The Eagles pushed their lead to eight points again afterÂ
Camels answered with an 8-2 run as Whitfield scored four of the points including a layup off a steal as he jumped a passing lane in the back court and scored to make it a two point game
It was a two point game with 1:23 left but the Eagles scored the final four points for a 32-26 lead t the break as all four points came off jumpers by Burns Jr.
Winthrop shot 48 percent in the half while Campbell shot 37 percent
SECOND HALF
Winthrop opened the second half on a 12-5 run over the first five minutes for a 44-31 lead
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College basketball fans were robbed of March Madness in 2020, with both the men s and women s NCAA tournaments cancelled because of COVID-19 concerns. But March Madness returns in 2021, with the entirety of the men s tournament being played in the state of Indiana.
There s a reason it s called March Madness.
Upsets and bracket-busters are a staple of the NCAA tournament. Underdogs become darlings. Just ask the 2017-18 UMBC Retrievers or the 2012-13 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles that made an inspired run to the Sweet 16 and became known as Dunk City.
Then of course, you have inspired Cinderella runs. Loyola-Chicago made the Final Four as a No. 11 seed in 2018. The South Carolina Gamecocks knocked off a number of powerhouses as a No. 7 seed en route to the Final Four in 2017. The 2014 National Championship Game featured a No. 7 seed (UConn) against a No. 8 seed (Kentucky). You get the picture. The list goes on.