Big South Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Winthrop, the Big South favorite and regular-season champ, took care of business in the quarterfinals against No. 8 Charleston Southern, thrashing the Buccaneers 74-42. Senior center Craig Bradshaw led the Eagles with 20 points. The Eagles move forward to play No. 5 UNC – Asheville, which won at No. 4 Coastal Carolina 77-64. The Bulldogs won at Coastal Carolina for the second time within a week after beating the Chanticleers 82-77 Thursday.
No. 2 High Point remained on a collision course with the Eagles after dispatching No. 7 Radford 90-73 in the quarterfinals. The Panthers advance to the semifinals to play the country’s fastest-paced team, No. 6 VMI, which sprinted to a 79-78 upset at No. 3 Liberty to become the worst advancing Big South team. The Keydets average nearly 100 possessions per game, about 20 more possessions than the next fastest team in college basketball. [2/27/07]
