Radford Highlanders @ Winthrop Eagles
Winthrop controls Radford with 75-67 behind Cooks' 22 points
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Xavier Cooks scored 22 points, had six rebounds, five blocks, four assists and three steals to lead Winthrop to a 75-57 win over Radford on Saturday.
Bjorn Broman added 16 points and four steals, Josh Ferguson contributed 10 points and the Eagles shot 26 of 46 (56.5 percent) including 9 of 18 from 3-point range, while collecting 13 steals.
Winthrop (14-9, 8-4 Big South) led 23-22 after Radford's Christian Bradford made a 3 with 4:47 before halftime. Broman later made three free throws to start a 13-3 run to close the half and establish control the rest of the way. Ed Polite Jr.'s 3 with 15:05 left brought Radford within 48-39, but Adam Pickett's jumper and Jermaine Ukaegbu's dunk put the Eagles up double figures the rest of the way.
Polite led Radford (15-10, 8-4) with 18 points, a game-high eight rebounds and five steals. Bradford finished with 11 points.
Game Information
Rock Hill, SC
Referee:Matt Oblas
Referee:Isaac Barnett
Referee:Chris Pacsi
2025-26 Standings
| Big South ConferenceBig South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 9-1 | - | 21-4 |
| Winthrop | 9-1 | - | 17-8 |
| Radford | 6-4 | 3 | 13-12 |
| Longwood | 5-5 | 4 | 13-12 |
| UNC Asheville | 5-5 | 4 | 11-13 |
| Presbyterian | 4-5 | 4.5 | 11-13 |
| Charleston Southern | 2-7 | 6.5 | 11-13 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 2-7 | 6.5 | 10-14 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-8 | 7.5 | 3-21 |
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