Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop got out to a quick start and never looked back downed league-leading High Point 92-75, Wednesday evening inside the Winthrop Coliseum.
WINTHROP (12-8, 4-1 Big South)
- Logan Duncomb (28 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, block)
- Tommy Kamarad (17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, block, 2 steals)
- Kareem Rozier (9 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, steal)
HIGH POINT (16-4, 4-1 Big South)
- Terry Anderson (17 points, 3 rebounds, steal)
- Rob Martin (14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, steal)
- Owen Aquino (9 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists)
FIRST HALF
- Panthers were on the board first as Terry Anderson boarded a miss, backed down the defender and scored on a reverse layup
- Eagles tied it on the next possession as Daylen Berry knocked down a jumper
- A hook shot in the paint from Logan Duncomb put the Eagles in front 4-2 but the Panthers regained the lead on a left wing three from Anderson at the 17:48 mark
- A second chance bucket by Ed Nnamoko put the Eagles back on top and started a 7-0 run to lead 11-5 at the 14:58 mark
- Winthrop extended its lead to 17-9 after Duncomb got a hook shot to drop in with 12:12 to play in the half
- High Point scored five straight beginning with a corner three from Scotty Washington followed by a steal and dunk finish on the other end by Anderson with 11:45 left
- Eagles responded with a score at the rim by Tommy Kamarad followed by a steal by Berry as he finished at the other end
- Another steal, this time by Kamarad, led to a left wing pull-up three in transition by Kareem Rozier to push the lead to double-digits at 24-14 with just under 10 minutes remaining
- Winthrop kept the offense going with eight straight points highlighted by back-to-back threes from Kamarad and Rozier to lead 32-16 with 9:04 left in the half
- Duncomb scored seven consecutive points and helped the Eagles reach a 21-point advantage with 6:39 on the clock
- Eagles led by as much as 25 points with 3:05 left after a slam by Duncomb
- Winthrop took a 53-29 lead into the half as Kody Clouet drilled a right wing three with 11 seconds left
SECOND HALF
- High Point opened the half on a 10-0 run that started with a Washington scored at the rim followed by a three-pointer from Rob Martin
- A three-point play by Owen Aquino followed by a layup from Aquino had the Panthers trailing 53-39 at the 17:32 mark
- Kamarad halted the run as he was fouled driving down the middle of the lane and converted both free throws
- Panthers were with 14 points at the 15:38 mark only to have Clouet bang a three from the left wing and then score a second-chance opportunity off the drive to lead 62-43
- The lead was back to 20 at 64-44 with 12:43 to play after Nnamoko knocked down two free throws
- Eagles continued to remain steady and didn't allow the Panthers to get closer than 14 points the rest of the game
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Eagles shot 54 percent for the game while holding High Point to 39 percent
- The two teams combined for 61 free throw attempts as the Eagles were 22-of-33 while High Point was 20-for-28
- Winthrop had a 38-32 edge in the paint and 17-6 advantage in second chance points
- From the 12:12 mark of the first half the Eagles made 11 consecutive field goal attempts
NOTABLES
- Eagles snapped a 5-game losing streak to the Panthers for a 4th straight win for the Eagles as they improve to 4-1 in league play, tied atop the league standings with High Point
- Winthrop connected on 10 threes in the game, which is the 13th game of the season with 10 or more
- With the win the Eagles have now won nine of the last 10 regular season home games
- Duncomb posted his 8th 20-point game of the season and fourth in the last five games
- The win gives head coach Mark Prosser his 90th at the helm of the Eagles
UP NEXT
The Eagles hit the road on Saturday, Jan. 17 as they head to Asheville, N.C. to take on UNC Asheville at 2 p.m.
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