NCAAB

Winthrop Eagles at UNC Asheville Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Winthrop Eagles
9-5, 4-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
80 - 65
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
2-13, 2-4 Home

Awad sparks Winthrop comeback in topping UNC Asheville 80-65

The Eagles have now won seven straight conference openers.

Kyle Zunic's jumper got Winthrop within one, 17-16, with under four minutes to play in the first half, but UNC Asheville closed the half on a 14-3 run fueled by three 3-pointers by Coty Jude. Awad's 3 with :25 left stopped a string of 14 straight points by the Bulldogs.

Charles Falden hit a 3 with 13:25 left to tie the game at 39. But after LJ Thorpe hit two free throws with 3:28 left to tie at 65, Winthrop closed on a 15-0 run.

Awad made all nine of his attempts from beyond the arc and finished with 19 points for Winthrop (9-5). Falden finished with 13 points off the bench. Josh Ferguson added 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Michael Anumba added nine points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished seven assists.

Devon Baker had 23 points for the Bulldogs (2-13).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 80 - 65
2nd 0:09 Josh Ferguson Defensive Rebound. 80 - 65
2nd 0:09 Tajion Jones missed Three Point Jumper. 80 - 65
2nd 0:20 Micheal Anumba made Free Throw. 80 - 65
2nd 0:20 Micheal Anumba made Free Throw. 79 - 65

Statistics

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26-63 FG 19-57
41 Field Goal % 33
14-38 3PT 8-20
37 Three Point % 40
14-22 FT 19-21
64 Free Throw % 90
50 Rebounds 30
20 Offensive Rebounds 8
30 Defensive Rebounds 22
18 Assists 11
6 Steals 12
4 Blocks 4
15 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 11
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 17
7 Fast Break Points 6
24 Points in Paint 22
17 Fouls 20
15 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Venue: Kimmel Arena

Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 1,847 | 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