Winthrop Eagles at UNC Asheville Bulldogs
· BIG SOUTH MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
80 - 79
80 - 79
Winthrop reaches title game, 80-79 over Asheville
The Eagles (20-12) advance to Sunday's championship for the first time since 2010, facing Coastal Carolina (19-12).
Johnson finished with 16 points and hit a pair of jumpers with less than 2 minutes to play. Both scores came after Asheville misses. Larry Brown grabbed a board leading to a Johnson jumper that propelled the Eagles into the lead, 78-77. Next time down the floor, Joab Jerome rebounded an Asheville miss and again Johnson struck at the other end for an 80-77 edge.
Twenty of Winthrop's 26 rebounds were off the defensive glass.
The Bulldogs (17-15) missed a driving layup and a putback in the final 10 seconds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jaron Lane Offensive Rebound. | 80 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jaron Lane missed Jumper. | 80 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jaron Lane Offensive Rebound. | 80 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Andrew Rowsey missed Layup. | 80 - 79 |
Statistics
WIN |
UNCA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-50 | FG | 25-52 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 6-11 | 3PT | 9-18 |
| 55 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 16-25 | FT | 20-23 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 8 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: The HTC Center
Location: Conway, SC
Capacity:
Location: Conway, SC
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2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |


WIN
UNCA