Columbia Lions at Longwood Lancers
· NCAA Men's Basketball87 - 77
Columbia beats Longwood 87-77, behind Adlesh, Smith
Lukas Meisner scored 12 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds for the Lions (1-1), who made 16-of-39 3-pointers and outrebounded the Lancers 39-28.
Down by 11 at halftime, Longwood closed to 65-63 on Isaiah Walton's 3-point play with 10:59 to go, but Columbia answered basket for basket and led 76-69 on Jake Killingsworth's 3. Meisner hit a 3 and sparked an 8-2 run and the Lions led 85-75 before Smith closed it out with three free throws.
The Lions ended the first half with an 8-0 run for a 46-35 at halftime lead in which they shot 48.5 percent from the floor, made nine 3-pointers and outrebounded Longwood 21-14. The Lancers were just 3-of-13 from long range in the half.
Walton scored a career-high 32 points on 11-of-17 shooting for Longwood (0-2).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:36 | Patrick Tape Defensive Rebound. | 87 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:36 | B.K. Ashe missed Jumper. | 87 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Mike Smith made Free Throw. | 87 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Mike Smith made Free Throw. | 86 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Foul on Charles Glover. | 85 - 77 |
Statistics
COLU |
LONG |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-63 | FG | 27-56 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 16-39 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 11-17 | FT | 15-22 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Farmville, VA
Attendance: 1,522 | 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 |


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