North Carolina Central Eagles @ Longwood Lancers

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2-3, 0-3 Away

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	1	2	T
NC Central NCCU	18	48	66
Longwood LONG	30	43	73

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Christmas' 22 lead Longwood past North Carolina Central 73-66

Nov 19, 2023, 01:20 am

FARMVILLE, Va. -- — Michael Christmas' 22 points helped Longwood defeat North Carolina Central 73-66 on Saturday night.

Christmas added 12 rebounds for the Lancers (3-1). Walyn Napper scored 19 points while shooting 5 for 16 (0 for 6 from 3-point range) and 9 of 12 from the free throw line, and added five rebounds. D'Avian Houston was 3 of 9 shooting (1 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with seven points.

Po'Boigh King led the way for the Eagles (2-3) with 16 points. Ja'Darius Harris added 15 points for North Carolina Central. In addition, Fred Cleveland Jr. had 14 points.

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Game Information

Farmville, VA

Referee:Matt Oblas

Referee:Andrew Barksdale

Referee:Galen Durant

NCAA Division I

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Howard	11-3	-	24-11
Morgan State	10-4	1	14-16
Norfolk State	8-6	3	15-17
North Carolina Central	8-6	3	14-18
South Carolina State	7-7	4	10-22
Maryland Eastern Shore	5-9	6	9-23
Coppin State	5-9	6	7-24
Delaware State	2-12	9	8-23

Big South Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
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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