South Carolina Upstate Spartans (9-20, 6-10 Big South) vs. Longwood Lancers (20-10, 11-5 Big South)
Johnson City, Tennessee; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Longwood plays in the Big South Tournament against South Carolina Upstate.
The Lancers’ record in Big South games is 11-5, and their record is 9-5 against non-conference opponents. Longwood leads the Big South with 13.2 assists per game led by Kiki McIntyre averaging 3.3.
The Spartans’ record in Big South games is 6-10. South Carolina Upstate is 1-10 in games decided by at least 10 points.
Longwood makes 42.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.6 percentage points higher than South Carolina Upstate has allowed to its opponents (39.5%). South Carolina Upstate averages 53.8 points per game, 5.7 fewer points than the 59.5 Longwood gives up.
The teams did not meet during the regular season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Amor Harris is scoring 10.9 points per game with 2.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists for the Lancers. Malea Brown is averaging 10.2 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 42.1% over the past 10 games.
Cassie Gallagher is averaging 9.8 points for the Spartans. Gwen Jenkins is averaging 0.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lancers: 5-5, averaging 61.9 points, 26.9 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 11.3 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 39.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.5 points per game.
Spartans: 5-5, averaging 55.2 points, 35.3 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 5.3 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.9 points.
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