NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — The Winthrop Eagles defeated the Southern Illinois Salukis 75-61 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Tuesday at the Coast2Coast Music City Classic.

Winthrop used a dominant second and third quarter to pull away, outscoring Southern Illinois 41-21 in that span after the first quarter ended with the Eagles holding a narrow 33-29 lead. The victory improves Winthrop’s season record to 4-3. Southern Illinois drops to 1-3 with the loss. An announced crowd of 223 attended the neutral-site game.