University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Longwood
GAME PREVIEW: Men’s Basketball Welcomes Longwood to Kimmel Arena on Senior Day
02.21.2025 | Men's Basketball
GAME DETAILS
- UNC Asheville (19-8, 10-3) vs. Longwood (17-11, 6-7)
- Saturday, February 22, 2025
- 2 p.m.
- Asheville, N.C. || Kimmel Arena
- ESPN+
- Live Stats
- Tickets
- History
- Game Day Central
- Game Sponsor: Republic Services/Helpmate
- Promotion: Senior Day || Mental Health Awareness || Kids Free Entry
- Prior to Saturday's game, the senior members of the men's basketball program will be recognized during the team's senior day ceremony on the court.
PROTECTING HOME COURT
Asheville is 12-0 at home this season, one of just 11 teams in the nation to be undefeated at home. Since 2013, Asheville is 8-2 in Kimmel Arena against Longwood. The Bulldogs will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak against the Lancers on Saturday.
DOUBLE-DIGIT DOGS
Asheville has had four or more players score double-figures in 19 of the Bulldogs' 27 games this season. Jordan Marsh leads the team, averaging 18.4 points a game. Marsh is averaging a league-best 22.5 points. In the nation, Marsh is No. 29 in field goals with 181, No. 26 in field goal attempts with 405, and No. 44 in points with 498.
Toyaz Solomon is Asheville's second-leading scorer with 15.5 points a game and 16.3 in conference play. Solomon has scored double-figures in 26 games this season and is third in the league in double-doubles with five. Solomon leads the league in blocks per game at 1.59 and is No. 18 in the country in field goal percentage with a .593. Solomon leads the team with 7.4 boards a game.
Josh Banks, who reached his 1,000th career point against Radford on Feb. 20, is averaging 15.1 points per game, and Fletcher Abee is Asheville's final Bulldog in double-figures at 10.6 points per game.
IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Asheville is in the top 50 in the nation in five categories:
- No. 16 Scoring Offense: 83.2 (No. 2 in BSC)
- No. 29 Turnover margin: 3.3 (No. 1 in BSC)
- No. 33 Free throw attempts per game 22.5 (No. 4 in BSC)
- No. 41 Fastbreak points: 13.59 (No. 1 in BSC)
- No. 40 Turnovers per game: 10.3 (No. 1 in BSC)
A LOOK AT LONGWOOD
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Longwood snapped its five-game losing streak on Wednesday as the Lancers defeated Gardner-Webb 90-77. The Lancers moved into fifth in the Big South with the win over Gardner-Webb.
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The Lancers have four players averaging double-figure, with Michael Christmas leading the way with 12.3 points per game, 117 field goals, and 58 3-pointers.
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
LWU Asheville
Scoring Offense 78.6 83.2Scoring Defense 73 76.1
Scoring Margin +5.6 +7.1
Rebounds 34.3 36
Field Goal Pct. .466 .472
3-Point Pct. .330 .352
3-Point FGs 6.3 8
Free Throw Pct. .727 .715
Assists 13 14.3
Turnovers 11.9 10.3
Turnovers Forced 14.8 13.5
Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.1 1.4
Steals 7.6 7.3
Blocked Shots 2.1 4.1
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