ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The rematch of last year's ESPN Bracket Buster game between Missouri State and Winthrop begins in about 90 minutes.

That game helped propel the Eagles up the national mid-major food chain, as well as add an increased confidence that certainly helped toward a stretch run resulting in an "upset" of Notre Dame in the NCAA tournament.

According to Winthrop's sports information department, only two injuries to note. All-Big South guard Chris Gaynor took it easy in practice upon the team's return from the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands last week. Gaynor was suffering from a sore thumb but isn't expected to show any effects today. The same can not be said for reserve center Andy Buechert, who in dealing with an Achilles injury.