Winthrop Eagles @ Presbyterian Blue Hose
Winthrop beats Presbyterian 57-56
CLINTON, S.C. -- Duby Okeke scored 13 points and the game-winning dunk on Thursday to help lead Winthrop 57-56 over Presbyterian.
Keon Moore scored 15 and Andre Smith added 12 for Winthrop (7-7, 2-1 Big South), which made 7 of 26 3-pointers (26.9 percent), but were outrebounded 36-26.
Winthrop trailed early but pulled ahead 27-26 on a free throw by Andre Smith and led 29-26 at halftime.
Presbyterian led 33-31 in the second half after William Truss scored seven straight points, but Winthrop pulled ahead with a 9-4 run. The Blue Hose clawed back to lead 56-53 after Josh Downing made two free throws with 2:27 left. Xavier Cooks pulled Winthrop within one, 56-55, with a layup, then Okeke scored the go-ahead dunk with 1:22 left on the next Eagles possession.
DeSean Murray led the Blue Hose (5-11, 1-2) with 24 and 13 rebounds and Truss had 15 points and 10 boards.
Game Information
Clinton, SC
Referee:Tony Henderson
Referee:Gediminas Petraitis
Referee:Aaron Smith
2025-26 Standings
| Big South ConferenceBig South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |




