Winthrop Eagles @ Longwood Lancers
Xavier Cooks has first 20/20 game for Winthrop since 2003
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Xavier Cooks scored 21 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds, Keon Johnson added 20 points, and Winthrop beat Longwood 83-63 on Wednesday night for the Eagles 11th road victory.
It was Cooks' third straight game with 20-plus points.
The last Eagle with a 20/20 game was Tyrone Walker in the 2003-04 season and the school record for rebounds is 23, set by Allen Washington on Nov. 30, 1985.
Cooks scored 13 points in the first half, including a basket just before the halftime buzzer, and grabbed 12 rebounds to help Winthrop (20-6, 12-3 Big South) build a 39-28 lead. It was his fourth straight double-double against Longwood.
Johnson was 8 of 15 from the floor, including 4 of 8 from distance, and Tevin Prescott added 10 points for the Eagles, who reached 20 wins for the 11th time in their Division I era.
Darrion Allen scored 18 points for Longwood (6-20, 3-12) and Isaiah Walton added 16.
Game Information
Farmville, VA
Referee:Mark Schnur
Referee:Mike Nance
Referee:Michael Luckie
2025-26 Standings
| Big South ConferenceBig South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
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