Rock Hill, S.C. – Kelton Talford posted a double-double of 25 points, 10 rebounds to help lead Winthrop men's basketball to a 76-67 victory over Presbyterian College, Wednesday evening inside the Winthrop Coliseum.
WINTHROP (14-9, 4-4 Big South)
PRESBYTERIAN (9-14, 2-6 Big South)
- Kory Mincy (20 points, 2 rebounds, assist, steal)
- Carl Parrish (13 points, 2 rebounds, assist)
- Kobe Stewart (12 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals)
FIRST HALF
- Eagles jumped out to a 4-0 lead as Ryan Jolly drove and absorbed contact with the defender and finished at the rim
- Then on the break Jolly found Kelton Talford for the slam
- PC got on the board at the 17:10 mark as Kory Mincy swished a left wing three
- Talford put the Eagles up 6-3 after a short jumper in the lane
- It remained 6-3 for nearly two minutes before Talford scored again as he scored off a dish from Isaiah Wilson to lead 8-3 at the 14:37 mark
- It turned into a 7-0 run as the Eagles forced a turnover on a Nick Johnson steal that he pushed up court to Bryce Baker, who drained a right wing three to lead 11-3
- The Blue Hose ended the run as Triston Wilson had a dunk follow off a missed jumper by Jaylen Peterson and then Carl Parrish scored off a turnover on the break as Wilson provided the lead pass that Parrish finished on the break
- Eagles pushed their lead to eight at 18-10 with 10:10 left in the half after Logan Duncomb's hook shot
- PC scored a quick five points as Parrish hit a corner three and Peterson scored at the rim to make it a one possession game again
- Duncomb made it a 20-15 lead for the Eagles after two free throws and then PC pulled within a point at the 7:27 mark after a short jumper in the lane by Kaleb Scott
- Eagles answered with a corner three from Johnson as Baker made an extra pass for the open look
- PC took advantage of back-to-back turnovers by the Eagles to tie the game at 27-27 with 1:49 left in the half
- Paul Jones III put the Eagles back in front as he dropped in a left wing three with 55 seconds left
- Eagles scored the final five points to lead 32-27 at the break
SECOND HALF
- Talford scored the opening points of the second half with a tough bucket off glass
- The teams traded baskets over the first three minutes as the Eagles led 38-33 at the 17:00 mark
- Eagles built a six point lead after a Talford bucket inside with 12:19 left
- Teams continued to go back-and-forth over the next three minutes as the Eagles went up by as much as seven in that span but a drive and score by Mincy made it a one possession game at 53-50
- Blue Hose took the lead at 55-53 on a second-chance three as Mincy buried it from the right wing
- The lead didn't last long as the Eagles regained the lead on the next possession as Johnson scored off the drive with an And-1 as he made the free throw to complete the three-point play to lead 56-55
- After getting a defensive stop Talford went to work on the offensive glass as he boarded a missed three by K.J. Doucet and scored with the left hand
- PC tied the game on the next possession as Kobe Stewart found Parrish in the left corner for three
- With 3:24 to play in the game, Talford boarded a blocked shot on the offensive glass and was fouled
- PC was then whistled for a technical as Kasen Harrison stepped in and hit 1-of-2 before Talford took to the free throw line and made both to lead 65-62
- After getting a defensive stop Doucet scored in the post, spinning off the defender to his left and scoring off glass for a five point advantage
- Out of a PC timeout, Mincy scored off a drive to cut the Winthrop lead to 67-64 with 2:33 remaining
- On the ensuing possession, Harrison dished to Talford who finished with an And-1
- Talford made the free throw to complete the three-point play for a 70-64 lead
- That started a 7-0 run in a 62-second span as Johnson posted up and finished with a short jumper followed by a Talford dunk off the break to lead 74-64 with 1:07 to play
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Eagles finished the game shooting 46 percent while holding PC to 40 percent
- Winthrop finished 19-for-26 at the foul line (73%) while the Blue Hose were 10-of-13 at the line
- The rebounding battle favored the Eagles 42-33 and finished with 13 offensive rebounds that led to 15 points
- Eagles had a 42-32 advantage in the paint and 13-10 edge in fast break points
- Kelton Talford's seventh double-double of the season of 25 points, 10 rebounds led the Eagles in both categories
- Doucet finished with 12 points while Johnson chipped in with 10
- The Eagles outscored the Blue Hose 16-5 over the final 4:18 of the game
- Johnson finished with four steals, which ties his career-best in a single-game
NOTABLES
- Eagles remain unbeaten at the Winthrop Coliseum this season at 10-0 as they earned a 10th straight home win on the season and are 13-1 overall in home games
- Winthrop has now won 11 of the last 12 meetings and 21 of the last 23 meetings with the Blue Hose
- Doucet's 12 points pushed him past 1,600 career points as he now has 1,611 in his career
- Talford is now five points away from 1,700 career points, which has only been accomplished by three Eagles in program history
UP NEXT
Winthrop remains at home as it hosts Gardner-Webb on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m.
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