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03/06 16:48 CST Duncomb leads Winthrop past Charleston Southern 86-81 in Big
South Conference Tournament
Duncomb leads Winthrop past Charleston Southern 86-81 in Big South Conference
Tournament
By The Associated Press
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) --- Logan Duncomb led No. 2 seed Winthrop with 20
points, which included a layup with 16 seconds left, as the Eagles outscored
the Charleston Southern Buccaneers in the final 45 seconds for an 86-81 win in
quarterfinals of the Big South Conference Tournament 86-81 on Friday.
Luke Williams made a free throw that gave Charleston Southern an 81-74 lead
with 45 seconds left in the game. Josh Meo answered with a 3-pointer before
Cody Clouet converted a three-point play and Duncomb hit the go-ahead layup
after steals by Isaiah Wilson and Meo, respectively.
Kareem Rozier and Clouet each made two free throws from there to cap the
scoring.
Winthrop (22-10) plays the winner between No. 3 seed Radford and sixth-seeded
Presbyterian in the semifinals Saturday.
Duncomb also contributed 11 rebounds for the Eagles. Clouet added 19 points and
nine rebounds while shooting 4 for 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 9 of 9
from the free-throw line. Daylen Berry went 5 of 14 from the field (2 for 6
from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.
A'lahn Sumler led the way for the Buccaneers (15-17) with 22 points and six
rebounds. No. 7 seed Charleston Southern also got 18 points and five assists
from Luke Williams. Reis Jones finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and two
blocks.
Clouet scored 12 points in the first half and Winthrop went into the break
trailing 40-37.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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