Winthrop 66, at South Carolina Upstate 64

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — In a game defined by defensive pressure and critical late-game execution, the Winthrop Eagles edged the South Carolina Upstate Spartans 66-64 in a Big South Conference women’s basketball matchup on Wednesday night at the G.B. Hodge Center. The contest, a low-efficiency affair for both sides, was ultimately decided in the final 45 seconds by a decisive steal and score from Winthrop’s Amourie Porter. The Eagles improved to 9-8 overall, while the Spartans fell to 5-12. Porter, a guard from Glen Burnie, Maryland, delivered a game-high 25 points on 11-of-23 shooting, adding a steal and a block… Read more...