Time:  7 p.m.
Location:  Boiling Springs, N.C.  •  Paul Porter Arena
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BOILING SPRINGS – Winners of six straight, Gardner-Webb (15-10, 9-3) will put its streak on the line Wednesday night, February 16 when Winthrop (17-8, 10-2) travels to Boiling Springs for a clash between the two top teams in the Big South Conference's South Division. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.
 
All Gardner-Webb fans are encouraged to wear white in support of Wednesday's "White Out" inside Paul Porter Arena. General admission tickets are on sale for $10/ticket, and can either be purchased at the door or ahead of time here. Entry for Gardner-Webb students is free with a valid student ID, while the first 150 students in attendance will also receive a free white Gardner-Webb t-shirt at the door.
 
Gardner-Webb and Winthrop will be meeting for the second time this season. The Eagles used a second-half comeback to edge the Runnin' Bulldogs in the first matchup, 64-62, back on January 22 in Rock Hill, a game in which GWU led for nearly 31 minutes and before seeing a game-winning buzzer-beating 3-point attempt from D'Maurian Williams miss long.
 
Wednesday's showdown will be a chance for the 'Dogs to tie Winthrop atop the South Division standings. At 10-2, Winthrop currently leads the division by one game over Gardner-Webb, who is primed to pull even at the top with a midweek victory over its league foe. Both teams are currently streaking, with GWU as winners of the last six and WU victorious in its last four.
 
Gardner-Webb's own Phil Constantino along with former Penn State head coach Jerry Dunn will have the call on ESPN+. Jim "Mojo" Morrison will have radio duties on the Runnin' Bulldogs Sports Network (RBSN).
 
THE OPENING TIP

• Gardner-Webb enters Wednesday riding a 6-game winning streak, its longest of the season. The Runnin' Bulldogs have yet to alternate wins and losses this sea- son, checking in with streaks of: L3, W4, L4, W5, L3, W6.
• Prior to this season's 9-3 start, GWU had never be- gan conference play better than 5-4.
• GWU has held 9 of 12 Big South opponents to 65 points or less this season. Its 60.3 PPG allowed in league play ranks first in the conference, as does its scoring margin (+7.1), field-goal percentage defense (.377), rebounding margin (+3.8) and blocks (4.6).
• Gardner-Webb ranks 8th in the nation in 3P%D (.280), 15th in the nation in FG%D (.386) and 37th in the nation in scoring defense (63.2).
• GWU's current unbeaten streak (6) is best in the Big South, but is followed closely by Winthrop's streak of 4.
• The 'Dogs have outscored opponents 65.8-54.3 (+11.5) during its current 6-game win streak. In that span, D'Maurian Williams has averaged 16.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG and 3.7 APG while turning it over only 7 times.
• In those 6 games, Lance Terry has also averaged 12.7 PPG, followed by Anthony Selden, the team's sixth man, with 8.7 PPG and team-highs with 6.8 RPG and 1.8 steals per game.
• D'Maurian Williams (7th - 14.3 PPG) and Lance Terry (10th - 13.8 PPG) join High Point and Hampton as the only two Big South schools with two players inside the top 10 overall this season in scoring.
• Kareem Reid (1.7), Ludovic Dufeal (1.6), and Anthony Selden (1.0) rank 4th, 5th and 6th in the Big South in blocks per game (overall).
• Only one of Gardner-Webb's last 14 opponents have scored over 70 points (USC Upstate, 74), and only one opponent all year (#7 Duke, 57.1%) has shot better than 50.0% from the field.