Winthrop Eagles @ High Point Panthers
Johnson, Cooks help Winthrop hold off High Point, 80-74
HIGH POINT, N.C. -- Keon Johnson scored 27 points, Xavier Cooks added 21 with 11 rebounds and Winthrop hit a school-record 17 3-pointers on Wednesday night in its 80-74 win over High Point.
Johnson hit 7 of 8 from 3-point range and has scored at least 27 in each of Winthrop's three Big South Conference games this season. Bjorn Broman had 15 points, on 5-of-7 shooting from behind the arc, and five assists.
Johnson made three 3s and Cooks hit another that capped a 12-4 run that made it 52-38 with 16 minutes left and Winthrop (10-4, 2-1 Big South) led the rest of the way.
Andre Fox made two free throws and then a layup to close a 7-2 run that pulled High Point (7-8, 1-2) within 75-74 with 1:41 to play but the Panthers missed their final six shots.
Miles Bowman Jr. had 15 points and 11 rebounds for High Point. Tarique Thompson scored 15 more, on 7-of-7 shooting.
Winthrop shot 50 percent from 3-point range, while the Panthers made just 3 of 19 (15.8 percent).
Game Information
High Point, NC
Referee:Mark Schnur
Referee:Justin Porterfield
Referee:Tim Comer
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 |
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