1 | 2 | T | |
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GWEB | 33 | 32 | 65 |
HPU | 35 | 31 | 66 |
High Point beats Gardner-Webb 66-65
HIGH POINT, N.C. -- Jordan Whitehead scored 12 points and High Point beat Gardner-Webb 66-65 on Sunday.
Ricky Madison made High Point's final field goal of the game at the 5:20 mark for a 63-58 lead. Jaheam Cornwall scored the last points of the game with 40 seconds to go and he was off on a shot at the buzzer after a High Point turnover.
Whitehead's fellow starters -- Denny Slay, Brandonn Kamga and Jahaad Proctor -- each scored nine points for High Point (13-14, 8-8 Big South), which is tied for fifth in the standings. The Panthers were just 2 of 13 from distance but made 18 of 23 free throws.
DJ Laster scored 17 points, Liam O'Reilly had 16 points and eight rebounds and Cornwall chipped in 10 for Gardner-Webb (12-17, 7-9).
Gardner-Webb tied it at 46 but the Panthers scored eight straight with 3s from Luke Vargo and Kamga.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael Luckie
- Matt Potter
- Tommy Morrissey
2023-24 Big South Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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High Point | 13-3 | - | 27-9 |
UNC Asheville | 12-4 | 1 | 22-12 |
Gardner-Webb | 11-5 | 2 | 17-16 |
Winthrop | 8-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
Longwood | 6-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
Presbyterian | 6-10 | 7 | 14-19 |
Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 7 | 10-20 |
Radford | 5-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 8 | 10-20 |