Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop men's basketball defeated Bob Jones 103-55, Thursday evening at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center for a fifth straight victory.
WINTHROP (9-3, 0-0 Big South)
- Kelton Talford (19 points, 14 rebounds, block)
- KJ. Doucet (13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, steal)
- Nick Johnson (11 points, rebound, 3 assists, steal)
BOB JONES (3-4, 0-0 NCCAA)
- Trevor Brunson (21 points, assist, block, 2 steals)
- Trevor Pittman (7 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals)
- Shad Vander Hart (7 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals)
FIRST HALF
- Bruins were on the board first as Trevor Brunson knocked down a right wing three
- Brunson dropped in another three for a 6-4 lead at the 18:03 mark followed by a tip-in by Trevor Pittman to lead 8-4
- Nick Johnson knocked down a right wing three to ignite a 21-0 run in a little over a six-minute span
- Johnson then tied the game at 8-8 as he was 1-of-2 at the foul line
- Ryan Jolly gave the Eagles then lead at the 15:59 mark with a triple and then Isaiah Wilson proceeded to score five straight points
- The run ended when Conner Barfield connected for three from the left wing
- Eagles eventually pushed their lead to over 20 points at the 3:23 mark after a second chance bucket from Kelton Talford
- The lead was pushed to as much as 25 twice over the final minute but a late three by Bob Jones made it a 22 point game at the break, 52-30
SECOND HALF
- Both teams were slow offensively out of the locker room going scoreless for two minutes and 10 seconds when Paul Jones III hit a corner three
- That started a 10-0 run to push the lead over 30 at 62-30 with 15:52 left
- A 12-2 run by the Eagles got the lead to 40 at 74-34 at the 13:12 mark
- Yoro Diallo made a layup at the 4:55 mark to extend the lead to 50
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Eagles finished the game shooting with a season-high 58 percent from the floor while holding Bob Jones to 32 percent
- Winthrop was 12-of-28 from three while Bob Jones finished 10-for-31
- Eagles dominated the glass 56-16 and 20 offensive rebounds led to 21 points
- The Winthrop bench finished with 47 points led by Yoro Diallo's 10
- Talford posted his 16th career double-double with 19 points and a season-high 14 points
NOTABLES
- The win is the 5th straight for the Eagles and gives them nine non-conference wins
- Eagles now have a chance at 10 or more non-conference wins for the first time since 2015-16
- Talford's 19 points pushed him past 1,500 for his career
UP NEXT
The Eagles are on the road as they head to Tallahassee, Fla on Tuesday, Dec. 17 to take on Florida State at 7 p.m.
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