ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - Andre Smith scored 20 points, and Winthrop outscored Charleston Southern 21-10 midway through the second half and held on for a 70-65 victory in a Big South Conference game on Wednesday.
Joab Jerome had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Gideon Gamble grabbed nine rebounds with seven points for the Eagles (11-13, 5-7), who had lost two in a row.
Saah Nimley had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Arlon Harper scored 14 points and Mathiang Muo 13 for the Buccaneers (13-9, 8-3), who have lost three of four after winning eight straight.
Charleston Southern hit only 3 of 27 shots from beyond the arc.
The Eagles led 26-20 at halftime, but they pushed the advantage to 47-30 on Smith's 3-pointer 9:52 left.
Nimley's 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining closed it to 65-62, but Smith and Derrick Henry made five free throws between them to seal the victory.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Charleston Southern (13-9) | 20 | 45 | 65 |
| Winthrop (11-13) « | 26 | 44 | 70 |
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| Charleston Southern Buccaneers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Muo, F | 29 | 3-10 | 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| A. Fullah, C | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| S. Nimley, G | 37 | 7-19 | 8-10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| A. Harper, G | 30 | 5-14 | 4-7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| J. Sexton, G | 28 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Bowen | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| P. Gombwer | 17 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Bernard | 13 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| S. Strickland | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| M. Kennedy | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-65 | 20-27 | 35 | 6 | 23 | 65 | |
| 32.3% | 74.1% | ||||||
| Winthrop Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Jerome, F | 35 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| J. Bourne, F | 25 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| A. Smith, G | 31 | 5-9 | 6-7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| D. Henry, G | 28 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| G. Gamble, G | 26 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. King | 22 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| S. Johnson | 21 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| C. Farmer | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| S. Diop | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-45 | 23-28 | 40 | 9 | 21 | 70 | |
| 44.4% | 82.1% | ||||||
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