Johnson City, Tenn. – Winthrop held off sixth-seeded Presbyterian College for a 73-71 victory Saturday afternoon to advance to the Big South Championship title game on Sunday.
 
WINTHROP (23-10, 13-3 Big South)

• Kody Clouet (17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, block, 4 steals)
• Logan Duncomb (12 points, 3 rebounds, assist, block)
• Isaiah Wilson (12 points, rebound, 2 assists, 3 steals)

PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE (15-18, 7-9 Big South)

• Triston Wilson (26 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists)
• Josh Pickett (12 points, rebound, assist, steal)
• Jonah Pierce (10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals)

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FIRST HALF

• Eagles scored on the opening possession of the game as Kareem Rozier dropped in a three for an early lead
• Eagles opened the game on a 7-0 run as Ed Nnamoko finished with a dunk off a feed from Kody Clouet and then Isaiah Wilson scored off a drive
• Carl Parrish ended the run with a jumper in the lane at the 16:51 mark
• Winthrop kept the foot on the gas as a basket by Daylen Berry ignited a 9-0 run to lead 16-2 with 14:16 left in the half
• Eagles pushed their lead to as large as 14 points twice in the first half, with the latest at the 4:42 mark after a three from Berry
• From that point, the Blue Hose ended the half on a 7-0 run to trail 32-25 at the break

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SECOND HALF

• Jaylen Peterson scored the first points of the second half as he boarded a miss and score to make it a five point lead for the Eagles
• Eagles led by eight after a free throw from Nnamoko with 17:53 remaining
• PC went on a 9-1 run over the next three minutes to tie the game at 36-36 as Parrish tied the game with a pull-up jumper
• After Seifeldin Hendawy went 2-of-2 at the line, Triston Wilson drilled a three for the Blue Hose first lead at 39-38 with 13:35 to play
• Jonah Pierce scored inside to tie the game at 44-44 and then PC took the lead as Iverson King stole the ball and eventually finished on a jumper on the other end
• Winthrop was within a basket after Clouet converted two free throws with just under 10 minutes left
• Josh Pickett put PC up five on the ensuing possession as he knocked down a left wing three to lead 53-48
• Winthrop responded with a 6-0 spurt to regain the lead at 54-53 after a Duncomb layup with 7:41 remaining
• After a dunk by Peterson put the Blue Hose back in front, Duncomb knocked down a short jumper followed by a Clouet straight away three for a 59-55 lead with 6:35 to play
• It was a one possession game again with 4:35 left after Jonah Pierce hit two free throws
• PC made it a one point game after a Wilson dunk, but he was whistled for a technical foul following the basket leading to two free throws from Clouet to put Winthrop ahead 66-63
• Winthrop got the ball after the free throws and took advantage as Isaiah Wilson scored at the rim with an And 1 and completed the three-point play to lead 69-63 with 3:02 remaining
• PC's Wilson knocked down a straight away three with 39 seconds left to make it a one possession game at 72-69
• Triston Wilson made it a one point game with 18 seconds left and PC fouled with 7.9 left to send Berry to the line
• Berry made 1-of-2 as PC had a chance for a final shot to either tie or win the game as Carl Parrish's three was off the mark

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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Winthrop shot 45 percent from the floor and the Blue Hose shot 47 percent
• Winthrop connected on 5-of-18 threes while the Blue Hose were 7-for-20
• Each team finished with 13 turnovers each while the Eagles had a 16-13 edge in points off turnovers
• PC had the edge in the paint, outscoring the Eagles 36-34
• The glass favored the Eagles 34-31 as each team had nine offensive rebounds
• Kody Clouet led the Eagles with 17 points as he was 8-of-8 at the free throw line

NOTABLES

• Eagles advance to the Big South Title game for the 20^th time in searching of a 14^th league title
• Winthrop has now won three straight and have 23 wins on the year, the 10^th 23-win season in program history
• Winthrop is now 14-4 all-time in the conference tournament in games decided by five or fewer points
• Clouet surpassed 1,600 career points (1,615) after his team-high 17 vs. PC

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UP NEXT                                                                         
The Eagles advance to the Big South title game where they will face top-seeded High Point on Sunday, Mar. 8 at noon.

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