Who’s Playing
Longwood Lancers @ Presbyterian Blue Hose
Current Records: Longwood 11-4, Presbyterian 7-8
How To Watch
- When: Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
- Where: Ross E. Templeton P.E. Center — Clinton, South Carolina
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
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What to Know
Presbyterian is preparing for their first Big South matchup of the season on Thursday. They and the Longwood Lancers will face off at 2:00 p.m. ET at Ross E. Templeton P.E. Center. The Blue Hose are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 78.1 points per game this season.
On Monday, Presbyterian came up short against S. Carolina and fell 69-59. The Blue Hose have now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back games.
Presbyterian’s loss came about despite a quality game from Kory Mincy, who went 10 for 17 en route to 27 points. The dominant performance also gave Mincy a new career-high in field goal percentage (58.8%).
Presbyterian struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only five offensive rebounds. That’s the fewest offensive rebounds they’ve posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, Longwood pushed their score all the way to 82 on Sunday, but even that wasn’t enough to win. They lost to SMU on the road by a decisive 98-82 margin.
Colby Garland put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 assists. Another player making a difference was Elijah Tucker, who scored 20 points in addition to six rebounds.
Presbyterian now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Longwood, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-4.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday’s match: Presbyterian has been dynamite from deep this season, having made 39.2% of their threes per game. It’s a different story for Longwood, though, as they’ve only made 30% of their threes this season. Given Presbyterian’s sizable advantage in that area, Longwood will need to find a way to close that gap.
Presbyterian came up short against Longwood in their previous matchup back in February, falling 81-73. Can Presbyterian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Series History
Longwood has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Presbyterian.
- Feb 17, 2024 – Longwood 81 vs. Presbyterian 73
- Jan 20, 2024 – Longwood 80 vs. Presbyterian 70
- Feb 08, 2023 – Longwood 66 vs. Presbyterian 46
- Jan 21, 2023 – Longwood 58 vs. Presbyterian 56
- Jan 22, 2022 – Longwood 71 vs. Presbyterian 70
- Jan 30, 2021 – Presbyterian 66 vs. Longwood 54
- Jan 29, 2021 – Longwood 49 vs. Presbyterian 45
- Feb 27, 2020 – Longwood 58 vs. Presbyterian 55
- Jan 16, 2020 – Presbyterian 74 vs. Longwood 67
- Jan 19, 2019 – Presbyterian 71 vs. Longwood 64
