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Cory Hightower
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75
Hartford Hart 0-7,0-0 America East
82
Winner Winthrop Win 4-3,0-0 Big South
Hartford Hart
0-7,0-0 America East
75
Final
82
Winthrop Win
4-3,0-0 Big South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Hartford Hart 38 37 75
Winthrop Win 42 40 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hightower, Buggs Lift Eagles Past Hartford Wednesday Night

Rock Hill, S.C. – Cory Hightower posted a season-high 19 points and hauled in a career-high 13 rebounds to help lead Winthrop over Hartford, 82-75 Wednesday night.

WINTHROP (4-3)
SCORING LEADERS
  • Cory Hightower (19 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 3 steals)
  • Drew Buggs (17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists)
  • D.J. Burns (12 points, two rebounds)
HARTFORD (0-7)
SCORING LEADERS
  • Austin Williams (21 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal)
  • David Shriver (20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal)
  • Moses Flowers (15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals)
FIRST HALF
  • Eagles opened the game with a 5-0 spurt started with Drew Buggs opening the scoring with a three
  • Six straight points by the Hawks had them in the lead but it was short lived after two D.J. Burns Jr. free throws
  • The game was tied 8-8 with 15:50 left in the half when David Shriver drilled a three only to have the Eagles reel off six straight points for a 14-11 lead
  • Winthrop built its largest lead of the first half as Cory Hightower boarded a miss and then scored while being fouled as he completed the three-point play
  • Then Sin'Cere McMahon drove the lane and while in the air flipped a pass to Kelton Talford for a dunk and a seven point lead (28-21) with 7:37 left in the half
  • Hartford responded with a 10-2 run to take a 31-30 lead with four and a half minutes left
  • A Patrick Good three put an end to the run, pushing the Eagles back in the lead and also started a 7-0 run for a 38-31 lead with 2:17 left
  • It was a one point lead for the Eagles after a Shriver three with 20 seconds left but Hightower splashed a three off a dish from Buggs with six seconds left for a 42-38 lead at the break
  • Both teams shot the ball well as Hartford was 15-of-30 for 50 percent and the Eagles were 15-of-28 for 53 percent)
SECOND HALF
  • Shriver hit a three to open the second half scoring and pulling the Hawks within a point at 42-41 but that was as close as they got the rest of the way
  • Micheal Anumba ignited the Eagles in the early going of the half with his effort on the offensive glass
  • After a D.J. Burns Jr. didn't fall, Anumba skied for the rebound that looked like a couple of players had their hands on the ball as he ripped it away and went up to score while being fouled on the stick back
  • Anumba completed the three-point play and then after a missed free throw chased down the rebound in the corner while being fouled to give the Eagles another possession
  • On the next Hartford possession the Winthrop defense forced a shot clock violation and on the ensuing possession Talford finished off a three-point play for a 53-46 lead with 15:26 left
  • Eagles held a 2-3 possession lead over the next three and a half minutes until Hartford's Shriver scored off a turnover to make it a two point game
  • Winthrop did push its lead to eight points on two occasions with under six minutes to play but Hartford made a game of it to the end
  • The Eagle defense clamped down late and forced the Hawks to miss their final 11 shots from the floor
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Eagles finished the game shooting 53 percent while Hartford shot 42 percent
  • Eagles won the battle of the boards 38-34 and had a slight edge in points off turnovers (13-11)
  • Talford led the Eagles bench that outscored Hartford's 22-3
  • Winthrop finished with 10 threes (38 percent behind the arc) and outscored the Hawks 36-28 in the paint
NOTABLES
  • This was the sixth straight home win for the Eagles and they have now won 17 of the last 18 in the Winthrop Coliseum
  • The victory was the 400th victory all-time in the Winthrop Coliseum
  • Hightower's double-double was the eight of his career and first of the season
  • Hightower also inched closer to 1,100 career points (1,097 currently)
  • This win marks the 746th all-time in the history of the program
UP NEXT
Winthrop has a short rest before it heads to Conway, S.C. to take on Coastal Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 4 with tip-off set for 1 p.m.
To keep up with the latest news on the Winthrop men's basketball program, follow the Eagles on Twitter (@Winthrop_MBB), Instagram (@Winthrop_MBB) and Facebook (/WinthropEagles).  
 
   
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