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Zapala leads Longwood to 80-79 OT win against High Point in Big South Conference Tournament
HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) Szymon Zapala scored 17 points including the go-ahead basket with 26 seconds left in overtime to lead fifth-seeded Longwood over top seed High Point 80-79 on Saturday in the Big South Conference Tournament semifinals.
Zapala added six rebounds and three blocks for the Lancers (20-13). Walyn Napper scored 16 points and added seven assists and three steals. Elijah Tucker shot 5 of 5 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line to finish with 13 points.
The Panthers (25-8) were led in scoring by Kezza Giffa, who finished with 32 points. Duke Miles added 15 points for High Point. Trae Benham finished with eight points and two steals.
Michael Christmas scored nine points in the first half and Longwood went into halftime trailing 36-29. Longwood pulled off the victory after an 8-0 second-half run erased a six-point deficit and gave them the lead at 69-67 with 1:19 remaining in the half. Zapala scored 14 second-half points.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Elijah Tucker vs. Juslin Bodo Bodo (Walyn Napper gains possession) | Â |
| 19:51 |  | Â | Michael Christmas misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:49 | | Â | Juslin Bodo Bodo defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:39 | | Â | Kimani Hamilton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:37 | | Â | Jesper Granlund defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:19 | | Â | Juslin Bodo Bodo shooting foul (Elijah Tucker draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:19 | | Â | Elijah Tucker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 19:19 | | +1 | Elijah Tucker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 18:52 | | +3 | Duke Miles makes three point jump shot (Abdoulaye Thiam assists) | 1-3 |
| 18:32 | | Â | Walyn Napper misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:30 | | Â | Walyn Napper offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:25 | | Â | Walyn Napper misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:23 | | Â | Kimani Hamilton defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:07 | | +3 | Duke Miles makes three point jump shot (Kimani Hamilton assists) | 1-6 |
| 17:49 | | Â | Michael Christmas misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:47 | | Â | Kimani Hamilton defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:40 | | Â | Abdoulaye Thiam misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:38 | | Â | Michael Christmas defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:30 | | Â | Michael Christmas misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:28 | | Â | Pavlo Dziuba defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:02 | | Â | Szymon Zapala blocks Duke Miles's two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:00 | | Â | Szymon Zapala defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:47 | | Â | Szymon Zapala turnover (lost ball) (Trae Benham steals) | Â |
| 16:43 | | Â | Walyn Napper turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 16:31 | | Â | Abdoulaye Thiam misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:29 | | Â | Emanuel Richards defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:24 | | Â | Johnathan Massie misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:22 | | Â | Szymon Zapala offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:20 | | Â | Szymon Zapala turnover (lost ball) (Trae Benham steals) | Â |
| 16:02 | | Â | Abdoulaye Thiam misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:00 | | Â | Johnathan Massie defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | Emanuel Richards misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:46 | | Â | Pavlo Dziuba defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:46 | | Â | Szymon Zapala personal foul (Pavlo Dziuba draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:39 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:35 | | Â | DA Houston personal foul (Pavlo Dziuba draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:16 | | Â | Kimani Hamilton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:14 | | Â | DA Houston defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:13 | | Â | Pavlo Dziuba personal foul (DA Houston draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:02 | | Â | Duke Miles shooting foul (DA Houston draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:02 | | +1 | Walyn Napper makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-6 |
| 15:02 | | Â | Walyn Napper misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 15:02 | | Â | Michael Christmas offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:59 | | Â | Michael Christmas turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 14:48 | | Â | Johnathan Massie shooting foul (Abdoulaye Thiam draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:48 | | Â | Abdoulaye Thiam misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 14:48 | | +1 | Abdoulaye Thiam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-7 |
| 14:28 | | Â | Walyn Napper turnover (bad pass) (Kimani Hamilton steals) | Â |
| 14:07 | | Â | Titas Sargiunas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:05 | | Â | Pavlo Dziuba offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:04 | | Â | Michael Christmas shooting foul (Pavlo Dziuba draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:04 | | +1 | Pavlo Dziuba makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-8 |
| 14:04 | | +1 | Pavlo Dziuba makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-9 |
| 13:47 | | Â | Titas Sargiunas shooting foul (Johnathan Massie draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:46 | | +1 | Johnathan Massie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-9 |
| 13:46 | | +1 | Johnathan Massie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-9 |
| 13:16 | | Â | Kezza Giffa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:14 | | Â | Kimani Hamilton offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:04 | | Â | Kimani Hamilton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:02 | | Â | Mateo Esmeraldo defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:02 | | Â | Pavlo Dziuba personal foul (Mateo Esmeraldo draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:50 | | Â | Johnathan Massie offensive foul (Titas Sargiunas draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:50 | | Â | Johnathan Massie turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 12:26 | | Â | Szymon Zapala personal foul (Juslin Bodo Bodo draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:12 | | Â | Titas Sargiunas turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 11:55 | | +2 | Elijah Tucker makes two point jump shot (Emanuel Richards assists) | 6-9 |
