Full Game Notes: Longwood vs. S.C. State — EKU Hoops Classic (PDF)

Game #3: Longwood (2-0) vs. South Carolina State (1-1)
Friday • November 20, 2015 • 8:30 p.m.
Richmond, Ky. • McBrayer Arena
WVHL 92.9 FM

Radio: WVHL Kickin' Country 92.9 FM (Farmville, Va.)
    Play-by-Play: Scott Bacon
    Commentary: Darius Thigpen

The Opening Tip
•    Off to its first 2-0 start since the 2000-01 season, Longwood opens the three-day Eastern Kentucky Hoops Classic against South Carolina State Friday in McBrayer Arena.
•    Longwood's last 3-0 start came in 2000-01 when the Lancers won their first seven games en route to a 23-8 season and an NCAA Division II Tournament berth.
•    The Lancers have won their first two regular season games by a combined 44 points, topping Randolph 69-49 and La Roche 89-65.
•    Sophomore guard Kanayo Obi-Rapu has set career scoring highs in both games this season, scoring 22 in the opener against Randolph and 27 against La Roche.
•    Ten of Longwood's next 11 games will be on the road, including six straight until Dec. 5.

Last Time Out
•    Off to its first 2-0 start since the 2000-01 season, Longwood opens the three-day Eastern Kentucky Hoops Classic against South Carolina State Friday in McBrayer Arena.
•    Longwood's last 3-0 start came in 2000-01 when the Lancers won their first seven games en route to a 23-8 season and an NCAA Division II Tournament berth.
•    The Lancers have won their first two regular season games by a combined 44 points, topping Randolph 69-49 and La Roche 89-65.
•    Sophomore guard Kanayo Obi-Rapu has set career scoring highs in both games this season, scoring 22 in the opener against Randolph and 27 against La Roche.
•    Ten of Longwood's next 11 games will be on the road, including six straight until Dec. 5.

By The Numbers
•    Through two games, Longwood's roster includes the Big South leaders in points per game (Kanayo Obi-Rapu, 24.5 PPG), rebounds per game (Khris Lane, 14.5 RPG), steals per game (Darrion Allen, 2.5 SPG), blocks per game (Lotanna Nwogbo, 3.0 BPG) and assist-to-turnover ratio (Bryan Gee, 5.5 A/TO).
•    Guard Kanayo Obi-Rapu has scored 20-plus points in back-to-back games to start his sophomore campaign. Obi-Rapu has knocked down 11-of-19 (.579) three-pointers and 18-of-30 (.600) field goals to lead the Big South in points per game and made three-pointers per game (5.5) while ranking among the top 10 in field goal percentage, (t-6th), three-point percentage (4th), and minutes per game (t-3rd, 33.5 mpg.).
•    Obi-Rapu's 5.5 made three-pointers per game leads the NCAA.
•    Both Obi-Rapu and fellow shooting guard Darrion Allen have scored in double figures in Longwood's first two games to account for 48.1 percent of Longwood's total scoring. Allen is averaging 13.5 points per game.
•    Longwood is shooting a Big South-best .821 (32-of-39) from the free throw line and ranks seventh nationally in that category. The Lancers have shot at least .750 in each of the first two games, including .870 (20-of-23) against La Roche.
•    Allen is a perfect 11-of-11 from the line this season. He is among 19 players nationally that have a perfect free throw clip with at least 10 attempts.
•    Longwood's bench averages 20.5 points per game through the first two contests. Redshirt senior point guard Tra'Vaughn White is Longwood's leading scorer off the bench with 9.0 points per game.
•    Redshirt sophomore forward Khris Lane ranks fourth in the nation with 14.5 rebounds per game. Lane broke out for 20 boards in his regular season debut against Randolph, tying the school's Division I single-game rebounding record. He followed with nine boards against La Roche.

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