Winthrop 55, Liberty 48
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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LIBERTY |
WINTHROP |
| Points |
48 |
55 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
16-36 (.444) |
22-57 (.386) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
7-20 (.350) |
4-16 (.250) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
9-17 (.529) |
7-17 (.412) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
19 (0/0) |
18 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
3 |
7 |
| Next 5 Games |
| LIBERTY (ET) |
WINTHROP (ET) |
| 01/19 CHSO 7:00pm | | 01/21 CCAR 7:00pm | | 01/26 HP 9:00pm | | 01/28 @VMI 7:00pm | | 02/02 @RAD 7:00pm |
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| 01/19 @RAD 2:00pm | | 01/23 VMI 7:00pm | | 01/26 CCAR 7:00pm | | 01/28 @CHSO 7:30pm | | 02/02 @UNCA 4:30pm |
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Associated Press
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) -- Michael Jenkins scored 12 points and had six rebounds to help Winthrop to a 55-48 win over Liberty on Tuesday night.
The Eagles (10-7, 1-1 Big South Conference) led throughout the second half.
The Flames (8-9, 0-2) were down just 42-40 with eight minutes to go, but Winthrop went on a 9-3 run and took a 51-43 lead on Jenkins' 3-pointer with 1:23 to go.
TeeJay Bannister hit a 3-pointer and two free throws for Liberty to cut the deficit to 51-48, but
Taj McCullough got dunks with 18 seconds left and three seconds to go to seal the win for the Eagles.
Anthony Smith led all scorers with 17 points, while
Alex McLean added 10 points and nine rebounds for Liberty.
McCullough scored 10 points and
Mantoris Robinson added nine points and seven rebounds for Winthrop.
Liberty 48, 
Winthrop 55