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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Jerome Hill scored a team-high 19 points to lead visiting Gardner-Webb University to an 82-62 Big South Conference men's basketball victory at Longwood University on Wednesday night at Willett Hall in Farmville.  Hill led four players in double-figure scoring, as the South Division Runnin' Bulldogs (11-11, 4-3 Big South) jumped out to a 20-point lead in the first 11:04, and never looked back.  Senior captain Tristan Carey/Colonial Beach led the Lancers (7-15, 2-5 Big South) with a game-high 26 points, including five three-point field goals, and surpassed 1,300 career points (1,324, ninth all-time).  Longwood will remain at home to play another South Division opponent, UNC Asheville, on Saturday, February 1 at 5 p.m. in Farmville.
   
"I did a poor job tonight of having our team ready to play," said first-year Longwood head coach Jayson Gee.  "It just wasn't one of our better coaching nights.  I want to give them a lot of credit.  They came in focused, they were ready to play and to their credit, they shot the lights outs … that had to be their best three-point shooting night of the year.  I'm disappointed in our defense … we had made some strides and that's how we had won two-straight games, and I just thought we really took a step back defensively."
   
Gardner-Webb scored the first seven points of the game and led 22-6 at 12:55, getting points from six different players, including 3-3 three-pointers by Naji Hibbert.  A three-pointer from Carey had Longwood within 25-11 at 12:18, but the Runnin' Bulldogs used an 8-2 run to take their largest lead of the first half at 33-13 with 8:56 on the clock.  G-WU still led 41-21 at 5:23 following a layup by Tyler Strange, before the Lancers closed the period with a 9-3 run to pull within 44-30 at the intermission.  Freshman Darrion Allen/Pompano Beach, Florida scored four quick points, while Carey made another three-pointer and sophomore captain Lucas Woodhouse/Greenlawn, New York made a jumper.  The visitors shot 63% (19-30) from the field during the opening 20 minutes, including a perfect 6-6 on three-pointers, led by Hibbert with 14 first-half points.  Redshirt-junior captain Jeylani Dublin/Brooklyn, New York came off the bench and scored 12 first-half points to keep the hosts in the contest.
   
Gardner-Webb outscored Longwood 18-4 to begin the second half to take its largest lead of the night at 62-34 with 14:35 to play.  Hill scored five of the points, while Hibbert added another three-pointer.  A jumper from Hill had the Runnin' Bulldogs ahead 71-46 at 8:10, before the Lancers battled back with a 14-5 run to close to within 76-60 with 2:20 on the clock.  Carey made a pair of three-pointers to get the run started, while Dublin and Woodhouse each added a pair of baskets.  G-WU closed the contest with six of the final eight points to provide for the final margin.
   
Carey led Longwood with his game-high 26 points, making 5-10 three-pointers, while adding a game-high three steals.  In addition to his 1,324 career points, Carey now totals 206 career three-pointers to rank second all-time.  Dublin had 16 points for the Lancers, making 8-11 field goals in 20 minutes of action, adding four rebounds.  Woodhouse added six points and a game-high six assists, while Allen also contributed six points, off the bench.  Woodhouse now totals 344 career assists to rank fifth all-time.  Longwood shot 48% (26-54) from the field, including 39% (5-13) on three-pointers and 83% (5-6) at the free throw line.
   
Hill led Gardner-Webb with his team-high 19 points, adding a game-high eight rebounds.  Hibbert finished with 17 points for the Runnin' Bulldogs, making 5-6 three-pointers.  Onzie Branch had 12 points, off the bench, while Strange added 10 points.  G-WU shot 60% (33-55) from the field, including 75% (9-12) on three-pointers and 64% (7-11) at the line.
   
Longwood and Gardner-Webb were meeting for the 10th time since 1990, but only for the third time (1-2) as Division I members, and the overall series is now tied, 5-5.  Longwood is not scheduled to play the Runnin' Bulldogs again during the regular-season, but the two teams could meet again in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com/Big South Men's Basketball Championship, March 5-9.