Game 6: Longwood (2-3) vs. James Madison (0-7)
Date	December 3, 2016
Time	5 p.m.
Location	Farmville, Va. (Jerome Kersey Court at Willett Hall)
Game Notes	Longwood (PDF) | James Madison
Season Statistics	Longwood (PDF) | James Madison (PDF)
Live Stats	Longwood Live Stats
Radio	WVHL 92.9 FM Kickin' Country
Video	Big South Network
Social Media	@LongwoodLancers | @LongwoodMBB

The Opening Tip
•    Longwood hosts Commonwealth rival James Madison on a monumental day in Farmville in which the Lancers will honor the late Jerome Kersey by renaming their home floor "Jerome Kersey Court." The court dedication will take place during a special beginning at approximately 4:45 p.m. prior to the 5 p.m. tipoff against the Dukes.
•    The Lancers have two straight wins in Willett Hall this season, taking down Salem International 87-74 on Nov. 18 and Dartmouth 86-80 on Nov. 28. Khris Lane is averaging 20.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in Willett Hall, while Isaiah Walton averages 17.0 points and 4.3 assists.
•    The meeting will be Longwood's first against James Madison since Nov. 19, 2014 and the first in Willett Hall since Dec. 1, 2010. The Dukes won both those matchups, while both of Longwood's wins in the series have come in Willett Hall.

Last Time Out
•    Isaiah Walton scored 23 points and Khris Lane added 20 to lift Longwood to an 86-80 win over Dartmouth Monday evening in Willett Hall.
•    Lane added 11 rebounds for his second double-double as the Lancers won their second straight game at home. 
•    Led by a seven-assist effort from Kendrick Thompson, Longwood dished 16 assists and knocked down 12 three-pointers to withstand a pair of 21-point efforts from Dartmouth forward Evan Boudreaux and guard Guilien Smith.
•    Thompson also forced five steals and added nine points off the bench. His five steals helped Longwood force Dartmouth into 15 turnovers.
•    Five of Thompson's seven assists led to three-pointers, including back-to-back treys by fellow backcourt mate Darrion Allen that came during a 19-5 run six minutes into the second half. 
 
By The Numbers
•    Longwood is among the most efficient shooting teams in the Big South, ranking third with a .455 (132-of-290) field goal percentage, second with a .400 (44-of-110) three-point percentage and second with a .714 (55-of-77) free throw percentage. The Lancers have shot at least 44.0 percent from the floor in four straight games and at least 70.0 percent from the free throw line in four straight.
•    Longwood has shot at least 70.0 percent from the free throw line in four straight games and enters Saturday's matchup ranked second in the Big South with a .714 (55-of-77) free throw percentage. Isaiah Walton has been Longwood's top free throw shooter, leading Longwood with a .909 (20-of-22) clip that ranks second in the Big South.
•    Longwood's trio of G Darrion Allen, F Khris Lane and G Isaiah Walton combines for 48.2 points per game, 66.4 percent of Longwood's scoring this season. The highest scoring trio in the Big South, each of those three ranks among the conference's top 10 in points per game. They have combined for 12 of Longwood's 16 double-figure scoring games.
•    Allen, Lane and Walton all rank among the Big South's top 10 in minutes per game. Allen ranks second with 35.6 minutes per game, Lane fourth with 33.6 and Walton ninth with 31.2
•    In his last game against James Madison, Allen erupted for 20 points in Harrisonburg, Va., which at the time was his career. A sophomore during that Nov. 19, 2014, meeting, Allen hit 7-of-15 shots from the field and 5-of-8 from the free throw line while grabbing four offensive rebounds.
•    Lane ranks among the Big South's top 10 in scoring (4th, 17.0 ppg.), rebounding (3rd, 8.8 rpg.), field goal percentage (2nd, .557), double-doubles (t-2nd, 2) and blocks (3rd, 1.4 bpg.).
•    Junior G Kendrick Thompson leads the Big South with a 3.5 assist-to-turnover ratio and ranks second with 4.2 assists per game. He also ranks eighth with 1.8 steals per game.

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