Rock Hill, S.C.— The top two teams in the Big South Conference square off Monday evening when Winthrop hosts Radford at 7 p.m. 
 

Game 26: Winthrop (18-7, 12-0 Big South) vs. Radford (14-9, 9-2 Big South)
Date	Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, 7 p.m. (EST)
Location	Rock Hill, S.C. | Winthrop Coliseum (6,100)
Live Stats	Statbroadcast (click here)
Television/Stream	ESPN+ (click here) | Mike Pacheco (PxP) – Bobby Stevens (Analyst)
Radio	94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge / ESPN 730 | WGNC AM1450/101.1 FM (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP) – Mitch Hill (Analyst) – Pregame 6:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Radford
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand
Promotions	"All Sports Night"
Tickets	(Click Here)

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         3          Micheal Anumba (6-4, So., 6.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.0 apg)
G         13        Hunter Hale (6-3, Gr., 12.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.6 apg)
G         54        Chandler Vaudrin (6-7, R-Jr.., 9.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 5.8 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Sr., 11.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.1 apg)
F          30        D.J. Burns Jr. (6-9, R-Fr., 12.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.3 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: 40-37 (Radford leads)
Series Streak: W1
Record at Winthrop Coliseum: 18-16
Streak at Winthrop Coliseum: L1
Kelsey vs. Radford: 7-9
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and Radford meet for the 78^th time and second time this season
• Eagles earned a 61-56 win at Radford on Jan. 20, but the Highlanders have won three of the last four meetings and four of the last six
• Highlanders won 80-61 in their last visit to the Winthrop Coliseum on Feb. 2, 2019
• In the last 10 meetings each team has won five times

 
THE GAME

• The league's top two teams square off in a key matchup as the regular season starts to wind down
• Winthrop has won 14 straight, including 12 league games in a row and hold a two game advantage over the Highlanders
• A win for the Eagles would give them a three-game advantage with five games remaining
• A win for the Highlanders and there would be one game separation for the remaining five games
• Winthrop leads the league in scoring at 80.6 ppg and Radford is 5^th in scoring at 70.6 ppg
• Radford leads the league in scoring defense at 65.3 ppg and Winthrop is 3^rd at 69.6
• The two teams are also 1-2 in scoring margin as the Eagles lead with +11.0 and Highlanders are second with +5.3
• Highlanders and Eagles are also 1-2 in field goal percentage defense

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his 8^th season with the Eagles (157-90)
• Kelsey ranks 5^th all-time in Big South history in career wins and is now three wins away from tying Nield Gordon for 2^nd all-time in program history
• The victory at Longwood gave Kelsey 90 league wins all-time as he remains 8^th all-time
• Opened league play 12-0 for the first time since 2006-07 and looking for just the 2^nd 13-0 start to league play in program history
• Eagles are winning league games by a margin of +16.1
• Winthrop is 10-2 at home this season and 6-0 in league play
• D.J. Burns Jr. is the team's leading scorer at 12.9 ppg as he's been in double-figures for nine straight games
• Hunter Hale is second on the team in scoring at 12.2 ppg and Ferguson is averaging 11.0 ppg
• Burns Jr. leads in league games only as well at 15.2 ppg while Hunter Hale is averaging 14.3 ppg
• At home against league opponents the Eagles are averaging 84.5 ppg and allowing 66.0 ppg
• This past Monday the Eagles went jumped to 21^st in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll and received one vote in the AP Top 25 Poll

 
RADFORD

• Radford is led by 8^th-year head coach Mike Jones (152-136)
• Jones is 7^th all-time for wins in the Big South and holds an 81-68 career league record
• Radford is 4-1 since falling to the Eagles on Jan. 20 and have won four in a row
• Carlik Jones leads the team in scoring at 19.9 ppg and has led the team in points three of the last four games
• Jones had a double-double (20 points, 10 rebounds) in the first meeting with Winthrop
• Travis Fields Jr. is second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg) and second in made threes (40)
• Donald Hicks is third in scoring at 7.0 ppg and leads the team with 41 threes
• Ranked 14^th nationally in fewest turnovers per game (10.7)

 
FERGUSON MAKING HIS MARK
Josh Ferguson reached the 500 rebound mark at the end of the 2018-19 season and became the 58th player in Big South Conference history to reach 600 rebounds. Ferguson pulled down eight rebounds in the win over Elon to reach exactly 600 rebounds for his career. He currently ranks 5th all-time in program history and is on pace to finish 3rd all-time. Ferguson became the 26th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points and currently has 1,001 as he trails Pierre Wooten for 23^rd on the list by 18 points.  
 
TRIPLE-DOUBLE FOR VAUDRIN
Chandler Vaudrin had 10 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in the league-opening win over Longwood on Jan. 2. It was the first triple-double by a Winthrop player since Xavier Cooks had 11 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists against Reinhardt. Vaudrin nearly averaged a triple-double over the first two games of Big South action as he posted 16 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists at Campbell. It was the second triple-double of the season in the Big South and 13^th nationally at the NCAA D1 level. For his efforts against Longwood and Campbell he was named the Big South Conference Co-Player of the Week. He is currently the active leader overall NCAA divisions for career triple-doubles (5).
 
HALE REACHES 1,000 CAREER POINTS
Hunter Hale surpassed 1,000 points in his collegiate career after scoring 17 points in the loss at Furman. Hale's career began at Central Michigan and this last spring Hale transferred to the Eagles from Grand Valley State to begin graduate school and arrived with 926 points in his career. This season Hale is averaging 12.2 ppg as he's started 22-of-23 games he's played this season.
 
WINTHROP SPORTS SHOW AT ROCO
Joins us on Mondays at The Roasting Company throughout the basketball season will be the Winthrop Sports Show at ROCO hosted by the voices of the Winthrop Eagles Dave Friedman and Mike Pacheco. The two will sit down weekly with head coaches Pat Kelsey and Lynette Woodard as well as other selected guests throughout the season. The show is from 6-6:30 p.m. and airs live on 94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge.
 
TUNE IN TO THE EAGLES ALL SEASON LONG
Fans can listen to the games all season long on OTS Media of Rock Hill (94.3 FM and 104.1 The Bridge), which is the flagship station for Winthrop Athletics. In addition, most games will simulcast on 730 ESPN Charlotte and AM 1450 WGNC Gastonia.
All home games as well as all Big South games home or away are available to watch through the Big South Network on ESPN+ unless otherwise picked up by another ESPN network. To watch live Big South games on ESPN+, you need a subscriber. For more information how to subscribe, click here.
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