REGULAR SEASON COMES TO AN END AT LONGWOOD SATURDAY

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GAME INFORMATION

SETTING THE STAGE

The Highlanders are riding a three-game win streak and will look to make it four against Longwood in the final game of the regular season
Radford has secured a top-3 spot in the Big South Tournament, but could jump up into a tie for second with a win and a Winthrop loss against Charleston Southern
The Lancers are on an 11-game losing streak, failing to record a win since falling to Radford back on Jan. 18

SERIES HISTORY

Radford and Longwood have met 27 times previously with the Highlanders taking a 20-7 lead in the series
The Highlanders are 7-4 against the Lancers since they joined the Big South six seasons ago
Last season, Radford took both contests against Longwood by tallies of 72-60 and 79-62. When the teams met back on Jan. 18 this season, the Highlanders earned a 70-63 victory

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 18-12 (11-6 BSC) | RPI: 149
Radford's win at Liberty Thursday night was their first road victory since Carlik Jones hit a buzzer-beater at High Point on Jan. 24
The Highlanders held Liberty to only 18 points in the second half on Thursday, the lowest point total a Division I opponent has produced in a half against Radford this season
The team's three-game win streak is its second of the season. A six-game win streak between Dec. 22 and Jan. 9 was the team's longest this year
The Highlanders have posted back-to-back games of shooting above 50% from the floor. They've done it five times this season
Radford is 5-8 when trailing at halftime this season, but have bounced back from halftime deficits to beat Presbyterian and Liberty in its last two games
Winning the rebounding battle in five straight games, Radford has out-rebounded its opponents 173-134 in that span
Ed Polite Jr. ranks in the top-10 in the Big South for rebounds per game (8.1), steals per game (1.9), blocks per game (1.0) and minutes played per game (32.5)
With 15 and 10 points in his last two games, sophomore guard Donald Hicks has recorded double-digit points in back-to-back games for the third time this season
After scoring a combined 11 points against GWU on Feb. 1 and Winthrop on Feb. 3, redshirt freshman guard Carlik Jones has dropped double-digit points in five straight contests

SCOUTING THE LANCERS

Record: 6-24 (3-14 BSC) | RPI: 342
Head Coach Jayson Gee is in his fifth season at the helm of the Longwood men's basketball program. He has accumulated a record of 41-118 in that time and is 2-7 against Radford
Longwood was picked to finish ninth in the Big South preseason poll
The Lancers had won three of their last four games when they played Radford for the first time this season. They have dropped 11 straight games since
They have lost by an average of 13.5 points per game during their losing streak
Five of Longwood's six wins this season have come at home
Junior guard Isaiah Walton leads the Lancers and ranks sixth in the Big South with 16.7 points per game
B.K. Ashe is the second-leading scorer on Longwood with 13.0 points per game. He leads the squad with 74 assists this season
Senior big man Damarion Geter has been a force on the glass this season, ranking fourth in the conference with 7.3 rebounds per game
In the Big South, Longwood comes in last in scoring offense, scoring defense, scoring margin, free throw percentage, field goal percentage, rebounding defense, assists and turnover margin
The Lancers have averaged 1,176 fans per game in Willett Hall this season, creating a strong home court advantage

UP NEXT

The Highlanders will wait to find out the final seeding for the 2018 Big South Championship once all games are finished Saturday
The tournament will be hosted by the top seed

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