NCAA D1 Basketball: Winthrop Eagles 67, Presbyterian Blue Hose 53, Leading Scorer Prospect High Grad Jimmy Gavin

Arlington Heights resident and Prospect High School graduate Jimmy Gavin, who never played even a minute of varsity high school basketball, led the Winthrop Eagles with 21 points, including five 3-pointers. He also had eight rebounds and three steals.

Teammate Xavier Cooks scored 19 points to help second-seeded Winthrop beat No. 10 seed Presbyterian 67-53 in the quarterfinals of the Big South Conference tournament on Friday night. Winthrop (22-8) had 18 assists on 23 made field goals.

The Winthrop Eagles were behind 6-0 at the beginning of the game, but took a 24-19 lead into halftime. A 3-pointer by Keon Johnson put them up 41-24 with 14:58 to play.

Presbyterian (11-20) used a 17-4 run to pull within five about seven minutes later, but Jimmy Gavin answered with a pair of 3-pointers to take the lead to 53-42 with 6:37 left. Winthrop kept the lead at about a 10 point margin until the end of the game.

DeSean Murray led the Presbyterian Blue Hose with 24 points. Ed Drew scored 10 with 11 rebounds.

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The NCAA Rating percentage Index (RPI) for Winthrop is 126 out of 351.

Winthrop is in first place in the Big South Conference Standings with a 13-5 record in conference and 22-8 overall.

Winthrop will face No. 6 seed Gardner-Webb in the semifinals at 2:00 p.m. today on ESPN3.

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Jimmy Gavin at pre-game warm-up before the quarterfinal Big South Conference Game, Winthrop vs. Presbyterian Friday 5:00 pm on NCAA ESPN3.

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