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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Senior captain Tristan Carey/Colonial Beach led three players in double-figure scoring with a game-high 20 points to lead Longwood University to an 80-61 men's basketball victory past visiting NAIA member Virginia Intermont College on Tuesday night at Willett Hall in Farmville.  Sophomore Karl Ziegler/Annandale added 15 points for the host Lancers (5-7), who won their 28th-straight non-Division I home game since 2004-05, while freshman Darrion Allen/Pompano Beach, Florida matched his career high with 12 points, off the bench.  Joshua Hart scored 19 points for the Cobras (3-10).  Longwood will play on the road at Dartmouth College of the Ivy League on Saturday, December 21 at 4 p.m. in Hanover, New Hampshire.
   
"I thought our kids came out and played hard, and I was impressed with our mind-set, particularly to start the game," said first-year Longwood head coach Jayson Gee.  "We were able to extend the lead and really get into them defensively.  I thought them shooting 40 percent was a big key to the game, and you are always pleased when you have 19 assists on 29 made field goals … that tells you that you have an unselfish basketball team."
   
Longwood scored the first eight points of the game to lead 8-0 at 17:13, as sophomore transfer Leron Fisher/Baltimore, Maryland and Carey each made three-point field goals, along with a layup from senior Jeff Havenstein/Mt. Airy, Maryland.  Virginia Intermont, however, battled back to within 15-11 at 13:01 with a trio of three-pointers, including one by Hart.  The Lancers, though, would take control of the contest with a 17-2 run to lead 32-13 with 6:59 left on the first-half clock, getting points from seven different players.  Carey started the run with a three-pointer and scored five points, while Allen also added a three-pointer.  The two teams played near even toward the break, as Longwood led 42-24 at halftime, led by Carey with 15 points at the break.  Sophomore captain Lucas Woodhouse/Greenlawn, New York had six points and six assists at the intermission, while Tyrone Smith had 10 points, of the bench, for the Cobras.
   
Longwood extended its advantage to 60-35 at 12:05 of the second half, as six players scored points, including four each by Ziegler, Allen and redshirt-junior captain Jeylani Dublin/Brooklyn, New York.  The Lancers took their largest lead of the game at 75-49 with 4:40 remaining on a jumper by Dublin, as Ziegler added six more points during the stretch.  Virginia Intermont was able to reduce the final margin with a 12-5 run over the final 4:13, getting seven late points from Kris Harris.
   
Carey led Longwood with his game-high 20 points, his fourth-straight 20-point game, adding six rebounds.  Carey now totals 1,149 career points to move into 13th all-time, and ranks fourth with 171 career three-pointers.  Ziegler had 15 points for the Lancers, and Allen added 12 points to equal his career-high.  Fisher finished with nine points and matched his career highs with six assists and three steals.  Dublin had eight points and five rebounds, off the bench, while Woodhouse had six points and a game-high 10 assists -- his second-straight 10-assist game.  Freshman Damarion Geter/Dayton, Ohio, tied his career high with six points and added career highs of six rebounds and two blocks, off the bench, in 19 minutes.  Longwood shot 56% (29-52) from the field, including 40% (6-15) on three-pointers and 59% (16-27) at the free throw line.  The Lancers outscored Virginia Intermont 42-18 in the paint, while finishing 4-0 against non-DI opponents at home this season.
   
Hart led Virginia Intermont with his 19 points, adding eight rebounds and four assists.  Smith had 15 points for the Cobras, while Harris finished with 14 points and JD Tucker added 13 points.  VIC shot 41% (22-54) from the field, including 30% (6-20) on three-pointers and 85% (11-13) at the line.
   
Longwood and Virginia Intermont were meeting for the fifth time in the sport, and the Lancers now lead the series, 5-0.