Longwood Lancers (19-13) vs. High Point Panthers (25-7)
March 9, 2024 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: High Point Panthers -6.5; Over/Under: -
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The High Point Panthers and the Longwood Lancers meet in college basketball action from the Qubein Arena on Saturday afternoon. Who advances to the Big South championship game? Let’s dive in and find out with our High Point vs. Longwood Prediction.
High Point Team Preview
The High Point Panthers come into the semifinal after a 77-63 win over Radford last time out. Abdoulaye Thiam and Duke Miles each had 20 points to lead the Panthers, with Miles shooting 9 of 18 from the floor with 2 threes along with a team-high 5 assists while Thiam shot 6 of 13 with 3 threes. Juslin Bodo Bodo also added 14 points on 7 of 9 shooting with a game-high 19 rebounds including a whopping 10 offensive rebounds for the monstrous double-double, wrapping up the trio of double-digit scorers for High Point in the win. Kezza Giffa added 9 points with 4 assists of his own as well in the win.
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Longwood Team Preview
The Longwood Lancers come into the semis after a 69-56 win over Winthrop last time out. Walyn Napper led the Lancers with 20 points on 8 of 18 shooting with a team-high 6 rebounds and a pair of steals while Emanuel Richards added 11 points on 4 of 6 shooting with 3 threes and Johnathan Massie added 10 points with a pair of threes to cap off the scoring in double figures for Longwood in the win. Elijah Tucker added 6 points with 6 rebounds of his own and a pair of steals while DA Houston added a team-high 4 assists.
High Point vs. Longwood Prediction
I’m on High Point here. I think the loss to Longwood at the end of the season was a bit of a throwaway as High Point knew they were going to be the top seed regardless of what transpired and Longwood needed that game more, but the Panthers are the better team without question and beat Longwood by 17 in the other meeting this season, putting up 93 on the Lancers in that game. I’m not sure this one’s as one-sided, but I do think High Point takes care of business to advance to the title game. Give me High Point.
