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 ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - Winthrop's almost-annual success in the Big South Conference championship has only increased expectations for the Eagles and coach Gregg Marshall.
With his team feeling the most pressure that Marshall could remember, the Eagles beat VMI 84-81 in the tournament final Saturday to clinch their seventh trip to the NCAA tournament in Marshall's nine years.
Some believed Winthrop (28-4) would have made the tournament with an at-large bid even with a loss. Marshall wasn't willing to take that chance, even with his team on an 18-game winning streak and the cusp of The Associated Press Top 25.
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