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Big South Tournament - Gardner-Webb Falls 76-67 to Winthrop - Recap

Winthrop earned a 76-67 victory over Gardner-Webb on Saturday, getting 20 points from Cory Hightower at Bojangles Coliseum.

D.J. Burns Jr. had 14 points for Winthrop and Patrick Good chipped in with 10 points. Drew Buggs had 4 assists for them, while Kelton Talford was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.

Gardner-Webb got 22 points from D'Maurian Williams in a losing cause and another 16 points from Jordan Sears. Ludovic Dufeal contributed 2 assists for them, while Ludovic Dufeal had 7 rebounds.

Winthrop was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Winthrop won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 36-28.