Hampton Pirates (8-16, 4-9 Big South) at Longwood Lancers (20-6, 12-1 Big South)
Farmville, Virginia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
LINE: Longwood -14.5; over/under is 137.5
BOTTOM LINE: Hampton faces the Longwood Lancers after Marquis Godwin scored 27 points in Hampton's 93-82 victory against the North Carolina A&T Aggies.
The Lancers have gone 14-1 at home. Longwood is second in the Big South in rebounding with 33.4 rebounds. Isaiah Wilkins leads the Lancers with 5.8 boards.
The Pirates are 4-9 in Big South play. Hampton is 3-9 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season. The Lancers won the last matchup 73-49 on Jan. 24. Justin Hill scored 20 points points to help lead the Lancers to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hill is averaging 13.8 points, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals for the Lancers. DeShaun Wade is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Longwood.
Russell Dean is averaging 14.3 points and 3.5 assists for the Pirates. Najee Garvin is averaging 15.2 points over the last 10 games for Hampton.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lancers: 9-1, averaging 73.5 points, 29.0 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.2 points per game.
Pirates: 4-6, averaging 66.4 points, 26.4 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 3.3 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.0 points.
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