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Saturday, December 30, 2000
Panthers take home consolation win, 87-80
By Mark Zuckerman
Caller-Times
Birmingham-Southern College may not yet have a full-fledged NCAA basketball program, but the Panthers can now say they've beaten a two-time NCAA Tournament participant.
Behind another big night from forward Joe Ransom and outstanding outside shooting, Birmingham-Southern took down Winthrop, 87-80, Friday night in the consolation game of the Koch Petroleum Islander Invitational at Memorial Coliseum.
The Panthers (6-6), who are in the process of moving up from NAIA to NCAA Division I, were deadly from behind the arc, draining 13 of 22 3-point attempts. In the process, they took out an Eagle team that has won back-to-back Big South titles, the same conference Birmingham-Southern will join once it attains full Division I status.
"It's a nice win for us," said head coach Duane Reboul, whose team beat Texas A&M by 20 in College Station earlier this year. "I'm proud of our players. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a good rivalry."
Winthrop (5-8) had jumped out to a commanding 27-13 lead in the first half, but the Panthers rattled off a 13-1 run to get back in the game. Their 12th 3-pointer of the night - out of the hands of guard T.R. Reed (19 points) - knotted the score at 68 with 7:45 left.
A pair of Reed free throws gave Birmingham-Southern a 76-74 lead, then Ransom sealed the deal by hitting both of his free throws - his 31st and 32nd points of the game. The 6-foot-6 senior, who had 28 points against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Thursday, pulled down 10 rebounds against the Eagles and hit 4 3-pointers.
"He's an excellent player," Reboul said. "He can shoot from the outside and score from inside. It's too bad we just can't put him at every position."
Staff writer Mark Zuckerman can be reached at 886-3747 or by e-mail at zuckermanm@caller.com
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