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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Longwood University will play its second men's basketball road game of the season at Penn State University (3-1) of the Big Ten Conference on Sunday afternoon, November 24 at 1 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania. It's the first of four games in the exempt Barclays Center Classic presented by Continental Tire. The game against the Nittany Lions can be heard locally on WVHL Radio, Kickin' Country 92.9 FM or via the Internet at wvhl.net.
Barclays Center Classic
Longwood is participating in the exempt Barclays Center Classic presented by Continental Tire on Nov. 24-30. The Lancers are playing road games here at Penn State and at St. John's University of the BIG EAST Conference on Nov. 26. The Red Storm played in the second round of the NIT last season. The four-game tournament concludes at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey with games against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) member North Carolina A&T on Nov. 29, and either Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference member and host Monmouth or Southwestern Athletic Conference member Mississippi Valley State University on Nov. 30. North Carolina A&T won the MEAC Tournament and played in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last year.
Series History
Longwood and Penn State have never met on the hardwood, though the Lancers are 0-2 against members of the Big Ten Conference. Most recently, the Lancers lost at Indiana (ranked No. 8 at the time) by a score of 100-49 on November 18, 2007. Longwood lost at Illinois (ranked No. 1 at the time) by a score of 105-79 on December 27, 2004. The Lancers also lost at Nebraska (in the Big 12 at the time) by a score of 80-65 on Nov. 18, 2005.
Looking At Longwood
Longwood is 2-2 overall, 0-0 in the Big South Conference after an 81-69 home loss to Brown University on Friday night at Willett Hall in Farmville. Senior captain Tristan Carey posted game highs of 21 points, nine rebounds and four steals to lead the Lancers. Redshirt-junior captain Jeylani Dublin added 12 off the bench, while sophomore Karl Ziegler and freshman Darrion Allen each finished with 10 points -- Allen also off the bench. Sophomore captain Lucas Woodhouse contributed a game-high seven assists. Longwood shot 38% (24-63) from the field, including 21% (3-14) on three-pointers and 75% (18-24) at the free throw line.
Looking At Penn State
Penn State is 3-1 overall, 0-0 in the Big Ten after a 79-72 home win against La Salle on Tuesday night. Patrick Chambers is in his third year as the head coach. The Nittany Lions were led against La Salle by its five starters, who played 166 of the 200 combined minutes in the contest, topped by 6-9 sophomore Donovon Jack (18 points). The other four starters included 6-7 sophomore Brandon Taylor (15 points, 8 rebounds), 6-1 graduate student Tim Frazier (15 points, 11 assists), 6-4 redshirt-junior D.J. Newbill (15 points) and 6-6 junior Ross Travis (13 points, 8 rebounds). Penn State shot 47% (29-62) from the field, including 41% (9-22) on three-point field goals, and 86% (12-14) at the free throw line.
Joining The 1,000 Career Point Club
Tristan Carey became the 20th player in Longwood men's basketball history to surpass the magical 1,000 career point plateau with his game-high 21 points vs. Brown on Nov. 22. He now totals 1,013 points with the Lancers in 68 games (14.9 average) since transferring from La Salle University following his freshman season in 2009-10. Carey is averaging 20.3 points and 5.5 rebounds this season with 14 three-point field goals (3.5) and nine steals, recently earning Big South Player of the Week honors.
Coach Gee On The Brown Loss
"I was proud to see our guys fight back. I've got to give Brown a lot of credit - they're a typical Ivy League team. They shot the ball well. Our defense couldn't get them under wraps. You can take this as a setback because we lost at home ... we've got a chance to get better." -- Longwood head coach Jayson Gee
