Feb 4th Conference Play Previews
Recapping the biggest moments of Jan 31st and previewing the action on Feb 4th
The 2nd half of conference is already off to a bang with both of the teams tied for the one seed winning and the other game being one of the most exciting of the year.
Now we get to look towards our last Wednesday gameday of the year, but I think it goes out with a BANG.
Jan 31st Recap:
Winthrop beats UNC Asheville 84-71
Winthrop Notables:
Logan Duncomb lead Winthrop with 26 points and 10 rebounds along with setting the Winthrop record for most free throws attempted with 19 and tying makes with 18.
Kody Clouet with 19 points and Kareem Rozier with 17 points were the other double figure scorers.
UNC Asheville Notables:
Kameron Taylor led Asheville with 25 points, his recent performances has gained the attention of NBA twitter scouts.
Toyaz Solomon with 14 points and Justin Wright with 21 points joined Taylor in double figures, the 8th straight game all 3 have been in double figures.
Radford beats Presbyterian 93-84 (2OT)
Radford Notables:
Jaylon Johnson led the Highlanders with 23 points, this plus his performance earlier in the week earned him Co Player of the Week.
Del Jones, Dennis Parker and Lukas Walls all joined Johnson in double figures.
Radford forced 12 steals, including 11 from their starting 5, while only giving up 9 turnovers total as a team.
Presbyterian Notables:
Jonah Pierce lead Presbyterian with 28 points and 17 rebounds, 17 rebounds is the 2nd most in a game in Presbyterian’s D1 history. This is also the 2nd 17 rebound game this season for Presbyterian (Jaylen Peterson, 11/5/2025).
Triston Wilson with a double double having 19 points and 11 assists, along with playing all 50 minutes of game time.
High Point beat Longwood 71-59:
High Point Notables:
Terry Anderson lead High Point with 22 points, Anderson has lead High Point in scoring for 5 of the 9 Big South conference games.
5 Panthers in total were in double figures, including 4 of the 5 starters.
High Point forced 13 steals and a total of 18 turnovers compared to only 8 turnovers by the Panthers.
Longwood Notables:
Redd Thompson led the Lancers with 16 points, Johan Nziemi and Emanuel Richards joined him in double figures.
Longwood won the rebounding battle by 10 including +7 with offensive rebounds.
Feb 4th Previews:
USC Upstate at UNC Asheville - 6:30pm EST
Preview: The 2nd game of the Ingles I-26 Rivalry, this time in Asheville. Last year this game came down the wire due to Upstate mounting a late charge from their defense. Upstate comes in with the rest advantage and coming off a big win over Longwood, as Asheville comes in off a loss to Winthrop. I just see this as a perfect spot for Upstate to get some momentum rolling as they take this one on the road.
Score Prediction: USC Upstate 76 - UNC Asheville 72
Winthrop at Radford - 7pm EST
Preview: The time these two played just a few games ago, it was an all time classic like game with Kody Clouet getting the win at the buzzer. Since then, Winthrop has continued to cruise past their competition and Radford has struggled at time losing to High Point and going to 2OT’s with Presbyterian. Despite being 6-3, Radford is still viewed a middle of pack by the metrics, I personally still haven’t seen enough to think Radford can win these BIG games even at home.
Score Prediction: Winthrop 86 - Radford 79
Longwood at Gardner Webb - 7pm EST
Preview: Well, the break is over for Gardner Webb but they face a Longwood team that has looked beatable as of late. Longwood has lost two straight and almost fell to Charleston Southern. I do still believe Longwood has top tier potential but they undeniably have one of the lowest floor in the Big South. Despite that floor, Gardner Webb has a lower floor and hasn’t show much of a ceiling despite beating USC Upstate. I think Longwood gets right with a win over Gardner Webb heading into Winthrop.
Score Prediction: Longwood 72 - Gardner Webb 66
Charleston Southern at High Point - 7pm EST
Preview: Another rematch of a thriller from earlier in the season, this time one team has continued rolling while the other one has been on a massive skid. Charleston Southern comes in with a week off themselves, which truly I don’t like in this spot. I felt CSU needed that GWU game to shake the skid off but now they are going to the top dog in many peoples eyes in the conference and I just feel this could be bleak for Charleston Southern.
Score Prediction: High Point 93 - Charleston Southern 80