Winthrop 87, at High Point 89

HIGH POINT, N.C. (Interstat) — In a game that lived up to its billing as a clash of Big South heavyweights, Terry Anderson scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 26-4 High Point to a tense 89-87 victory over Winthrop on Saturday afternoon at Qubein Arena. A raucous crowd of 5,165 saw the Panthers, the conference leaders, survive a furious second-half rally from the Eagles to avenge a 17-point loss in Rock Hill just five weeks prior. The win solidified High Point’s position atop the league standings, while Winthrop fell to 20-9. The game’s decisive sequence came… Read more...