N. Charleston, S.C. – Winthrop defeated Charleston Southern 75-67 for a second straight road win, Saturday evening in Big South Conference action.

WINTHROP (13-16, 8-8 Big South)

• Kelton Talford (20 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist)
• Cory Hightower (16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal)
• Toneari Lane (16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal)

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (8-19, 4-12 Big South)

• Tyeree Bryan (23 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block)
• Taje' Kelly (13 points, 7 rebounds)
• Claudell Harris Jr. (10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals)

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FIRST HALF

• Eagles got off on the right foot as Sin'Cere McMahon drilled a three on the first possession
• After Charleston Southern tied the game at 3-3 on a Tyeree Bryan three, Cory Hightower answered with a triple
• The Eagles led 9-7 when Kelton Talford scored inside while being fouled and completed the three-point play to lead 12-7
• The Buccaneers started to gain momentum midway through the half as the Eagles led 17-12 when they went on an 8-0 run to take the lead at 20-17
• It remained a one possession game for the next 3-4 minutes until the Eagles hit back-to-back threes from Kasen Harrison and Toneari Lane followed by two free throws from McMahon to lead 36-28 with 3:47 left in the half
• Bryan knocked down a jumper with three seconds left, but the Eagles led 40-35 at the break

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SECOND HALF

• Charleston Southern made it a three point game on two occasions in the early going of the second half, but then the Eagle built a seven point advantage after another three from McMahon
• Taje' Kelly scored to cut the lead back to five point only to have McMahon hit two free throws and then Lane dropped in another three for a double-digit lead
• The Buccaneers made it a two-point game at 63-61 with 4:20 to play in the game after an R.J. Johnson jumper
• The teams traded baskets on the next two possessions but after a Harrison layup to lead by four the Eagles forced a turnover and proceeded to score on a Talford basket at the rim
• After two free throws by Claudell Harris Jr. made it a four point game, McMahon found Talford down low for the dunk as the Eagles made five defensive stops down the stretch to hold on for the win

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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Eagles shot 50 percent for the game, having shot 52 percent from the floor in the second half
• Winthrop held Charleston Southern to 42 percent shooting
• Buccaneers had a 33-32 edge on the glass and a 12-8 edge in second chance points
• Winthrop connected on 11 threes in the game and had a 30-24 advantage in points in the paint
• Winthrop finished with five players in double-figures led by Talford's 20 points
• Lane and Hightower each had 16 points while McMahon added 12 and Harrison chipped in with 11

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NOTABLES

• Talford 20 or more points in three straight games and now has six on the year and eight in his career
• Winthrop hit 11 threes, the second straight game with 11 or more and for the eighth time in league play (7-1 in those games)
• Hightower's 16 points pushed him past 1,700 career points (1,710)
• Lane posted his 12^th double-figure game off the bench with 16 points and now has 16 games on the year in double-digits
• This was the 9^th straight win over the Buccaneers and also the 9^th straight win at the Buccaneer Fieldhouse

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UP NEXT
Eagles return home for their final two regular season games beginning with Campbell on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.

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