Winthrop Falls to North Dakota 93-90 in Rock Hill

ROCK HILL, S.C. — North Dakota slipped past Winthrop by a 93-90 count Saturday afternoon in Rock Hill, with Samuel Hincapie posting 24 points and seven rebounds.

Spence Sims paced the Eagles at 25 points and made seven shots from beyond the arc. Anthony Smith III collected 15 points, six boards and four helpers, while Keshawn Fisher matched him with 15 points plus three steals. For North Dakota, Luke Winkel turned in 16 points and six assists, and Andrija Radojevic added 15 points while making all seven of his free throws.

Winthrop took a 45-42 edge into halftime after Smith III was fouled with 1.1 seconds remaining and converted from the line. North Dakota later shot 34 of 41 free throws after getting to the stripe 41 times. The Eagles made 52 percent of their field goals and went 11 of 29 from three, yet 15 giveaways produced 26 points for the visitors. North Dakota won the glass 38-35, turned 18 missed shots on the offensive glass into 21 points, and made only 3 of 20 three-point tries.

A Sims three with 39 seconds remaining put Winthrop in front 90-89. Winkel answered from the line to make it 91-90, then added two more free throws with 14.4 seconds left to stretch the lead to three, and the Eagles missed their last look. Winthrop falls to 0-2 and heads to Kennesaw State on Tuesday. North Dakota, now 1-1, faces Clemson on the road Monday.

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