CLINTON, S.C. (AP) - Khalid Mutakabbir scored 15 points to lead hot-shooting Presbyterian past Winthrop 64-57 Saturday night in Big South Conference play.
Eric Washington added 11 for the Blue Hose, who shot 53.3 percent (23 of 43) and snapped a two-game losing streak.
Presbyterian scored the first five points and led by as many as 11 before taking a 35-28 lead into the break. Winthrop cut the deficit to one, 42-41, in the second half but McTavish, who had eight points on 3-of-3 shooting, answered with a 3-pointer that sparked a 12-4 run for the Blue Hose.
Winthrop matched Presbyterian's hot-shooting with a 53.5-percent (23 of 43) clip but made just three treys, compared to nine for the Blue Hose.
Presbyterian matched a season-low with 21 rebounds but held Winthrop to just 19 boards.
Joab Jerome led Winthrop with 20 points and Derrick Henry added 12.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Winthrop (11-14) | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| Presbyterian (7-20) « | 35 | 29 | 64 |
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| Winthrop Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Jerome, F | 30 | 8-9 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| J. Bourne, F | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| A. Smith, G | 28 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| G. Gamble, G | 27 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| D. Henry, G | 27 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. King | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Farmer | 17 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| S. Johnson | 16 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| S. Diop | 7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 21-39 | 12-14 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 57 | |
| 53.8% | 85.7% | ||||||
| Presbyterian Blue Hose | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Clyburn, F | 24 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| A. Anderson, G | 40 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| K. Mutakabbir, G | 37 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| R. McTavish, G | 34 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| E. Washington, G | 34 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| W. Truss | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| R. Hargrave | 8 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| M. Lake | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 23-43 | 9-12 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 64 | |
| 53.5% | 75% | ||||||
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