Farmville, Va – Winthrop men's basketball fell 82-70 at Longwood in the Big South opener, Saturday afternoon at the Joan Perry Brock Center.
 
WINTHROP (8-8, 0-1 Big South)

• Logan Duncomb (31 points, 13 rebounds, assist)
• Daylen Berry (7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, block)
• Kareem Rozier (8 points, rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal)

LONGWOOD (9-7, 1-0 Big South)

• Redd Thompson (15 points, 2 assists)
• Jacoi Hutchinson (14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, steal, block)
• Elijah Tucker (12 points, 9 rebounds, assist, block)

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FIRST HALF

• Emanuel Richards knocked down a jumper to give Longwood the first lead, but the Eagles answered with a bucket inside off the glass by Logan Duncomb
• Longwood regained the lead 5-2 after a three from Alphonzo Billups III
• Eagles grabbed their first lead with a 4-0 spurt, all at the free throw line from Tommy Kamarad and Seifeldin Hendawy
• After Pharrell Boygueno put the Eagles in front 9-8, the Lancers answered with a 9-0 run capped off by a trail right wing three from Redd Thompson Jr. forcing a Winthrop timeout
• Out of the timeout the Eagles scored as Duncomb tipped in a miss
• Longwood extended the lead to double-digits at the 6:06 mark after Thompson Jr. scored at the rim to lead 28-18
• Daylen Berry found Duncomb for a dunk with 1:41 and then a tip-in by Duncomb cut the deficit to 35-27 with 1:14 left in the half
• Berry hit two free throws for the final points of the half to get the deficit to single-digits before the half

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SECOND HALF

• Winthrop was within eight points after a Duncomb tip-in with 16:35, trailing 42-34
• A three from Elijah Kelly pushed the Lancers lead back to 12 at the 15:11 mark, but a three-point play by Duncomb cut the deficit nine again
• Hendawy found Duncomb cutting to the basket as he finished with a slam to pull the Eagles within seven points with 14:23 to play
• Winthrop pulled within six points with 13:21 to play after a steal by Isaiah Wilson led to two free throws on the other end as he knocked down both
• A three by Kareem Rozier made a two-possession game with 11:07 remaining
• Jacoi Hutchinson's second chance bucket followed by a three from Jaylen Benard put Longwood back on top by double-digits midway through the half
• Longwood pushed the lead back to 10 points but once again the Eagles fought back to make it a two possession game at 66-61 with 6:26 left
• That was as close as the Eagles were able to get as Longwood held off the Eagles

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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Winthrop finished the game shooting 32 percent while Longwood shot 52 percent
• Eagles were just 5-of-24 behind the arc while the Lancers were 7-for-18
• The two teams combined for 53 free throws as the Eagles were 25-of-32 and Longwood finished 15-of-21
• Longwood had a 41-35 edge on the glass while the Eagles had a 17-14 advantage on the offensive end
• Lancers outscored the Eagles 44-30 in the paint and had a 16-13 advantage in second chance points
• Logan Duncomb led all scorers with a career-high 31 points and also led the way with 13 rebounds for his 5^th double-double of the season

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NOTABLES

• Duncomb is the first Eagle with a 30-point game in conference play since K.J. Doucet scored 30 on Mar. 1 against UNC Asheville at home
• Berry led the Eagles in assists (4) for the 3^rd straight game and 5^th time this season
• The loss ends a three-game win streak against the Lancers
• With the loss, the Eagles have still won 11 of the last 13 Big South openers

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UP NEXT
Winthrop welcomes Gardner-Webb to the Winthrop Coliseum for its conference home opener on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 4 p.m.

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