It will be a battle between Big South opponents when the Longwood Lancers (6-15) welcome the Radford Highlanders (12-9) to Willett Hall. The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Jan. 27.
The Lancers were beaten by Winthrop 82-68 on Sunday. Khris Lane recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds, earning his third double-double of the year. The Highlanders, meanwhile, are coming off a 69-59 win over Gardner-Webb on Sunday. Cameron Jones led the team in scoring with 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting.
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With 69.2 possessions and 1.010 points per possession, the Longwood Lancers perform worse on both metrics than the Radford Highlanders. Radford averages 69.7 possessions and 1.058 points per possession.
Longwood has an average effective field goal percentage of 50.4%. Radford is a poor 4-7 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Longwood attempts 18.0 three pointers and Radford attempts 21.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Longwood Lancers have a 1-5 record while the Radford Highlanders have a solid 9-5 record.
Radford, the 50th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 39.7 rebounds per game. Longwood does worse, ranked 232nd with 35.6.
Longwood makes an average of 6.3 steals per game. When Radford gives up 6 or more steals, the team has an even 7-7 record.
