Winthrop is heading back to the NCAA Tournament for the 11
th time in 22 years.
After clinching the automatic bid last season and not being able to go to the NCAA Tournament because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eagles dominated Campbell to clinch another bid to the big dance, 80-53.
The Camels were able to take the lead out of the gate, but it wouldn’t last much longer. They tied the game back up at 10-all at the 14:42 mark, but didn’t score a field goal for the next 7:30 off the game clock. Winthrop went on a 10-2 run, taking a half-high 20-12 lead heading into the under-eight media timeout.
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In the end, not even Longwood’s Big South-leading defense could keep No. 1 seed Winthrop from getting back to the Big South Championship game.
Led by what was nearly a second straight triple-double by Big South Player of the Year Chandler Vaudrin, the Big South Regular Season Champion Eagles (22-1) extended one of the strongest runs in college basketball this year by taking down No. 5 seed Longwood 82-61 in the semifinals of the 2021 Big South Championship Thursday night at Winthrop Coliseum.