Longwood hosts Simmons and Gardner-Webb

By Canadian Press on February 19, 2025.

Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (10-15, 5-7 Big South) at Longwood Lancers (16-11, 5-7 Big South)

Farmville, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lancers -5.5; over/under is 154.5

BOTTOM LINE: Gardner-Webb visits Longwood after Darryl Simmons II scored 27 points in Gardner-Webb’s 96-87 win over the South Carolina Upstate Spartans.

The Lancers are 11-3 on their home court. Longwood has a 3-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Runnin’ Bulldogs are 5-7 in conference games. Gardner-Webb is 5-11 against opponents over .500.

Longwood is shooting 46.2% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 45.5% Gardner-Webb allows to opponents. Gardner-Webb averages 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 fewer makes per game than Longwood allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Michael Christmas is scoring 12.0 points per game and averaging 4.0 rebounds for the Lancers. Angelo Brizzi is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Simmons is averaging 17.7 points for the Runnin’ Bulldogs. Jamaine Mann is averaging 15.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lancers: 4-6, averaging 78.1 points, 29.9 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 6.7 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.1 points per game.

Runnin’ Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 79.2 points, 33.7 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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