THE OPENING TIP
• Longwood hosts Binghamton as part of Homecoming weekend on Saturday afternoon.
• Tickets are sold out for the game, which marks a second straight sellout for men's basketball.
• The Lancers are coming off of an in-state win over James Madison, the first since 2008 against the Dukes.
• Longwood has had at least 10 players score in a game twice in three contests this season.
• The matchup against Binghamton is the middle game of a three-game homestand for Longwood, with Maryland Eastern Shore the finale before four straight away from home.
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Johan Nziemi and
Jacoi Hutchinson have each scored in double figures in all three games this season for Longwood.
• The Lancers have snared at least 12 offensive rebounds in every game this season.
LAST TIME OUT
• Longwood pulled away late in the first half and rolled after halftime to an 82-72 win over James Madison on Wednesday at the Joan Perry Brock Center.
• Five players scored in double figures for Longwood while no player scored more than 12 points.
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Johan Nziemi,
Elijah Tucker, Redd Thompson, Jr. and
Jacoi Hutchinson all had 12 points, and Alphonzo 'Fats' Billups III pitched in 10 points.
• The Lancers also dominated the glass 43-33 and snared 14 offensive rebounds to win despite shooting 37 percent from the deck.
• Three players shot at least eight free throws, and Longwood was 36-42 from the foul line.
• Bradley Douglas led JMU with 22 points while Cliff Davis added 16.
• The Lancer bench outscored JMU 29-11, and the team scored 15 points off 11 JMU turnovers.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Longwood has grabbed at least 12 offensive boards in three straight games for the first time since last season, when the team did so in a three-game span against Regent, Maryland Eastern Shore and Mary Baldwin from Dedcember 1-8.
• The team's 15 offensive boards per game rank second in the Big South and 56th in the nation.
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Elijah Tucker's 3.3 offensive rebounds per game rank second in the Big South and in the top 100 nationally.
• Longwood has also been elite at getting to the foul line, where the team ranks 20th nationally with 32 attempts per game.
• That ranking jumps to ninth in free throws made per game (25.3), with both attempts and makes per game leading the Big South.
• The Lancers are also 46th nationally in steals per game, averaging 10.3 swipes per contest.
• Both
Jacoi Hutchinson and
Elijah Jones are in the top 250 in the nation with 16 free throw attempts apiece.
• Longwood has shot at least 40 free throws in a game twice after doing so three times all of last season.
• The Lancers are also shooting .792 from the foul line as a team, a mark that leads the Big South.
• Four players have attempted at least 10 free throws through three games.
• Five different players are averaging at least one steal per game.
• Over the past four seasons, Longwood is averaging 21.3 wins per season.
• That run includes a pair of Big South Championships and the resulting trip to the NCAA National Tournament.
• The Lancers also have posted a winning record for four straight seasons, a first since doing so for six straight seasons from 1978-1983.
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Record vs. Binghamton 1-0
Under Coach Thomas 0-0
Current Streak W 1
First Meeting W 66-60 11/19/2024
Last Meeting W 66-60 11/19/2024
• This is the second straight season the two teams have played after Longwood won on the road at Binghamton last season 66-60.
• The Lancers ended the game on a 15-9 run to pick up the six-point win.
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KJ McClurg led the way with 20 points for the Lancers, and
Michael Christmas added 14 as Longwood snared 20 offensive rebounds.
STATS COMPARISON
LWU BING
2025-26 Record 2-1 1-3
Conference 0-0 0-0
Points 78 60.5
Opp. Points 68.3 72.8
Scoring Margin +9.7 -12.3
Rebounds 42 33.3
Opp. Rebounds 34 36.3
Off. Rebounds 15 7.8
Opp. Off. Rebounds 8.7 10.8
Rebounding Margin +8 -3
Field Goal Pct. .404 .388
Opp. Field Goal Pct .418 .452
3-Point Pct. .208 .258
Opp. 3-Point Pct. .346 .257
3-Point FGs 3.3 4.3
Opp. 3-Point FGs 9.3 4.8
Free Throw Pct. .792 .750
Opp. Free Throw Pct. .619 .738
Free Throws Made 25.3 17.3
Opp. Free Throws Made 13 12
Assists 11 10.5
Turnovers 11.3 135
Turnovers Forced 16 7
Turnover Margin +4.7 -6.5
Assist/Turnover Ratio 1 0.8
Steals 10.3 3.5
Blocked Shots 2 4.3
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