Longwood Lancers at Radford Highlanders

· Big South Championship - Semifinal

Longwood Lancers

21-9, 6-6 Away

Radford Highlanders

21-11, 12-3 Home

Radford Highlanders and Longwood Lancers meet in Big South Tournament

Longwood Lancers (21-9, 12-5 Big South) vs. Radford Highlanders (21-11, 13-4 Big South)

Johnson City, Tennessee; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Radford takes on Longwood in the Big South Tournament.

The Highlanders are 13-4 against Big South opponents and 8-7 in non-conference play. Radford ranks sixth in the Big South with 9.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Georgia Simonsen averaging 2.2.

The Lancers are 12-5 against Big South teams. Longwood is sixth in the Big South with 22.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Otaifo Esenabhalu averaging 5.0.

Radford is shooting 39.2% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points lower than the 40.4% Longwood allows to opponents. Longwood has shot at a 40.9% clip from the field this season, 3.5 percentage points above the 37.4% shooting opponents of Radford have averaged.

The teams square off for the third time this season. Longwood won the last matchup 88-73 on Feb. 5. Frances Ulysse scored 21 to help lead Longwood to the victory, and Simonsen scored 17 points for Radford.

TOP PERFORMERS: Joi Williams is averaging 14.6 points and two steals for the Highlanders. Simonsen is averaging 16.4 points and 7.4 rebounds over the past 10 games.

Malea Brown averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Lancers, scoring 11.5 points while shooting 35.8% from beyond the arc. Ulysse is shooting 53.5% and averaging 10.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Highlanders: 8-2, averaging 73.6 points, 31.8 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 9.2 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.1 points per game.

Lancers: 7-3, averaging 74.7 points, 39.1 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 13.2 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 39.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.3 points.

TV Channel: Lancers vs Highlanders 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Statistics

LONG		RAD
W3	Streak	W4
65.2	Points Against	60.4
77.1	Points Per Game	67.2
41	Field Goal %	39
32	Three Point %	31
40.8	Rebounds Per Game	38.8
14.9	Assists Per Game	13.7
2.3	Blocks Per Game	3.2
13.8	Steals Per Game	9.1
0.5	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.4
17.8	Total Turnovers Per Game	15.6
65.2	Points Against	60.4

Game Information

Venue: Freedom Hall (TN)

Location: Johnson City, TN
Capacity:

2025-26 Big South Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
High Point	13-3	-	25-5
Radford	12-4	1	21-11
Longwood	11-5	2	21-9
Gardner-Webb	9-7	4	12-19
Winthrop	7-9	6	15-16
UNC Asheville	7-9	6	12-18
South Carolina Upstate	6-10	7	12-20
Charleston Southern	6-10	7	8-22
Presbyterian	1-15	12	3-27