Rock Hill, S.C. – Josh Corbin led three Winthrop players in double-figures with 19 points in an 83-52 victory over Carver College, Saturday evening at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center as part of the No Room For Racism Classic.
WINTHROP (6-4)
SCORING LEADERS
CARVER COLLEGE
SCORING LEADERS
- Bryson Scott (13 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal)
- Antwon Ferrell (11 points, 1 rebound, 1 block, 2 steals)
- Keyshawn Coley (6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal)
FIRST HALF
- Patrick Good opened up the scoring with a right wing three off a pass from Russell Jones Jr.
- The game remained close over the first five minutes but back-to-back threes from Sin'cere McMahon and Josh Corbin propelled the Eagles to a 15-7 lead
- Corbin continued to damage behind the arc, connecting on two more threes and with 10:05 left in the half the Eagles led 25-14
- After a free throw from D.J. Burns Jr., Carver went on a 7-0 run to tie the game at 26-26 with 6:28 left
- Antwon Ferrell tied the game with a three-point play as he drove baseline and was fouled
- Eagles responded with an 8-0 run started with a soft hook by Burns Jr. in the lane
- That was followed by two Corbin triples for a 34-26 lead with 3:47 left
- Winthrop outscored Carver 10-4 the rest of the way for a 44-31 lead at the break
- The Eagles shot 57 percent from the floor while the Cougars shot 46 percent
- Corbin finished the half with five threes as the Eagles were 8-of-18 as a team
SECOND HALF
- Winthrop maintained its double-digit lead and even pushed it to 20 points with 10:43 to play
- Eagles led 55-41 when Burns Jr. scored second chance baskets on consecutive possessions and then knocked down two free throws for the 20 point advantage
- Late in the game the Eagles used a 10-0 run to push the lead to 32 points as Kelton Talford hit two free throws followed by a score off the drive by Jones Jr.
- The final six points of the run came off a three by Nate Buss and then he dropped three free throws for an 83-51 lead
- Winthrop didn't shoot the ball as well in the second half (34 percent), but picked it up on the defensive end holding Carver to 26 percent shooting
- The Eagles dominated the glass in the second half 32-10, including 17 on the offensive glass
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Eagles finished the game shooting 45 percent while holding Carver to 37 percent
- The glass was dominated by the Eagles 50-22 (20 offensive boards)
- Eagles did commit 17 turnovers in the game that led to 14 points for Carver
- Winthrop turned 14 turnovers by the Cougars into 11 points
- Corbin led the Winthrop bench that contributed 53 points
- Talford added 16 points off the bench and McMahon had eight points as well as two assists and two steals
NOTABLES
- This was the second straight win by the Eagles, who have now won four of the last five
- Corbin finished one point shy of his career-high and tied his career-best with six triples
- Kelton Talford posted his first career double-double with a career-high in points (14) and rebounds (11)
- Eagles hit 10 or more threes for the sixth time in 10 games this season
- Burns Jr. matched his career-high in rebounds with nine, which he set earlier this season at Washington
- This was the 56th consecutive win by the Eagles over a Non-D1 opponent
- The bench contributed 53 points, which was the third time this season the Eagles received 50 or more points from the bench
UP NEXT
Winthrop is back on the court Wednesday, Dec. 15 when it travels to Elon, N.C. to take on Elon at 7 p.m.
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