Rock Hill, S.C. – Kody Clouet's season-high 21 points paced Winthrop in a 101-79 victory over South Carolina St., Saturday afternoon inside the Winthrop Coliseum.
 
WINTHROP (4-4, 0-0 Big South)

• Kody Clouet (21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals)
• Logan Duncomb (19 points, 9 rebounds, block, steal)
• Tommy Kamarad (19 points, 3 rebounds, block, 2 steals)

S.C. STATE (0-8, 0-0 MEAC)

• Noah Treadwell (17 points, assist, block)
• Owen Bronston Jr. (14 points, 3 rebounds, assist, steal)
• Christopher Parker (13 points, 4 rebounds, assist)

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FIRST HALF

• Eagles struck quickly as they won the tip and Kareem Rozier dribbled into the paint and knocked down a short jumper
• It was 5-1 in favor of the Eagles at the 17:45 mark as Rozier knocked down a left wing three
• The Bulldogs answered the three Noah Treadwell connected on a triple to make it a one-point lead for the Eagles
• Bulldogs grabbed their first lead of the game as Jayden Johnson dribbled into the paint and dropped in a floater
• After the teams traded three-point buckets, the Bulldogs pushed the lead to three points at 13-10 at the 12:39 mark as Tim Okojie scored inside off a dish from Rayniel Wright
• The Eagles responded with a 7-0 run driven by five straight points by Kody Clouet and capped off by Rozier scoring off the drive to lead 17-13
• Following a Florian Tenebay jumper the Eagles answered with another tripled from Clouet
• Clouet then stole the ball that led to an And 1 on the other end by Logan Duncomb as he converted the free throw to complete the three-point play and lead 23-17 lead with 9:31 left in the half
• Winthrop extended its lead to double-figures at the 7:31 mark after Ed Nnamoko converted two free throws
• Off an inbound Rozier tossed the ball into Duncomb on the baseline and he faked a pass back to Rozier, turned and dribbled right to the rack for a flush and the foul
• Duncomb completed the three-point play for a 30-17 lead with 6:37 remaining
• The Bulldogs chipped away and made it a six point lead for Winthrop at the 4:30 mark after two free throws from Treadwell
• Winthrop responded as Tommy Kamarad collected off an offensive board and scored quickly at the rim and then on the fast break he scored with an And 1 as he made the free throw to complete it and put the Eagles back up 11
• Eagles led 45-36 at the break as Winthrop shot 48 percent from the floor and was 8-of-9 at the foul line

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SECOND HALF

• Eagles opened the scoring as Kamarad stole the ball on the first possession of the half and eventually scored at the rim on a dish from Josh Meo
• Meo got involved in the scoring as he scored off the drive for four straight points and a tip-in by Duncomb made it a 6-0 spurt over the first 1:11 of the half and a 51-36 lead
• Clouet connected on back-to-back corner threes as the Eagles opened up the second half on a 12-2 run and led 57-38 with 16:02 remaining
• Eagles pushed their lead to 21 points at 61-40 as they beat the break and Brayhlan Thomas received a pass near midcourt and took it right to the rim for the bucket with 14:16 left
• Winthrop's lead grew to 26 with 10:19 to play after Kamarad hit back-to-back threes, which were the 9^th and 10^th threes for the Eagles
• Eagles pushed their lead to as much as 33 with 2:11 remaining in the game

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Winthrop shot 61 percent from the floor in the second half and finished the game at 56 percent while the Bulldogs shot 49 percent
• Winthrop dominated the glass 40-26 with 15 offensive boards that led to 26 second chance points
• Eagles finished with a 52-30 advantage in points in the paint
• Clouet's 21 points led four Eagles in double-figures and a total of 11 different players contributed in the scoring column
• The Eagles turned the game in their favor after the Bulldogs took a 12-11 lead as they outscored the Bulldogs 18-4 over a span of five minutes and 28 seconds to build their largest lead of the first half at 13 (30-17)

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NOTABLES

• Kody Clouet's first three of the game was the 200^th of his collegiate career
• The Eagles finished with ?? threes, which is the 5^th straight game with 11 or more threes
• It is the first time since the 2018-19 season an Eagle team hit 10 or more threes in five straight contests
• Clouet is the second Eagle this season to connect on five or more threes, joining Rozier who had seven at #21 Arkansas
• This was the third straight home game the Eagles have hit the century mark dating back to last season (105 vs. Mercer/103 vs. UNC Asheville)
• Eagles have now won 10 straight at home against non-conference opponents

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UP NEXT
Winthrop returns to the Winthrop Coliseum for its next contest as it will host South Carolina State on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m.

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