ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - Joab Jerome scored 14 points and four Winthrop teammates finished in double figures as the Eagles defeated Southeastern Louisiana 66-52 Saturday in a nonconference game.
The victory was the Eagles' 300th at Winthrop Coliseum.
Jerome hit just 1 of 5 field goal attempts. But he sank 12 of 17 free throw attempts, two less than the 14 the Lions made. Winthrop (12-15) made 23 of 33 at the line, those 33 attempts a season high. Southeastern Louisiana (10-15) was 14 for 18.
Winthrop led 33-32 at halftime. In the second half, the Eagles went on a 17-5 run to lead 56-42.
Gideon Gamble scored 13 points for Winthrop. Three others - Andre Smith, Steven Johnson and Christian Farmer - finished with 12 points apiece.
Dre Evans was the only Lion in double figures with 11 points. Leading scorer Brandon Fortenberry was held to 4 points. The Lions committed 17 turnovers.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Southeastern Louisiana (10-15) | 32 | 20 | 52 |
| Winthrop (12-15) « | 33 | 33 | 66 |
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| Southeastern Louisiana Lions | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Woods, F | 32 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| R. Johnson, F | 18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| B. Fortenberry, G | 35 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Evans, G | 33 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| J. Ricard, G | 23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Nelson | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| O. Ochie | 19 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| A. Benton | 10 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Campbell | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. James | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Petrovcic | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16-45 | 14-18 | 26 | 4 | 23 | 52 | |
| 35.6% | 77.8% | ||||||
| Winthrop Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Bourne, F | 25 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| J. Jerome, F | 24 | 1-5 | 12-17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| A. Smith, G | 33 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| G. Gamble, G | 32 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| R. King, G | 27 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Johnson | 26 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| C. Farmer | 19 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| D. Carter | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Diop | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T. Prescott | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Priest | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18-43 | 23-33 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 66 | |
| 41.9% | 69.7% | ||||||
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