High Point Panthers and Longwood Lancers meet in Big South Championship

By Canadian Press on March 9, 2025.

Longwood Lancers (22-10, 13-5 Big South) vs. High Point Panthers (20-11, 15-3 Big South)

Johnson City, Tennessee; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: High Point takes on Longwood in the Big South Championship.

The Panthers have gone 15-3 against Big South teams, with a 5-8 record in non-conference play. High Point is second in the Big South scoring 67.5 points while shooting 43.7% from the field.

The Lancers are 13-5 in Big South play. Longwood averages 69.4 points and has outscored opponents by 10.4 points per game.

High Point makes 43.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.9 percentage points higher than Longwood has allowed to its opponents (39.8%). Longwood has shot at a 42.0% clip from the field this season, 2.8 percentage points higher than the 39.2% shooting opponents of High Point have averaged.

The teams did not meet during the regular season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lauren Scott averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, scoring 9.8 points while shooting 33.1% from beyond the arc. Nevaeh Zavala is averaging 10.6 points and 5.6 rebounds over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 9-1, averaging 67.5 points, 27.6 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 9.9 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 54.5 points per game.

Lancers: 6-4, averaging 63.9 points, 30.8 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 11.2 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.9 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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