Game 16: Longwood (10-5, 2-0 Big South) at Charleston Southern (5-8, 1-1 Big South)
Date & Time	Wednesday, Jan. 4 | 7 p.m.
Location	Charleston, S.C. (Buc Dome)
Game Notes	Longwood | Charleston Southern | Big South
Statistics	Longwood | Charleston Southern | Big South
Live Stats	CSU Live Stats
Video/TV	ESPN+
Radio	WVHL 92.9 Kickin' Country FM
Social Media	@LongwoodLancers | @LongwoodMBB

The Opening Tip
•    Longwood heads to Charleston Southern for their second straight road game.
•    The Lancers have now won five straight overall and three straight on the road. The team has is playing its seventh game of nine on the road.
•    Longwood is 10-5 overall for the third time in five seasons under head coach Griff Aldrich. The team had never been 10-5 prior to Aldrich at the Division I level.
•    Longwood leads the Big South with four true road wins. No one else has more than three.
•    The Lancer defense has held its opponent to fewer than 30 points in a half in three of their past four halves of basketball.
•    Longwood has three players averaging in double figures: Isaiah Wilkins (13.1), Leslie Nkereuwem (10.6) and Walyn Napper (10.3). DeShaun Wade (9.9 ppg) leads a group of four more players averaging at least seven points per game.
•    Wilkins was named to the Watch List for the 2022-23 Lou Henson Award, which is given annually to the top mid-major player at the Division I level.
 
Last Time Out
•    Longwood's defense dominated and powered the team to its 10th win of the campaign.
•    The Lancers held Campbell to .277 shooting, and no Camel reached double figures in points.
•    The team opened the game by holding Campbell scoreless for the first five minutes and without a basket for the first 11 minutes.
•    Longwood jumped out to a 23-3 lead and never trailed.
•    The lead never dipped back to single digits, as Longwood's defense helped fend off the Camels.
•    The Lancers forced 21 turnovers and grabbed a season-high 13 steals while holding Campbell to fewer than 30 points in each half.
•    Isaiah Wilkins, Michael Christmas and Walyn Napper each had 11 points to lead Longwood.
•    Four players had at least two offensive rebounds for the Lancers.
 
By The Numbers
•    Longwood has four true road wins in the team's first 15 games. The four road wins are the most in program history at the Division I level through 15 games.
•    The Lancers are also 10-5 for the third time in five seasons after never previously accomplishing the feat at the Division I level.
•    Longwood has won five straight amidst a stretch that has seven of their nine games on teh road.
•    The Lancers have pounded the offensive glass in their past six games and have grabbed 15.8 offensive rebounds per game during that stretch.
•    Longwood's defense has held opponents to fewer than 30 points in a half nine times this season, and it has done so three times in four halves in conference play.
•    The Lancers held Campbell to 13 made shots and a .277 shooting percentage, both season bests, while grabbing a season-high 13 steals. The team also tied a season high by forcing 21 turnovers.
•    The Longwood defense also held Campbell without a field goal for the first 11 minutes, the longest stretch this season. In addition, no Camel scored in double figures.
•    Longwood's bench has been a big point of strength, with the Lancers ranking 16th in the nation with 31.5 bench points per game. It is the top mark in the Big South and more than four points per game more than any other team.
•    This season, Longwood is 5-1 when four players score at least 10 points, and the team is unbeaten if five or more players achieve the feat (4-0).
•    The Lancer offense is 45th in the nation in scoring at 79.6 points per game, which is the second-highest mark in the Big South.
•    The Lancers have also been deadly from beyond the three-point line this season, with the team ranking 37th in three-point percentage in the nation. Longwood is shooting .377 from three, which is also second in the Big South.
•    Longwood is No. 111 in the NCAA Net Rankings, and 123 in Kenpom's rankings, tops in the league.
•    The team is also the top-rated squad in the Kenpom ratings, checking in at No. 142.
•    The Lancers average 14.3 assists per game, the top mark in the Big South. The team has assisted on better than 50 percent of their baskets.
•    Five players average at least 1.5 assists per game.
•    Longwood's 1.2. assist-to-turnover ratio leads the Big South
 
Quotable

" "This was a great effort by our guys. They played really well, particularly on the defensive end. This is one of the hardest preps, and I thought the guys did a phenomenal job in being able to execute in a short time. We have experience, and that pays off. The thing that we've been fighting for is urgency. Focus, effort, attitude, those are all the key ingredients. We talk about pouring into the root. If you pour in focus, effort and attitude, that gives you the best chance to execute. I thought we had some real commitment and purpose to be able to do that."
—Longwood head coach Griff Aldrich on his team's defense at Campbell
 
Series History
•  Longwood has won five straight against Charleston Southern, dating back to Jan. 8, 2020.
•  Last season, the Lancers won a tight matchup 69-67 when Zac Watson blocked a game-winning three-point attempt by CSU.
•  DeShaun Wade had 19 points and Isaiah Wilkins added 15 while Watson had 10.
 
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