Winthrop was 56-2 in its last 58 home games heading into Friday night. Davidson brought a 16-game winning streak into Rock Hill, South Carolina. Something had to give when the Eagles and Wildcats squared off inside Winthrop Arena in an opening-night BracketBruster showdown on ESPN2.
Although Davidson star sophomore Stephen Curry endured one of the worst [...]

Two conference leaders will collide when the Davidson Wildcats visit the Winthrop Eagles in an ESPN2 BracketBuster matchup on Friday night.
Only one team, however, is in the mix for an at-large NCAA Tournament berth. Davidson is now a perfect 18-0 in the Southern Conference after defeating UNC-Greensboro at home on Tuesday in another nationally-televised showdown [...]

Winthrop was seconds away from sending its 2006 first round NCAA Tournament game with Tennessee to overtime in its attempt to become the third-ever 15-seed to pull off an upset.
Then Tennessee guard Chris Lofton ruined the Eagles’ season. A fall-away jump shot off a sideline inbounds pass made the Eagles were the victim a 63-61 [...]