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Winthrop Eagles at UNC Asheville Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Winthrop Eagles
19-8, 7-7 Away
Final
84 - 79
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
15-12, 8-6 Home

Good scores 30 to lead Winthrop over UNC Asheville 84-79

D.J. Burns Jr. had 12 points for Winthrop (19-8, 12-2 Big South Conference), which won its sixth consecutive game. Drew Buggs added 10 points and seven assists.

Cory Hightower was held to 4 points despite entering the matchup as the Eagles' second leading scorer at 11 points per game. He shot 0 of 4 from beyond the arc.

LJ Thorpe tied a season high with 28 points for the Bulldogs (15-12, 7-7). Tajion Jones added 16 points and eight rebounds. Drew Pember had 12 points.

The Eagles improve to 2-0 against the Bulldogs on the season. Winthrop defeated UNC Asheville 86-80 on Jan. 13.

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Matchup Prediction

UNC Asheville: 67.3%
Winthrop: 32.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 84 - 79
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 84 - 79
2nd 0:02 Patrick Good made Free Throw. 84 - 79
2nd 0:02 Winthrop Offensive Rebound. 83 - 79
2nd 0:02 Patrick Good missed Free Throw. 83 - 79

Statistics

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27-53 FG 25-47
50.9 Field Goal % 53.2
12-30 3PT 6-15
40.0 Three Point % 40.0
18-28 FT 23-33
64.3 Free Throw % 69.7
31 Rebounds 25
12 Offensive Rebounds 7
19 Defensive Rebounds 18
14 Assists 8
5 Steals 9
4 Blocks 5
14 Turnovers 14
2 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Off Turnovers 13
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
23 Fouls 23
13 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Kimmel Arena

Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 1,505 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big South Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
High Point 13-2 - 25-5
UNC Asheville 11-3 1.5 20-8
Winthrop 9-5 3.5 19-10
Radford 7-7 5.5 17-12
Longwood 6-8 6.5 17-12
Charleston Southern 6-9 7 10-20
Presbyterian 5-9 7.5 12-17
Gardner-Webb 5-9 7.5 10-17
South Carolina Upstate 2-12 10.5 6-23
Full Standings