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Lancers Host Pfeiffer Wednesday Night

Longwood Returns Home to Open December

Game 10 • Longwood (4-5, 0-0 Big South) vs. Pfeiffer (4-5)
Date & Time Wednesday, December 3 | 7 p.m.
Location Farmville, Va.. | Joan Perry Brock Center
Game Notes  Longwood | Big South
Statistics  Longwood | Pfeiffer | Big South
TV/Stream ESPN+
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Social Media @LongwoodLancers | @LongwoodMBB

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.
•    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.
•    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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Players Mentioned

Jaylen Benard

#24 Jaylen Benard

G
6' 2"
Junior
Johan Nziemi

#0 Johan Nziemi

F
6' 6"
Graduate Student
Elijah Tucker

#77 Elijah Tucker

F
6' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Redd Thompson Jr.

#2 Redd Thompson Jr.

G
6' 0"
Sophomore
Jacoi Hutchinson

#1 Jacoi Hutchinson

G
6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jaylen Benard

#24 Jaylen Benard

6' 2"
Junior
G
Johan Nziemi

#0 Johan Nziemi

6' 6"
Graduate Student
F
Elijah Tucker

#77 Elijah Tucker

6' 8"
Redshirt Senior
F
Redd Thompson Jr.

#2 Redd Thompson Jr.

6' 0"
Sophomore
G
Jacoi Hutchinson

#1 Jacoi Hutchinson

6' 3"
Junior
G