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    Winthrop Eagles vs Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs

    BIG SOUTH MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
    GWEB
    Gardner-Webb Runnin' BulldogsGardner-WebbGWEB
    17-16, 10-8 Big South
    69
    17-16, 10-8 Big South
    Final
    12T
    Gardner-Webb
    GWEB
    294069
    Winthrop
    WIN
    295382
    WIN
    Winthrop EaglesWinthropWIN
    23-8, 13-5 Big South
    82
    23-8, 13-5 Big South
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    Game Leaders

    GWEBWIN
    Tyrell Nelson
    24
    T. Nelson#20
    9/19 FG, 6/8 FT
    24
    Points
    Xavier Cooks
    23
    X. Cooks#12
    7/13 FG, 5/7 FT
    23
    Tyrell Nelson
    11
    T. Nelson#20
    7 DREB, 4 OREB
    11
    Rebounds
    Joshua Davenport
    11
    J. Davenport#42
    9 DREB, 2 OREB
    11
    Harold McBride
    3
    H. McBride#4
    3 TO, 33 MIN
    3
    Assists
    Jimmy Gavin
    3
    J. Gavin#44
    4 TO, 37 MIN
    3
    Full Box Score

    Team Stats

    GWEB
    WIN

    35% (27-78)

    Field Goal %

    44% (24-54)

    23% (5-22)

    Three Point %

    38% (9-24)

    63% (10-16)

    Free Throw %

    83% (25-30)

    8

    Turnovers

    9

    49

    Rebounds

    38

    6

    Largest Lead

    13

    Full Team Stats

    Game Information

    Buies Creek, NC

    ESPN3

    Referee:A.J. Desai

    Referee:Michael Luckie

    Referee:Aaron Smith

    Winthrop makes Big South title game in win over Gardner-Webb

    Xavier Cooks hit four 3-pointers and scored 23 points and No. 2 seed Winthrop beat sixth-seeded Gardner-Webb 82-69 on Saturday to advance to the Big South Conference tournament championship game.
    Mar 5, 2017, 06:11 pm - Associated Press

    Game Flow

    --GWEB
    --WIN
    Data is currently unavailable.

    2025-26 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Big South ConferenceBig South ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    High Point15-1-31-5
    Winthrop13-3223-11
    Radford9-7616-16
    Longwood8-8716-16
    UNC Asheville8-8715-17
    Presbyterian7-9815-18
    Charleston Southern6-10915-17
    South Carolina Upstate5-111013-19
    Gardner-Webb1-15144-29
    Full Standings

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