Winthrop pays visit to CCU

Published Dec. 2, 2021 3:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Winthrop (4-3) vs. Coastal Carolina (3-2)

HTC Center, Conway, South Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Winthrop and Coastal Carolina both look to put winning streaks together . Each team earned a home victory this past Wednesday. Coastal Carolina earned an 80-56 win over South Carolina, while Winthrop won 82-75 over Hartford.

SUPER SENIORS: Winthrop has benefited heavily from its seniors. D.J. Burns Jr., Patrick Good, Cory Hightower and Micheal Anumba have collectively accounted for 60 percent of the team's scoring this year and 67 percent of all Eagles points over the team's last five games.TOUGH TO DENY D.J.: In seven appearances this season, Winthrop's Burns has shot 61.6 percent.

THREAT BEHIND THE ARC: Winthrop's Good has attempted 52 3-pointers and connected on 48.1 percent of them, and is 15 of 28 over the past three games.

ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Chanticleers have recently used assists to create baskets more often than the Eagles. Coastal Carolina has 41 assists on 79 field goals (51.9 percent) across its past three outings while Winthrop has assists on 42 of 89 field goals (47.2 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Coastal Carolina has committed a turnover on just 15.3 percent of its possessions this season, which is the second-best percentage among all Sun Belt teams. The Chanticleers have turned the ball over only 10.8 times per game this season.

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