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Winthrop Eagles at UNC Asheville Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Winthrop Eagles
9-6, 3-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
84 - 85
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
11-5, 6-1 Home

Thomas' late layup lifts UNC-Asheville past Winthrop, 85-84

The Eagles took an 18 point lead into intermission and padded that lead to 23 points on Jimmy Gavin's 3-point play with 15:31 to play. Sam Hughes sparked a 13-2 run that cut the deficit to 12 points and Raekwon Miller's 3-pointer made it 75-73 with 5:24 to go. Dwayne Sutton tied it at 81-81 and Hughes gave the Bulldogs the lead, 83-81. Winthrop went 3-of-4 from the line, but Thomas' layup put the game away.

Hughes and Kevin Vannatta led UNC-Asheville (11-5, 4-0 Big South) with 21 and 20 points, respectively. Miller contributed 16 points and Thomas and Sutton each added 13.

Keon Johnson scored 23 points and Gavin added another 17 to lead Winthrop (9-6, 2-3).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 84 - 85
2nd 0:00 Sam Hughes Defensive Rebound. 84 - 85
2nd 0:00 Keon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. 84 - 85
2nd 0:06 Foul on Dwayne Sutton. 84 - 85
2nd 0:08 Dwayne Sutton Steal. 84 - 85

Statistics

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26-47 FG 31-68
55 Field Goal % 46
9-17 3PT 7-22
53 Three Point % 32
23-27 FT 16-25
85 Free Throw % 64
32 Rebounds 37
5 Offensive Rebounds 17
27 Defensive Rebounds 20
9 Assists 13
8 Steals 14
5 Blocks 6
22 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
22 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 29
0 Fast Break Points 8
30 Points in Paint 40
24 Fouls 22
23 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Kimmel Arena

Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 1,712 | Capacity:

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
Full Standings