Asheville, N.C. – Winthrop pushed its win streak to five games as it held on for a 69-67 road win at UNC Asheville, Saturday afternoon.
WINTHROP (13-8, 5-1 Big South)
UNC ASHEVILLE (8-12, 2-4 Big South)
- Kameron Taylor (26 points, 6 rebounds, assist, steal)
- Toyaz Solomon (20 points, 7 rebounds, assist, 2 blocks)
- Justin Wright (14 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals)
FIRST HALF
- Eagles were on the board first as Isaiah got into the paint and drew a shooting foul as he converted both free throws
- Kareem Rozier knocked down right wing three for a 5-2 lead before Kameron Taylor scored on back-to-back possession to give Asheville a 6-5 lead
- Logan Duncomb put the Eagles back in front at the 15:24 mark as he made two free throws
- Duncomb stole the ball and went the distance as he was fouled and made both free throws for an 11-7 advantage
- Following a pull-up jumper from Justin Wright, the Eagles responded on the ensuing possession as Tommy Kamarad found Kody Clouet in the corner for three and a 14-9 lead with 12:34 left in the half
- Eagles led 18-14 at the midway point of the half after Julian Clarke hit a left wing three for the Bulldogs
- Seifeldin Hendawy made two free throws with 4:51 left in the half to give the Eagles an eight-point lead (27-19)
- It was a four point lead for the Eagles with 2:48 left in the half as the Eagles reeled off five straight points including a Duncomb short jumper with 47 seconds left
- Eagles took a 33-25 lead into halftime despite shooting 30 percent from the floor
SECOND HALF
- Asheville opened the scoring in the second half as Taylor finished at the rim in transition
- Toyaz Solomon made two free throws to trim the Eagles lead to four at the 18:27 mark
- Rozier pushed the ball in transition after a Duncomb rebound to put the push the lead to 35-29
- The teams traded three-point baskets on five consecutive possessions as Clouet banged knocked down both for the Eagles, Solomon two for the Bulldogs and Taylor for Asheville as well
- The second Solomon three made it a one possession game with 16:18 remaining
- Following the Solomon three, the Eagles went on a 9-0 run to build a 50-38 lead with 13:40 to play
- Clouet scored five points during the run including his third three of the half
- Josh Meo dropped in his second three of the game as Isaiah Wilson found him in corner for a 53-42 lead with 10:33 remaining
- The lead was nine with 4:44 to go after two free throws from Duncomb
- It was a four-point game with 3:37 left as Asheville chipped away at the Winthrop lead
- Eagles were scoreless for nearly two minutes when Duncomb made two free throws at the 2:52 mark to push the lead to 67-61
- The lead was down to four with 2:10 left as Duncomb scored on the ensuring possession and then Clouet drew a charge with 1:29 to play
- A layup by Wright with 37.5 seconds to play cut the Winthrop lead to 69-67
- Asheville boarded a missed three from Meo with eight seconds left and pushed the ball up the floor with Wright and as he neared the three-point line Rozier knocked the ball away and fell on it to run out the clock for the win
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Both teams got after it defensively as Winthrop held the Bulldogs to 36 percent shooting and finished the game shooting 35 percent
- Eagles finished 9-for-26 behind the arc while holding the Bulldogs to 5-for-25 from three
- Eagles won the battled on the boards with a 42-38 edge
- There were a total 50 fouls whistled in the game as the Eagles finished 24-for-30 from the foul line and Asheville was 18-of-25
- Winthrop matched its season-high with 15 turnovers as Asheville outscored the Eagles 13-6 in points off turnovers
- Clouet led the Eagles with 21 points as he connected on five threes while Duncomb worked his way to 17 points as he was 11-for-14 at the free throw line
NOTABLES
- Eagles are riding a season-best five-game winning streak
- This was the first win in Kimmel Arena since 2022
- Eagles held Asheville to just 25 first half points, the third straight game holding their opponent under 30 in the first half
- Clouet hit the 20-point mark for the third time this season and is in double-figures the last four games
- Winthrop has now won 13 of its last 15 regular season league contests and five of the last six on the road
UP NEXT
Winthrop is back home on Wednesday, Jan. 21 as it takes on Radford at 6:30 p.m.
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