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Winthrop Eagles @ UNC-Ash. Bulldogs
Current Records: Winthrop 13-7, UNC-Ash. 12-6
How To WatchWhen: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2 p.m. ETWhere: Kimmel Arena -- Asheville, North CarolinaTV: ESPN PlusFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)What to Know
We've got another exciting Big South matchup on schedule as the Winthrop Eagles and the UNC-Ash. Bulldogs are set to tip at 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Kimmel Arena. The Eagles have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Wednesday, Winthrop needed a bit of extra time to put away Charleston Southern. They walked away with a 102-97 win over the Buccaneers. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Meanwhile, even though SC Upstate scored an imposing 92 points on Wednesday, UNC-Ash. still came out on top. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, UNC-Ash. made off with a 93-92 victory over SC Upstate. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Winthrop pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for UNC-Ash., they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Winthrop hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 85.8 points per game. However, it's not like UNC-Ash. struggles in that department as they've been averaging 86.3. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Winthrop came up short against UNC-Ash. in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 82-78. Can Winthrop avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Series History
Winthrop has won 6 out of their last 10 games against UNC-Ash..
Feb 03, 2024 - UNC-Ash. 82 vs. Winthrop 78Jan 18, 2024 - UNC-Ash. 82 vs. Winthrop 77Feb 08, 2023 - UNC-Ash. 86 vs. Winthrop 79Dec 31, 2022 - Winthrop 62 vs. UNC-Ash. 60Feb 19, 2022 - Winthrop 84 vs. UNC-Ash. 79Jan 13, 2022 - Winthrop 86 vs. UNC-Ash. 80Jan 29, 2021 - UNC-Ash. 57 vs. Winthrop 55Jan 28, 2021 - Winthrop 84 vs. UNC-Ash. 80Feb 01, 2020 - Winthrop 104 vs. UNC-Ash. 71Jan 21, 2019 - Winthrop 66 vs. UNC-Ash. 45