Longwood Lancers at VMI Keydets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 95
VMI beats Longwood 95-72 in Big South opener
VMI's D.J. Covington added 15 points along with 16 rebounds and four blocks. The Keydets outrebounded Longwood 49-34 and had 19 offensive rebounds that led to 20 second-chance points. Rodney Glasgow also scored 15 points for VMI (8-6) with Brian Brown adding 11. VMI made 28 of 41 free-throw attempts.
Lucas Woodhouse led the Lancers (5-11) with 17 points and eight assists, Karl Ziegler added 15 points and Tristan Carey 10.
The Keydets led the entire way and were up 45-38 at halftime. The Keydets led 76-63 with 8:01 left when they outscored the Lancers 8-2, capped by three-point play by Glasgow for a 19-point advantage at 4:32. The lead never dipped under 16 points thereafter.
VMI improved to 8-0 at home and has won four straight over Longwood.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Isaac Belton made Free Throw. | 72 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Isaac Belton made Free Throw. | 71 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Foul on Julian Eleby. | 70 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Jordan Weethee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Chapman. | 70 - 95 |
Statistics
 LONG |
 VMI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-65 | FG | 29-67 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 9-34 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 14-19 | FT | 28-41 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 26 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Lexington, VA
Attendance: 653 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |