebounds)
  • Deontaye Buskey (8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block)
 
FIRST HALF
  • Eagles raced out to 12-3 lead two and a half minutes into the contest
  • D.J. Burns Jr. scored nine straight points and Hunter Hale drilled a three to force a timeout by the Buccaneers
  • Charleston Southern came out of the timeout with a Phlandrous Fleming three but the Eagles responded with a 9-2 run for a double-digit lead at 21-8
  • Josh Ferguson's short jumper off glass put the Eagles ahead 18-8 for the double-figure lead and then a Burns Jr. bucket and a free throw from Micheal Anumba put the Eagles on top by 13
  • From that point the Bucs outscored the Eagles 24-10 over the final 11:33
  • Eagles finished the half 3-of-11 from the field and committed six turnovers in the final 9:37
  • Winthrop finished shooting 38 percent (1-of-14 behind the arc) in the first half while Charleston Southern shot 41 percent
 
SECOND HALF
  • Fleming scored the first five points of the second half for the Bucs to build a 36-31 lead
  • Eagles answered with a 7-0 run to take the lead 38-37 with 16:29 to play on a Ferguson layup off an offensive rebound
  • The lead changed a couple of times over the next few possessions and then Kyle Zunic gave Winthrop a 41-39 lead when he connected on a right wing three
  • Ty Jones tied it at 41-41 with a deep jumper around the top of the key and then a three from Duncan LeXander in front of his own bench put the Bucs up 44-41
  • Five straight points put the Eagles back on top 46-44 highlighted by a corner three from Zunic for the lead with 11:47 remaining
  • Charleston Southern tied the game at 46-46 after two Fleming free throws with 11:08 to play
  • The Eagles scored the next eight points that started with a big dunk from Ferguson followed by a steal and score from Russell Jones Jr.
  • A free throw from Sadarius Bowser interrupted the run but then the Eagles made a 13-2 run to open the game up and lead by 20 with 5:25 left
  • Jones Jr. scored nine points during the span that Winthrop outscored the Bucs 21-3
  • During the big run of 21-3, Winthrop was 9-of-10 from the floor including three from behind the arc
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Winthrop finished the game shooting 48 percent after connecting on 58 percent in the second half
  • Eagles won the battle on the boards 37-30 and finished with 12 second chance points
  • After going 1-for-14 behind the arc in the second half, the Eagles were 8-for-17 in the second half and in the game outscored the Bucs 34-12 in the paint
  • Burns Jr. led four Eagles in double-figures with his career-high 23 points
  • Ferguson posted his 12th career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds while Chandler Vaudrin and Jones Jr. chipped in with 11
  • Jones Jr. also pulled down a career-best six rebounds and dished out three assists to lead the bench
  • In the final 11:08 of the game, Winthrop outscored the Bucs 31-14
 
NOTABLES
  • This was the 9th win of the month for the Eagles, a school record for wins in the month of January
  • It's also the first time in program history a Winthrop team was undefeated in January
  • Eagles are the first team since the 2010-11 Coastal Carolina team to start league play 9-0
  • Winthrop extended its winning streak to 11 games, the fourth longest streak nationally and tied for the fourth longest win streak in program history
  • Eagles are now 5-0 in league play on the road and now have seven road wins on the year
  • Ferguson is now just 11 points away from 1,000 in his career and is 29 rebounds away from 700 in his career
 
UP NEXT
Winthrop is right back in action on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. when it hosts Asheville for American Heroes Day. All active and retired service members or first responders receive free admission.
 
 
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