The Opening Tip
•   Longwood hosts Campbell to open up a two-game homestand.
•   The game is the first of the final four men's basketball games to be played in Willett Hall.
•   Under Aldrich, Longwood is 51-19 in Willett Hall. The team won a total of 30 home games in the previous six seasons in the Big South prior to Aldrich taking over the program.
•   Longwood's bench has been the top bench mob in the Big South this season. The team averages 28.9 bench points per game, good for 17th in the nation and more than four points greater than the second-best bench in the Big South.
•   Nine Lancers average at least six points per game.
Isaiah Wilkins leads Longwood in scoring at 12.3 points per game.
Walyn Napper averages 10 points per game as well.
•   Saturday's contest is "Back in Black", and fans are encouraged to wear black to the game. In addition, it is Longwood Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day. Longwood faculty and staff can receive a voucher for free popcorn with their Longwood ID at the ticket table. In addition, there will be special recognition of faculty and staff during the game.
Last Time Out
•   Winthrop won on a last-second layup by Kasen Harrison to take down Longwood 76-74 in a game that was the tale of two halves.
•   The Lancers put on a defensive clinic in the opening 20 minutes to take a 45-28 lead at the break.
•   Winthrop owned the final 20 after going unconscious from beyond the arc. The Eagles hit 8-11 from three after halftime to erase the deficit and create a one-possession game for the final minutes of the game.
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DA Houston led Longwood with 14 points, and five Lancers hit double figures. It was the first time Longwood has lost three straight since the 2020-21 season.
•   Sin'Cere McMahon had a game-high 20 points for Winthrop, with Toneari Lane adding 17 points.
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Walyn Napper and
Leslie Nkereuwem had 13 points for Longwood, and
Michael Christmas added 11.
Isaiah Wilkins had 10.
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By The Numbers
•   Longwood's bench is one of the nation's top reserve units. The Lancers rank 17th in the nation in bench points per game (28.9), which also serves as the top mark in the Big South.
•   The Lancer bench averages more than four points per game more than the team in second (USC Upstate-24.8).
•   In Big South play, the Lancers have hit the offensive glass hard. Longwood leads the Big South, through 11 conference games, with 11.6 offensive boards per game.
•   The emphasis on rebounding means that Longwood leads the Big South in rebounding margin (+3.9).
•   The Lancers have outrebounded their opponent in 11 of their past 14 games. In six of those games, they have outrebounded their opponent by at least 10 rebounds.
•   The Lancer defense is third in the Big South in points allowed per game at 66.7.
•   The defense has that success by forcing 14.8 turnovers per game, which leads the Big South.
•   The Lancers also lead the Big South in turnover margin (+2.3).
•   The Lancers have had nine different players lead or tie for the team lead in scoring in a game, tied for the most in the nation.
•   This season, the Lancers are 7-2 when four players score at least 10 points. The team is even better when five players surpass double figures (5-1).
•   The Lancers have outshot their opponent from the free throw line 14 times this season. The team has done it seven times in 10 conference games, and they are 6-1 when attempting more foul shots in conference action.
•   Longwood is 9-2 at home this season and 51-19 in Willett Hall in five years under
Griff Aldrich.
•   The Lancers had won a total of 30 home games in the previous six years in the Big South prior to Aldrich taking control of the program.
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Quotable
"We're a team that struggles to execute consistently. Probably one of the best halves of basketball, and then we took our foot off the gas. Credit to Winthrop for coming out and competing, but the same thing happened to us at Radford. You don't come out with the same level of intensity and urgency to compete, and you give up some shots, you give them some life and then you've got a game."
—Longwood Head Coach Griff Aldrich after Winthrop
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Series History
All-Time Record vs. Campbell                           15-11
First Meeting                                 L 88-80 (2/22/2007)
Last Meeting                              W 67-42 (12/31/2022)
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• Longwood has won four straight against Campbell. Three of the four have been decided by 10 points or less.
• This season, Longwood's defense put together one of its best 40-minute performances of the year in a 67-42 win.
• The Lancers held Campbell to 13 made shots. Longwood jumped out to a 23-3 lead in the opening half.
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Isaiah Wilkins,
Michael Christmas and
Walyn Napper all had 11 points.
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