Game 9: Longwood (4-4, 0-0 Big South) at Delaware State (1-6, 0-0 USA South)
Date & Time	Saturday, Dec. 3 | 3 p.m.
Location	Dover, Del. (Memorial Hall)
Game Notes	Longwood | Delaware State | Big South
Statistics	Longwood | Delaware State | Big South
Live Stats	Live Stats
Video/TV	DESU-TV
Radio	WVHL 92.9 Kickin' Country FM
Social Media	@LongwoodLancers | @LongwoodMBB

The Opening Tip
•    Longwood plays its second straight game on the road with a trip to Delaware State.
•    Three players are averaging at least 10 points per game, and six are averaging at least 8, on the season. Isaiah Wilkins and Walyn Napper lead the team at 11.3 points per game. Leslie Nkereuwem is averaging a career best 10.6 points per game. DeShaun Wade (9.5 ppg), Michael Christmas (8.3 ppg) and Zac Watson (8.1 ppg) help round out a balanced Lancer attack.
•    The Lancers are in the midst of their longest road trip of the season. The team will travel more than 9,500 miles over All told, the team will travel more than 9,500 miles over the course of three weeks.
•    DeShaun Wade has hit a team-best 17 threes and is shooting .459 from deep this season. He ranked fourth all-time last season by shooting .448 from three. He has had three games with at least three threes this season.
 
Last Time Out
•    Longwood battled at San Diego to open their five-game road swing but lost on a buzzer beater, 71-68.
•    Despite missing a pair of starters in Isaiah WIlkins (ill) and DA Houston (injury), Longwood battled back to erase an eight-point halftime deficit and tie the game with five seconds left. DeShaun Wade hit a three that made it 68-68.
•    San Diego's Jase Townsend hit a game winning three from the corner at the buzzer.
•    Wade led all scorers with 22 points after erupting for 19 in the second half.
•    Walyn Napper added 16 points and four assists. Michael Christmas and Leslie Nkereuwem each chipped in 10 points, with Christmas grabbing a team-best eight rebounds.
 
By The Numbers
•    Longwood has shot better than 50 percent from the floor in nine of the 18 halves of basketball they have played this season. Most recently, the Lancers shot .533 (16-30) from the floor at San Diego after halftime.
•    Longwood has been relentless when attacking the basket. The Lancers are averaging 40 points per game in the paint this season.
•    The team's high-water mark was 56 points in the paint against Pfeiffer. Longwood also scored 54 against Mary Baldwin. The team has had at least 40 points in the paint four times.
•    The efficient offense has allowed Longwood to be at or near the top of the Big South in offense. The Lancers are second in the league in scoring at 81 points per game.
•    The Lancers have topped 90 points four times in eight games, and they have shot better than 50 percent from the floor in each of those games.
•    Longwood has shot better than 60 percent from the floor twice, with the team's .710 (44-62) shooting performance against Mary Baldwin the top mark in the team's Division I history.
•    The Lancers also shot .698 (37-53) against Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday, Nov. 19, which set the record that was subsequently broken on Nov. 25.
 •   Longwood leads the Big South with a .495 shooting percentage and is fourth with a .382 three-point shooting percentage.
•    Longwood is second in the Big South in turnover margin at +3.8. The Lancers average 11.1 turnovers per game while forcing 14.9.
•    The Lancers are second in the league in assist/turnover ratio at 1.3. Longwood averages 14.6 assists per game to only 10.8 turnovers.
•    Longwood has assisted on 49 percent of its baskets this season, and the team leads the Big South with 14.9 assists per game. The team set a season-high with 25 assists against VMI.
 
Quotable

"I'm extremely proud of the guys. They competed really shorthanded tonight. DeShaun played 37 minutes and Walyn played 36 minutes, and with teh style and pace that we play with, to be able to do that is exceptional. I thought they represented us and the program really well.
"What I told the guys, it was a tale of two halves. In the first half, our exection was poor on the mental side. Then after that, our guys really battled. They battled on every single possession and withstood a lot of tough adversity, both from fatigue and challenges. They got themselves back in position to tie the game. "
—Longwood head coach Griff Aldrich after San Diego

Series History
•  The two teams last played in Farmville in 2021. Isaiah Wilkins posted 17 points to lead Longwood as 10 players scored.
•  The two sides first played in 2008, with Dana Smith scoring 18 points to lead Longwood to a 69-65 win in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Las Vegas Invitational.
 
 
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