Longwood Lancers (17-9, 8-4 Big South) at Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (10-14, 7-5 Big South)
Boiling Springs, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Gardner-Webb will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Runnin’ Bulldogs play Longwood.
The Runnin’ Bulldogs have gone 6-4 at home. Gardner-Webb is third in the Big South scoring 65.7 points while shooting 37.2% from the field.
The Lancers are 8-4 in conference games. Longwood ranks fourth in the Big South shooting 29.9% from 3-point range.
Gardner-Webb scores 65.7 points, 5.6 more per game than the 60.1 Longwood allows. Longwood has shot at a 41.9% clip from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points greater than the 40.6% shooting opponents of Gardner-Webb have averaged.
The Runnin’ Bulldogs and Lancers meet Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Elle Blatchford averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Runnin’ Bulldogs, scoring 12.1 points while shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc. Ashley Hawkins is shooting 41.2% and averaging 17.5 points over the past 10 games.
Amor Harris is shooting 50.8% and averaging 11.1 points for the Lancers. Mariah Wilson is averaging 0.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Runnin’ Bulldogs: 6-4, averaging 65.9 points, 29.4 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 39.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.3 points per game.
Lancers: 6-4, averaging 65.8 points, 27.5 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 11.8 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.2 points.
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