Winthrop rolls past Barber-Scotia 92-62 in makeup

Feb 6, 2014, 06:42 pm

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Backups Brandon Vega had 13 points and Keon Moore 12 as Winthrop rolled to a 92-62 win over Barber-Scotia on Thursday.

Vega also had 9 assists in the game that was originally scheduled for Jan. 4.

Keon Johnson had 13 points for the Eagles (12-10), who raced to a 42-21 lead at the half. Reserve Jarad Scott pulled down 10 rebounds.

Carlos Benton Jr., had 16 points for the Sabres (0-24), who had 21 turnovers.

Winthrop shot 56.7 percent with Vega going 6 for 6 and Moore 4 for 6. The Eagles hit 11 of 24 3-pointers, topped by Johnson's three.

All 13 players scored for the Eagles, who reeled off 10 straight points after Barber-Scotia scored the first bucket of the game. The margin reached 20 in Scott sandwiched a pair of baskets around a Josh Davenport jumper that made it 33-13 4:27 before halftime.