College HoopsWednesday, November 4
Furman beat Bethune-Cookman and Winthrop fell to Queens at the Field of 68 opening day in Rock Hill
The Daily Fort Mill team
If you missed the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center, here's how Monday went. Furman beat Bethune-Cookman 79-70 in its opener. Charles Johnston had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Tom House scored 22, AP reported. Coach Bob Richey missed the game while recovering from illness.
Winthrop fell to Queens at home in Rock Hill on Monday
- Furman79 (won)Bethune-Cookman70
- Queens103 (won)Winthrop98
- High Point72 (won)Liberty57
- McNeese99 (won)UAB78
- Grambling89 (won)Northern Illinois87
Sources: WYFF, Queen City News, hereRockHill.com
- Furman women host Erskine at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Timmons Arena
- Furman men host Bob Jones at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
- Tickets: single-game and season tickets are on sale now
Winthrop opened its season with a 103-98 loss to Queens. Keshawn Fisher scored 32, but Queens led 55-38 at the half. Jordan Watford led the Royals with 26.
Winthrop's Keshawn Fisher led the scorers named in Monday's reports
Sources: WYFF, Queen City News, hereRockHill.com
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Fisher (Winthrop) | 32 pts |
| Johnson (McNeese) | 31 pts |
| Miranda (Grambling) | 29 pts |
| Watford (Queens) | 26 pts |
| Johnston (Furman) | 23 pts |
| House (Furman) | 22 pts |
Three other games ended with High Point over Liberty, McNeese over UAB and Grambling past Northern Illinois, 89-87.
Sources: WYFF, WSPA 7News, Queen City News, hereRockHill.com, Tega Cay Sun