Winthrop overcomes halftime deficit, beats UNC-Asheville
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) Xavier Cooks scored 19 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and Winthrop came back from a halftime deficit to beat UNC-Asheville 76-73 on Thursday night.
Winthrop (14-4, 6-1 Big South) trailed by five at halftime but fought back to open a seven-point lead, 60-53, midway through the second half. The Bulldogs answered, storming ahead 70-65 via a 17-5 stretch capped by five straight points by Ahmad Thomas.
Keon Johnson and Roderick Perkins combined to make three free throws for Winthrop to tie the score at 70 with 3:14 left, then Johnson added two more to give the Eagles the lead for good.
Perkins finished with 17 points for Winthrop, which has won five straight to maintain a first place tie with Liberty atop the conference standings.
Thomas matched a career-high with 27 points for the Bulldogs (13-7, 5-2), who fell one game behind the Big South leaders.
It was the fourth time Thomas reached the 27-point mark in his career.
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Free Throw % |
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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UNC-Asheville - | 77.1 PPG | 36.2 RPG | 15.5 APG |
Winthrop - | 79.2 PPG | 40.2 RPG | 12.8 APG |
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