Winthrop Eagles @ Longwood Lancers
Cooks scores 26 points; Winthrop beats Longwood 95-78
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Xavier Cooks scored 26 points and Winthrop pulled away in the second half to beat Longwood 95-78 on Wednesday night for its fifth straight win.
Cooks was 11 of 16 from the floor and had a game-high six assists. Anders Broman added 18 points for Winthrop (12-8, 6-3 Big South Conference), which had five shooters in double-figures scoring and finished 35-of-60 shooting (58.3 percent) from the floor.
B.K. Ashe had 24 points to lead Longwood (6-16, 3-6). The Lancers committed 18 turnovers and have now lost three straight.
Isaiah Walton made a 3-pointer to stretch the Lancers' lead to 47-44 early in the second half. The Eagles answered with a 22-2 run for a 66-49 advantage with about 11 minutes left and cruised from there. Cooks scored eight points, Broman chipped in six, and Kyle Zunic capped the surge with a 3-pointer.
Game Information
Farmville, VA
Referee:Jason Page
Referee:Justin Porterfield
Referee:Mike Millione
2025-26 Standings
| Big 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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