It will be a battle between Big South opponents when the Longwood Lancers (8-18) welcome the Liberty Flames (11-15) to Willett Hall. The game gets underway at 2:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 13.
The Lancers lost to Winthrop 88-80 on Thursday. Darrion Allen was the team’s high scorer, contributing 19 points. The Flames, meanwhile, are coming off an 80-76 win over High Point on Saturday. A.C. Reid shot 5 for 9 and led in scoring with 16 points.
Over the last five games, Lotanna Nwogbo has been playing at a high level for the Lancers. During that stretch, he has averaged 17.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, 1.0 assist, and 1.4 blocks.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Flames won the first game 55-53. John Dawson was a standout player in the game, producing 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists, one steal, and four three-pointers.
Notes
The Longwood Lancers average 70.0 possessions and 1.022 points per possession in games this season. The Liberty Flames average fewer possessions with 64.5, as well as fewer points per possession with .997.
Longwood has an average effective field goal percentage of 50.9%. Liberty is a poor 6-12 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Longwood attempts 19.0 three pointers and Liberty attempts 23.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, both have losing records. The Longwood Lancers are 3-7 while the Liberty Flames are 7-11.
Longwood has forced an average turnover percentage of 18.5% this season. Liberty has a subpar 8-13 record when its TO% is 18.5% or higher.
