Full Game Notes: Longwood at UNC Asheville (PDF)

Game 25: Longwood at UNC Asheville
Friday, February 6, 2015 • 7 p.m.
Asheville, N.C. • Kimmel Arena (3,400)

Broadcast Information
Video Stream: Big South Network (www.bigsouthsports.com/events/)
Radio: WVHL 92.9 FM – Farmville (www.wvhl.net)
Radio: WHAP 1340 AM – Hopewell (http://sportsradio1340.info/)

The Opening Tip
• Longwood hits the road for a Friday matchup at UNC Asheville, setting the stage for a rematch of the Bulldogs' 74-64 win at Longwood on Jan. 28.
• The last meeting between Longwood and UNC Asheville was a dual between two point guards, as Longwood's Quincy Taylor netted a game-high 25 points opposite Andrew Rowsey's 24.
• Longwood won its last road game, 71-67, at Presbyterian on Jan. 14. It was the first road win of the season for the Lancers.
• Longwood is the second-leading three-point shooting team in the Big South, shooting 36.8 percent (193-of-525) this season. Longwood is shooting 38.6 percent (98-of-254) from three-point range in Big South play.
• Leron Fisher is Longwood's top scorer over the past four games, averaging 18.3 points per game with two 20-point outings during that span.

Last Time Out
• Gardner-Webb hit 16 three-pointers to top Longwood, 87-78, Tuesday evening in Willett Hall. The Runnin' Bulldogs found a groove early, hit nine treys in the first half and never cooled off, finishing 16-of-29 from beyond the arc for the game.
• Redshirt junior guard Adonis Burbage knocked down six of those three-pointers and finished with 18 points as one of five double-figure scorers for the Bulldogs. He hit back-to-back three-pointers at the start of the second half to spark a 10-0 run that pushed Gardner-Webb's 38-37 halftime lead to double figures less than four minutes into the second period.
• Gardner-Webb shot .577 (30-of-52) from the field to outpace 10 three-pointers from Longwood and a 21-point game from junior forward Shaquille Johnson. Longwood turned the ball over a season-low five times.

By The Numbers
• Longwood ranks second in the Big South with a .368 (193-of-525) three-point percentage, which would tie the school's Division I record set by the 2007-08 Lancers.
• Point guard Quincy Taylor is on pace to break Longwood's single-season three-point shooting percentage record. Taylor sits atop the list with a .483 (53-of-110) clip and would be the first Lancer to shoot higher than .470 in a season. Taylor's .483 three-point percentage ranks third nationally.
• The Lancers lead the Big South with 365 forced turnovers this season and average 15.6 points off turnovers per game. Longwood also leads the league with 191 steals, thanks in part to guard Leron Fisher's conference-best 46 steals.
• Longwood is 4-2 this season when 6-7 forward Damarion Geter registers at least three assists. Geter has posted 3+ assists in wins over Averett (4), UNCG (6), Penn State Beaver (3) and Presbyterian (3). He averages 1.6 assists per game.
• Leron Fisher has scored in double figures in nine of his past 10 games and is averaging 15.4 points per game during that stretch. He scored in double figures just once in his first 14 games while averaging 5.6 points per game.
• Fisher has hit 11 consecutive free throws and has not missed from the charity stripe in three straight games. Fisher is shooting a team-best .800 (72-of-90) from the free throw line this season.
• Freshman Kanayo Obi-Rapu has scored in double figures twice in his past four games and is averaging 8.8 points per game during that stretch. Obi-Rapu has hit a field goal in 16 straight games
• Junior forward Shaquille Johnson (13.3 ppg., 3.0 apg.) is one of only six Big South players averaging at least 3.0 assists and 10.0 points per game.
• Freshman Victor Dorsey averages 8.0 rebounds per 40 minutes, the second-highest average on the team behind only Nwogbo (10.9). Dorsey has played at least 10 minutes in every game since Nwogbo went down with a thumb injury on Jan. 10.

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