Big South Men's Basketball Round-Up - Jan. 11
High Point downed Gardner-Webb Saturday evening to move into first-place in the league standings at 3-1. Elsewhere, Winthrop defeated Longwood, 95-76, while UNC Asheville and Radford earned road wins.
HIGH POINT 96, GARDNER-WEBB 55 | BOX SCORE
The Panthers' monstrous 53 first-half points helped push the High Point University men's basketball team past Gardner-Webb University, 96-55, on Saturday night. The 41-point win is HPU's largest margin of victory over a Big South Conference opponent in program history.
WINTHROP 95, LONGWOOD 76 | BOX SCORE
Paul Jones III scored 22 of his game-high 24 points to lead Winthrop to a 95-76 victory over Longwood, Saturday afternoon inside the Winthrop Coliseum.
UNC ASHEVILLE 96, PRESBYTERIAN 87 | BOX SCORE
Jordan Marsh recorded 23 points in the second half, 10 coming in the final 3:40, to help the UNC Asheville men's basketball team to a 96-87 victory over Presbyterian. Marsh finished the game with a career-high 30 points, shooting 11-17 from the field, 2-3 from 3-point range, and 6-7 from the free-throw line. He also had four rebounds, three steals, and an assist.
RADFORD 80, USC UPSTATE 67 | BOX SCORE
The Radford men's basketball program made it two straight Big South wins as the Highlanders won a conference clash with the USC Upstate Spartans by an 80-67 margin inside the G.B. Hodge Center on Saturday afternoon. The victory was a total team effort with five Radford student-athletes with double-digits in points.