Feb 12th Conference Play Preview
Breaking down the notable moments of Feb 7th and previewing the action of Feb 12th
Well another week in the books and it again did not disappoint.
None of the games were decided by more than 9 points, one overtime thriller, and some upset bids being spoiled down the stretch.
We recap the notable moments, along with preview our games for Thursday.
Feb 7th Recap:
Winthrop beats Longwood 79-74
Winthrop Takeaways:
Tommy Kamarad led the Eagles with 15 points, Duncomb and Clouet with 14 points each and Josh Meo with 10 points join Clouet in double figures.
Winthrop has won 10 straight, that is currently the 5th longest winning streak.
Longwood Takeaways:
Johan Nziemi led the Lancers for the 2nd straight game, this time with 13 points, Jacoi Hutchinson joined Nziemi in double figures with 11 points.
Alphonzo Billups was ejected in the 1st half after receiving two technical fouls, Billups had 8 points in 10 minutes of action.
32 fouls is tied for the most in a Longwood game at the D1 level, the other game also happened against Winthrop in which Longwood won 84-74 in 2024.
Presbyterian beats Gardner Webb 68-62
Presbyterian Takeaways:
Carl Parrish led the Blue Hose with 16 points, Jaylen Peterson with 14 points, Khalon Hudson with 12 points and Triston Wilson with 10 points joined Parrish in double figures.
Jonah Pierce and Jaylen Peterson both with double digit rebounds, Pierce with14 and Peterson with 10.
Jonah Pierce was held quiet with only 7 points, only his 3rd game this season with less than 10 points.
Gardner Webb Takeaways:
Jamias Ferere led the Runnin Bulldogs with 13 points, his 2nd straight game of doing so.
Jacob Hogarth and Spence Sims joined Ferere in double figures with 12 points each.
USC Upstate beats Charleston Southern 100-94 (OT)
USC Upstate Takeaways:
Karmani Gregory with a new career high of 29 points, Mason Bendinger with 25 points and Carmelo Adkins join Gregory with 20+ points.
Breylin Garcia joins the aforementioned player in double figures with 16 points.
USC Upstate was without Learic Davis (shoulder) and Jafeth Martinez (internal matter)
Charleston Southern Takeaways:
Jesse Hafemeister led the Bucs with 32 points, a new career at CSU.
Jacob Taylor joined Hafemeister in setting a new career high with 24 points, Carraway joined those two in double figures with 11 points.
CSU was down Brycen Blaine, A’lahn Sumler and Luke Williams, all out with injury but not expected to be season ending.
High Point beats Radford 86-77
High Point Takeaways:
Terry Anderson led the Panthers with 24 points, his 6th game leading the Panthers in conference play.
Owen Aquino with 17 points, Scotty Washington with 15 points, Rob Martin and Vincent Brady with 13 points each join Anderson in double figures.
Aquino had 12 rebounds, earning a double double on senior night for High Point.
Radford Takeaways:
Dennis Parker Jr led the Highlanders with 24 points, Del Jones joins him in double figures with 17 points.
Parker fell one rebound short of a double double with 9 rebounds.
Feb 12th Previews:
Winthrop at Gardner Webb - 7pm EST
Preview: When this game was played earlier, Gardner Webb actually was leading in the 1st half before eventually falling to Winthrop. This time I don’t think Winthrop lets GWU get in front too much, while Gardner Webb has improved to this point, Winthrop has as well and I think Winthrop is just the more talented roster and home court advantage won’t change the talent gap enough to level out the playing field.
Score Prediction: Winthrop 95 - Gardner Webb 77
UNC Asheville at Longwood - 7pm EST
Preview: The ESPN U Wildcard game takes us to Farmville as UNC Asheville plays Longwood on their white out. UNC Asheville comes in with the rest advantage, but I do believe it is diminished with Longwood having 5 days off before this one. Longwood did lose the first matchup but Longwood has seen a bit of growth since that game something I have not seen from UNC Asheville. I think the white out, along with Longwood’s improved roster gives them the edge.
Score Prediction: Longwood 73 - UNC Asheville 68
Presbyterian at Charleston Southern - 7pm EST
Preview: Coming off a win vs Gardner Webb, ending their 3 game skid, Presbyterian now travels to Charleston Southern who is looking to end their 8 game losing skid. CSU comes off an overtime thriller against USC Upstate, and I saw a lot I liked from CSU in that one. I think CSU finally ends their skid and gets back going the right way with what will be a 3 in the win column.
Score Prediction: Charleston Southern 87 - Presbyterian 80
High Point at USC Upstate - 7pm EST
Preview: The “last” off the 4 games takes us to the smallest D1 arena as High Point plays against a pretty good USC Upstate team. The first 30-ish minutes of their first matchup was close until High Point pulled away. If Upstate can close up those last 10 minutes of the game, I think they could give High Point troubles. In the end, I do think HPU just has the talent to control this one despite the road trip.
Score Prediction: High Point 93 - USC Upstate 82