Rock Hill, S.C.— Four Eagles hit double-figures as Winthrop overcame an eight-point second half deficit in a 62-53 victory over Campbell, extending its win streak to 13 in a row.
WINTHROP (17-7, 11-0 BIG SOUTH)
SCORING LEADERS
CAMPBELL (11-12, 2-9 BIG SOUTH)
SCORING LEADERS
- Cory Gensler (11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks)
- Cedric Henderson (10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block)
- Jesus Carralero (8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal)
FIRST HALF
- Winthrop opened the game with an early 4-1 lead on buckets inside from Micheal Anumba and D.J. Burns Jr.
- A Josh Ferguson three put the Eagles up 9-5 before Campbell tied the game at 9-9 with 15:33 left
- Eagles responded with a 9-0 run over the next five and a half minutes behind two threes from Charles Falden and an emphatic dunk to cap it off by Ferguson
- A Ricky Clemons layup ended the run as Campbell turned it up defensively
- The Eagles led by nine points after a Burns Jr. jumper in the lane with 6:19 left but the Camels made a run to lead at the break
- It started with a Jesus Carralero score off the dribble as the Camels outscored the Eagles 13-2 over the final 5:57
- Trey Spencer gave Campbell a 26-24 lead with 22 seconds left with a three as the team finished the half shooting 50 percent
- Winthrop shot just 29 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes
SECOND HALF
- Carralero drained a three to start off the second half as Campbell scored the first five points for a 31-24 lead
- Following a basket from Hunter Hale on the drive, Campbell's Cory Gensler drained a three to push the lead to eight points (34-26) with 17:16 left
- Ferguson answered with a three that jump started an 8-0 run to tie the game at 34-34 with 14:47 remaining
- Chase Claxton followed with a three point play and Burns Jr. tied it with a jumper from just outside the paint
- Austin McCullough answered the run for Campbell with a corner three
- Campbell led 43-37 with 10:30 to play as went on a run to take the lead on two free throws from Claxton
- Cedric Henderson scored at the rim on back-to-back possession to put the Camels up three with 6:44 to play
- From that point the Eagles outscored the Camels 18-6 to earn the nine point win
- Hale followed Henderson's second consecutive bucket with a shot off glass on the drive and then with the game tied at 47-47 Anumba buried a corner three as Chandler Vaudrin found him open from under the basket
- Winthrop shot 44 percent from the floor in the second half while holding Campbell to 33 percent, 1-of-12 in the final six minutes
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Eagles shot 36 percent from the floor while Campbell shot 40 percent
- Winthrop had a 41-35 edge on the boards (13 offensive rebounds)
- Campbell managed 13 points off 10 Winthrop turnovers while the Eagles had just 12 points off 16 Campbell turnovers
- Winthrop was just 5-of-21 behind the arc while Campbell finished 6-for-22
- Claxton scored 10 of his team-high 12 points in the second half
- Eagles had a stretch from the 16:15 mark of the first half until the 18:13 mark of the second half in which they were 6-for-32 shooting
- Vaudrin finished the game with five points, eight rebounds, seven assists and two steals
NOTABLES
- The win is the 13th straight for the Eagles, the third longest win streak in program history
- Ferguson scored 10 points as he became the 26th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points (1,001)
- Winthrop and Campbell are tied 22-22 in the all-time series as the Eagles have won eight of the last nine meetings
- Eagles are now 28-3 in February home games under Pat Kelsey
- The victory has Kelsey within four wins of tying Nield Gordon for second all-time in program history
- As a program, the Eagles now have 297 league wins and are looking to be the first league school to reach 300
UP NEXT
The Eagles quickly turn the page as they'll hit the road to Farmville, Va. to take on Longwood Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
