Winthrop Eagles @ South Carolina Upstate Spartans
Winthrop gets win No. 20, beat SC Upstate 90-82
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Josh Ferguson had 22 points as Winthrop defeated South Carolina Upstate 90-82 on Thursday night for the Eagles' 20th victory.
Hunter Hale had 19 points for Winthrop (20-10, 14-3 Big South Conference). Chase Claxton added 12 points as did Russell Jones.
Bryson Mozone had 13 points for the Spartans (11-19, 6-11), whose losing streak reached four games. Tommy Bruner added 13 points and nine assists. Dalvin White had 12 points.
The Eagles improve to 2-0 against the Spartans for the season. Winthrop defeated South Carolina Upstate 79-53 on Jan. 23.
Winthrop finishes the regular season against High Point at home on Saturday. The Eagles are a game back of first-place Radford (15-2), which ends the regular season at home against Gardner-Webb on Saturday.
South Carolina Upstate finishes out the regular season against Hampton on the road on Saturday.
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Game Information
Spartanburg, SC
Referee:Mark Schnur
Referee:Jerry Heater
Referee:Nick Heater
2025-26 Standings
| Big South ConferenceBig South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop | 10-1 | - | 18-8 |
| High Point | 9-1 | 0.5 | 21-4 |
| Radford | 6-4 | 3.5 | 13-12 |
| Presbyterian | 5-5 | 4.5 | 12-13 |
| UNC Asheville | 5-5 | 4.5 | 11-13 |
| Longwood | 5-6 | 5 | 13-13 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 3-7 | 6.5 | 11-14 |
| Charleston Southern | 2-8 | 7.5 | 11-14 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-9 | 8.5 | 3-22 |
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