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12/12 03:43 CST Longwood hosts Delaware State following Santos' 22-point
performance
Longwood hosts Delaware State following Santos' 22-point performance
By The Associated Press
Delaware State Hornets (3-8) at Longwood Lancers (6-5)
Farmville, Virginia; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Delaware State takes on Longwood after Ademar Santos scored 22
points in Delaware State's 75-72 overtime victory against the Delaware Fightin'
Blue Hens.
The Lancers are 4-1 in home games. Longwood is fifth in the Big South with 9.9
offensive rebounds per game led by Elijah Tucker averaging 2.1.
The Hornets are 0-6 on the road. Delaware State gives up 72.8 points to
opponents and has been outscored by 12.7 points per game.
Longwood scores 77.7 points per game, 4.9 more points than the 72.8 Delaware
State allows. Delaware State's 37.4% shooting percentage from the field this
season is 8.1 percentage points lower than Longwood has given up to its
opponents (45.5%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Redd Thompson is shooting 37.9% from beyond the arc with 1.0
made 3-pointers per game for the Lancers, while averaging 8.3 points. Jacoi
Hutchinson is averaging 13.4 points and 3.5 assists over the past 10 games.
Ponce James is averaging 13.7 points, 3.9 assists and 2.4 steals for the
Hornets. Santos is averaging 7.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lancers: 5-5, averaging 76.3 points, 31.2 rebounds, 12.8
assists, 8.8 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 76.8 points per game.
Hornets: 3-7, averaging 59.6 points, 30.2 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 9.3 steals
and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 36.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 71.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
