THE OPENING TIP
• Longwood hosts Pfeiffer on Wednesday night after four straight games away from the Joan Perry Brock Center.
• Fans can bring an item to donate to Christmas Mother, such as a toy, book, or clothing item for kids 18 and under, to receive one free ticket.
• The two teams have played twice in the past five seasons, with Longwood winning both.
• Longwood leads the Big South in free throw attempts and makes per game and ranks in the top 20 nationally in both categories.
• On the season, the Lancers have had at least four players score in double figures in a game six times, and the team is 4-2 in such games.
• At the Joan Perry Brock Center, Longwood is 27-7 over the past three years. This season, the team is 2-1 at home.
• Longwood will play seven games at home and eight on the road in non-conference play.
LAST TIME OUT
• Longwood played three games in three days at the Capital Thanksgiving Classic at American University in the nation's capital.
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Jacoi Hutchinson scored in double figures in all three games as the Lancers went 1-2.
• The Lancers dropped a narrow contest to Siena in a back-and-forth game, falling 70-63 as both Hutchinson and
Redd Thompson Jr. scored 15 points each.
• Longwood beat Maine 65-61 behind a strong defensive effort that limited Maine to 22 first half points. Four players again scored in double figures, with
Elijah Tucker and
Jaylen Benard leading the way with 13 points each.
• The finale of the classic saw the hosts, American, drop Longwood 92-66 behind 11 made threes that was enough to overcome 42 free throw attempts for the Lancers.
Johan Nziemi led Longwood with 12 points in the effort.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Longwood has a perfect split of three home and three road games to close out non-conference play.
• The Lancers host Pfeiffer (Dec. 3), Delaware State (Dec. 13), and Averett (Dec. 28) while traveling to Morgan State (Dec. 6), Wake Forest (Dec. 17) and North Carolina Central (Dec. 20).
• Longwood opens Big South play with Winthrop on New Year's Eve.
• Since
Ronnie Thomas joined the staff at Longwood, the Lancers are 64-17 at home, boasting a .790 winning percentage.
• Longwood averages 28.4 free throw attempts per game, good for 20th in the nation and tops in the Big South.
• The team has shot at least 40 free throws in a game three times and is 4-3 when outshooting its opponent from the foul line.
• The team's 22 made foul shots per contest are tied for ninth and are one behind the national leaders, Hawaii, USC and WKU at 23.
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Jacoi Hutchinson (38),
Johan Nziemi (34) and
Elijah Tucker (32) are all ranked in the top seven in the Big South in made free throws.
• The Lancers have also outrebounded their opponent four times this season and are 3-1 when winning the battle on the glass.
• Longwood is second in the Big South with 12.8 offensive rebounds per game behind only Radford.
• The Lancers have also hammered the offensive glass, grabbing at least 15 offensive boards in a game three times this season while getting 14 once.
• The Lancers also average 9.3 steals per game, which ranks second in the Big South and 44th nationally.
• The team ranks third in the Big South with a +2.1 turnover margin.
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Record vs. Pfeiffer 7-14
Under Coach Thomas 0-0
Current Streak W 2
First Meeting L 73-65 on 11/24/1992
Last Meeting W 100-68 on 11/13/2022
• Longwood and Pfeiffer have played twice in the past five years, meeting in both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons.
• The Lancers won both games in Farmville with a 109-69 win in 2021-22 and a 100-68 win in 2022-23.
• In the most recent meeting, Isaiah Wilkins had 21 points on 7-9 shooting from the floor while Leslie Nkereuwem added 17 on 8-8 shooting.
STATS COMPARISON
LWU PU
2025-26 Record 4-5 4-5
Conference 0-0 0-0
Points 74.4 79.7
Opp. Points 76.4 86.9
Scoring Margin -2 -7.2
Rebounds 36.4 37.1
Opp. Rebounds 34.2 40
Off. Rebounds 12.8 10.1
Opp. Off. Rebounds 10.3 13.8
Rebounding Margin +2.2 -2.9
Field Goal Pct. .420 .472
Opp. Field Goal Pct .469 .466
3-Point Pct. .259 .330
Opp. 3-Point Pct. .362 .295
3-Point FGs 4.7 6.4
Opp. 3-Point FGs 9.8 5.1
Free Throw Pct. .773 .675
Opp. Free Throw Pct. .667 .716
Free Throws Made 22 14.6
Opp. Free Throws Made 13.3 17.3
Assists 11.2 15.6
Turnovers 14.1 15.4
Turnovers Forced 16.2 11.8
Turnover Margin +2.1 -3.7
Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.8 1
Steals 9.3 6.9
Blocked Shots 1.9 4.3
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