Game 17 • Longwood (9-7, 1-0 Big South) at High Point (13-3, 1-0 Big South)
Date & Time	Saturday, January 3 | 2 p.m.
Location	High Point, N.C. | Qubein Center
Game Notes	Longwood | High Point | Big South
Statistics	Longwood | High Point | Big South
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Social Media	@LongwoodLancers | @LongwoodMBB

THE OPENING TIP
•    Longwood heads out for a two-game road swing with games at High Point and UNC Asheville.
•    The game at High Point features the last two Big South champions, with Longwood winning in 2024 and High Point claiming the title in 2025.
•    Longwood and High Point were picked in the top three of the Big South Preseason Poll, with High Point picked to finish first while the Lancers were picked third.
•    Elijah Tucker was a Preseason All-Big South First Team selection for the Lancers, while High Point had Rob Martin and Scotty Washington on the First Team.
•    Longwood has won three straight games, including an 82-70 win over Winthrop.
•    The Lancers also shot better than 50 percent from the floor in the win over Winthrop, a feat they have achieved six times this season.
•    Longwood is tied for second in the Big South with two true road wins.
 
LAST TIME OUT
•    Longwood led nearly wire-to-wire in a physical, tough 82-70 win over Winthrop.
•    Redd Thompson, Jr. led the team with 15 points while Jacoi Hutchinson added 14 and Elijah Tucker and Jaylen Benard had 12 apiece.
•    Tucker and Johan Nziemi both tied for the team lead with nine rebounds each.
•    In addition, Longwood's defense held Winthrop to 32 percent shooting, which was enough to overcome 31 points and 13 rebounds for Logan Duncomb. The rest of the Eagles were a combined 8-46 from the floor.
•    The Lancers held Winthrop to five made threes, less than half their season average of 10.7.
•    Longwood took the lead five minutes in with a 9-0 run and led for 37 minutes in the contest.
•    Winthrop drew within five in the latter stages of the second half, but Longwood's defense tightened up and let Winthrop get no closer while Hutchinson, Tucker and Thompson delivered timely buckets.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
•    Longwood is 1-0 in the Big South and is aiming to go 2-0 for the fourth time since joining the league in 2012-13.
•    Since Ronnie Thomas joined the Longwood coaching staff, the Lancers have 32 true road wins.
•    Longwood has shot more than 25 free throws in a game six times this season.
•    The Lancers rank second in the Big South in free throw attempts per game and free throws made per game. The team's 19.6 free throws per game rank 23rd nationally.
•    Johan Nziemi leads the team in free throw attempts, with 83, which is fourth in the Big South. He is second in the league in made free throws with 64. Both marks rank in the top 75 nationally.
•    Longwood leads the Big South in free throw percentage as a team, shooting 76 percent from the line.
•    Four players for the Lancers average double figures in scoring in Jacoi Hutchinson, Nziemi, Tucker and Redd Thompson, Jr., but no players average more than 13 points per game.
•    Alphonzo 'Fats' Billups III leads the Lancers with 25 steals, which is good for third in the Big South.
•    The Lancers rank second in the Big South and 52nd nationally with 14.88 turnovers forced per game.
•    Longwood's three-point percentage defense ranks third in the Big South, holding teams to 31.1 percent shooting from downtown.
•    On the glass, Longwood is 8-3 when outrebounding opponents this season and 8-3 when scoring at least 30 points in the paint.
•    The Lancers grabbed 14 offensive rebounds in the win over Winthrop, a mark the team has reached or surpassed in six games this season. The Lancers are 5-1 in those six games.