| 11:38 | | Â | Kezza Giffa turnover (lost ball) (Michael Christmas steals) | Â |
| 11:33 | | Â | Michael Christmas turnover (lost ball) (Kimani Hamilton steals) | Â |
| 11:26 | | +2 | Juslin Bodo Bodo makes two point dunk (Kimani Hamilton assists) | 6-11 |
| 11:05 | | Â | Walyn Napper turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:53 | | Â | Duke Miles offensive foul (Emanuel Richards draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:53 | | Â | Duke Miles turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 10:29 | | +2 | Jesper Granlund makes two point jump shot (Walyn Napper assists) | 8-11 |
| 10:12 | | Â | Trae Benham misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Juslin Bodo Bodo offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:53 | | +2 | Kezza Giffa makes two point layup | 8-13 |
| 9:39 | | +2 | Emanuel Richards makes two point jump shot | 10-13 |
| 9:15 | | +2 | Kimani Hamilton makes two point jump shot | 10-15 |
| 8:59 | | Â | Johnathan Massie turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 8:38 | | Â | Kimani Hamilton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | Walyn Napper defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:31 | | +3 | Michael Christmas makes three point jump shot (Walyn Napper assists) | 13-15 |
| 8:13 | | Â | Emanuel Richards personal foul (Kezza Giffa draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:13 | | +1 | Kezza Giffa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-16 |
| 8:13 | | +1 | Kezza Giffa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-17 |
| 8:00 | | Â | Johan Nziemi misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:58 | | Â | Johan Nziemi offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:51 | | Â | Johan Nziemi misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Johan Nziemi offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | Emanuel Richards misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | Panthers defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | Juslin Bodo Bodo offensive foul (Walyn Napper draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | Juslin Bodo Bodo turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 7:20 | | Â | Walyn Napper misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:18 | | Â | Trae Benham defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | Walyn Napper personal foul (Kezza Giffa draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:07 | | +1 | Kezza Giffa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-18 |
| 7:07 | | +1 | Kezza Giffa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-19 |
| 6:53 | | +3 | Michael Christmas makes three point jump shot (Walyn Napper assists) | 16-19 |
| 6:35 | | Â | Pavlo Dziuba turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 6:28 | | +2 | Walyn Napper makes two point layup | 18-19 |
| 6:13 | | Â | Elijah Tucker blocks Kezza Giffa's two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:11 | | Â | Panthers offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:57 | | +3 | Titas Sargiunas makes three point jump shot (Trae Benham assists) | 18-22 |
| 5:41 | | Â | Walyn Napper misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:39 | | Â | Panthers defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:15 | | Â | Kezza Giffa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:13 | | Â | Johnathan Massie defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:06 | | Â | Walyn Napper turnover (lost ball) (Trae Benham steals) | Â |
| 4:59 | | +2 | Kezza Giffa makes two point layup (Trae Benham assists) | 18-24 |
| 4:29 | | Â | Lancers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 4:17 | | Â | Titas Sargiunas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:15 | | Â | Kimani Hamilton offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:09 | | Â | Kezza Giffa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:07 | | Â | Johan Nziemi defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:07 | | Â | Pavlo Dziuba personal foul (Johan Nziemi draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:07 | | +1 | Johan Nziemi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-24 |
| 4:07 | | Â | Lancers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:07 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 4:07 | | +1 | Johan Nziemi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-24 |
| 3:46 | | +3 | Denzel Hines makes three point jump shot (Titas Sargiunas assists) | 20-27 |
| 3:25 | | +2 | Johan Nziemi makes two point layup (Walyn Napper assists) | 22-27 |
| 3:17 | | Â | Walyn Napper shooting foul (Denzel Hines draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:17 | | +1 | Denzel Hines makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-28 |
| 3:17 | | Â | Denzel Hines misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:17 | | Â | Johan Nziemi defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:52 | | +2 | Johan Nziemi makes two point jump shot (Emanuel Richards assists) | 24-28 |
| 2:21 | | +3 | Kezza Giffa makes three point jump shot | 24-31 |
| 2:05 | | Â | Denzel Hines blocks Walyn Napper's two point layup | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | Panthers defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:48 | | +3 | Trae Benham makes three point jump shot (Titas Sargiunas assists) | 24-34 |
| 1:27 | | Â | Kimani Hamilton shooting foul (Michael Christmas draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:27 | | +1 | Michael Christmas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-34 |
| 1:27 | | +1 | Michael Christmas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-34 |
| 1:13 | | Â | Kimani Hamilton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:11 | | Â | Michael Christmas defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:11 | | Â | Denzel Hines personal foul (Michael Christmas draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:11 | | Â | Michael Christmas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:11 | | +1 | Michael Christmas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-34 |
| 1:01 | | Â | Michael Christmas shooting foul (Kezza Giffa draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:01 | | +1 | Kezza Giffa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-35 |
| 1:01 | | +1 | Kezza Giffa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-36 |
| 0:43 | | +2 | Walyn Napper makes two point layup | 29-36 |
| 0:13 | | Â | Titas Sargiunas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:11 | | Â | Johnathan Massie defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Jesper Granlund misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Elijah Tucker offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |