Game 28: Longwood (18-9, 10-4 Big South) at USC Upstate (12-13, 7-7 Big South)
Date & Time	Wednesday, Feb. 15 | 7 p.m.
Location	Spartanburg, S.C. (G.B. Hodge Center)
Game Notes	Longwood | USC Upstate | Big South
Statistics	Longwood | USC Upstate | Big South
Live Stats	USC Upstate Live Stats
Video/TV	ESPN+
Radio	WVHL 92.9 Kickin' Country FM
Social Media	@LongwoodLancers | @LongwoodMBB

The Opening Tip
•    Longwood finishes up a two-game road swing with a trip to USC Upstate
•    The Lancers have seven true road wins, tied for second-most in the league.
•    The seven road wins also are tied for the team record at the Division I level, matching the seven road wins from a season ago when the team won the Big South Championship.
•    The team's 18 wins are the second most in program history at the Division I level.
•    The Lancers will finish above .500 in Big South play for a second straight season, also a program first at the Division I level.
•    Isaiah Wilkins was named the Big South Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 18 points per game in wins over Presbyterian and High Point.
•    The Lancers have guaranteed a finish above .500 for back-to-back seasons for the first time since  the 93-94 and 94-95 seasons.
•    Longwood will also finish with a conference record of .500 or better for a fourth straight season. It is the first time in program history the team has done so.
 
Last Time Out
•    Longwood earned its seventh road win of the season on Saturday with a 70-67 win at High Point.
•    The Lancers took a 37-29 lead into the half and extended it to double digits early in the second half.
•    High Point rallied and trimmed the lead to one possession late in the game, but Isaiah Wilkins, Walyn Napper and DeShaun Wade, along with the rest of the team, made the plays down the stretch to win.
•    Wilkins had a game-high 21 points for the Lancers, and Napper took a critical charge in the waning minutes. Wade snared an offensive rebound with the shot clock off before sinking two foul shots to give Longwood a four-point lead.
•    All nine Lancers that played, scored.
•    Zac Watson had 11 points after halftime and was a team-best 7-8 from the free throw line as Longwood went 21-25 from the foul stripe.
 
By The Numbers
•    Longwood has locked in a first-round bye in the Big South Tournament for the fourth straight season.
•    The Lancers will finish .500 or better in conference play for the fourth straigt season, the first time in program history.
•    The team has done so in large part to a defense that leads the Big South in forcing turnovers (14.6).
•    Meanwhile, the Lancer offensive only turns it over 12 times per game, the best mark in the Big South.
•    The Lancers are 48th in the nation (and best in the Big South) in turnover margin (+2.6).
•    The team has won the turnover battle 17 times this year. The team is 12-5 in those games.
•    Longwood's defense only surrenders 65.3 points per game, the third-best mark in the Big South.
•    The Lancer offense, meanwhile, is the top unit in the Big South in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1).
•    The Lancer bench has been spectacular this season, adn the team is 17th in the nation in bench points per game (28.5), which is also the top mark in the Big South.
•    The Longwood bench averages nearly three points per game more than any other team in the Big South.
•    The Lancers have also outrebounded their opponents on the season and lead the Big South in rebounding margin (+3.8). 
•    Longwood has outrebounded its opponent in 13 of its past 17 games. The team is 11-2 in that stretch when winning the rebounding battle.
•    Isaiah Wilkins leads Longwood in scoring at 12.7 points per game, and Walyn Napper averages 10.0 points per game. Eight players average at least 6.0 points per game.
•    Wilkins was named the Big South Player of the Week after leading Longwood to wins over Presbyterian and High Point. He is the second Lancer to earn a weekly award from the Big South this season.
•    The Lancers are 7-8 on the road this season, tied for the second-most road wins in the Big South.
 
Quotable

"I'm really proud of this group. Any road win is a good road win. Obviously we'd love to win by 15 or 20 or whatever, but to weather the storm from High Point  and still come out with a W, I'm really proud of them. To be in a situation where we've got 10 conference wins and 18 wins on the year with four conference games left, this group has a lot to celebrate."
—Longwood Head Coach Griff Aldrich after the road win at High Point
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