LONGWD

UAB

Longwood secures 89-81 win over UAB

AP
Nov 22, 2024

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) Michael Christmas scored 15 points as Longwood Lancers beat UAB Blazers 89-81 on Friday for its sixth straight victory.

Christmas shot 4 of 6 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line for the Lancers (6-0). Kyrell Luc scored 14 points and added five rebounds. Colby Garland had 12 points and shot 5 of 10 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line.

The Blazers (3-3) were led in scoring by Yaxel Lendeborg, who finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Ja'Borri McGhee added 16 points and four assists for UAB. Christian Coleman also had 14 points.

Longwood was tied with UAB at the half, 43-43, with Luc (eight points) its high scorer before the break. Longwood took the lead for good with 1:55 remaining on a jump shot from Luc to make it 80-78.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
LONG
Lancers
43
UAB
Blazers
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Johan Nziemi vs. Christian Coleman (Lancers gains possession)
19:45	+2	Michael Christmas makes two point layup	2-0
19:20		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:18		Colby Garland defensive rebound
18:57		Michael Christmas misses three point jump shot
18:55		Tony Toney defensive rebound
18:46	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	2-2
18:17	+2	Colby Garland makes two point layup (Kyrell Luc assists)	4-2
18:07		Michael Christmas personal foul
17:57	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Christian Coleman assists)	4-4
17:57		Elijah Tucker shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
17:57		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:35		KJ McClurg defensive rebound
17:35	+3	KJ McClurg makes three point jump shot (Colby Garland assists)	7-4
17:08		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:06		Lancers defensive rebound
16:59	+2	Elijah Tucker makes two point layup (Emanuel Richards assists)	9-4
16:59		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Elijah Tucker draws the foul)
16:59	+1	Elijah Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-4
16:48	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	10-6
16:14		Emanuel Richards misses two point jump shot
16:12		Tony Toney defensive rebound
16:05	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Tony Toney assists)	10-8
15:48		Kyrell Luc turnover (bad pass) (Efrem Johnson steals)
15:35	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point dunk	10-10
15:30		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Kyrell Luc's two point layup
15:28		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
15:23	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Efrem Johnson assists)	10-12
15:23		Blazers 30 second timeout
15:23		TV timeout
15:01	+2	Elijah Tucker makes two point hook shot	12-12
14:43		Emanuel Richards personal foul
14:40		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive foul
14:40		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (offensive foul)
14:25	+2	Michael Christmas makes two point jump shot	14-12
14:03		Michael Christmas shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
14:03	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-13
14:03	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-14
13:49	+2	Johan Nziemi makes two point layup (Emanuel Richards assists)	16-14
13:32		Alejandro Vasquez offensive foul
13:32		Alejandro Vasquez turnover (offensive foul)
13:18		Emanuel Richards misses three point jump shot
13:16		Tyren Moore defensive rebound
13:05	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point jump shot	16-16
12:47		Colby Garland misses three point jump shot
12:45		Johan Nziemi offensive rebound
12:35	+2	KJ McClurg makes two point jump shot	18-16
12:30		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
12:28		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
12:18	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot (Tyren Moore assists)	18-18
11:57		Tyren Moore shooting foul (Kyrell Luc draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57	+1	Kyrell Luc makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-18
11:57	+1	Kyrell Luc makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-18
11:40		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
11:38		Jaylen Benard defensive rebound
11:24	+2	Kyrell Luc makes two point jump shot	22-18
11:19		Alejandro Vasquez turnover (traveling)
10:56	+2	Jaylen Benard makes two point layup (KJ McClurg assists)	24-18
10:37		Jaylen Benard personal foul
10:35		Tony Toney misses two point jump shot
10:33		Tony Toney offensive rebound
10:21	+2	Tony Toney makes two point layup	24-20
10:18		Tyren Moore personal foul
9:59		Elijah Tucker misses two point dunk
9:57		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
9:45	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point dunk (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	24-22
9:32	+3	Jaylen Benard makes three point jump shot (Colby Garland assists)	27-22
9:14		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (bad pass)
9:03		Elijah Tucker misses two point dunk
9:01		Angelo Brizzi offensive rebound
8:53	+2	Angelo Brizzi makes two point layup (Elijah Tucker assists)	29-22
8:39	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	29-24
8:19		Elijah Tucker offensive foul
8:19		Elijah Tucker turnover (offensive foul)
8:04	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	29-26
7:28		Angelo Brizzi misses two point layup
7:26		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
7:20		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
7:18		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
7:13		Johan Nziemi shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
7:13		TV timeout
7:13		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:12	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-27
6:55		Emanuel Richards turnover (bad pass) (Christian Coleman steals)
6:48	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	29-29
6:26		Emanuel Richards misses two point layup
6:24		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
6:18		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
6:16		Colby Garland defensive rebound
6:01	+2	Johan Nziemi makes two point layup (Emanuel Richards assists)	31-29
5:32		Efrem Johnson misses two point layup
5:30		Tony Toney offensive rebound
5:30		Johan Nziemi shooting foul (Tony Toney draws the foul)
5:30	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-30
5:30	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-31
5:06		Michael Christmas misses two point jump shot
5:04		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
4:58		Trey Hicks shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-32
4:58		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:58		Jaylen Benard defensive rebound
4:42		Jaylen Benard misses three point jump shot
4:40		Lancers offensive rebound
4:40		Bradley Ezewiro personal foul
4:32		KJ McClurg misses three point jump shot
4:30		Tony Toney defensive rebound
4:22		Tony Toney misses two point layup
4:20		Colby Garland defensive rebound
4:15	+2	Colby Garland makes two point jump shot	33-32
3:58	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup	33-34
3:58		Trey Hicks shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-35
3:37	+2	Michael Christmas makes two point layup	35-35
3:22		KJ McClurg shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
3:22	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-36
3:22	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-37
2:57		KJ McClurg turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Borri McGhee steals)
2:47		Kyrell Luc blocks Ja'Borri McGhee's two point layup
2:45		Angelo Brizzi defensive rebound
2:41		Emanuel Richards turnover (traveling)
2:25		Johan Nziemi shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
2:25		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:25	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-38
2:08	+2	Emanuel Richards makes two point layup	37-38
1:49		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:47		Efrem Johnson offensive rebound
1:47		Efrem Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Colby Garland steals)
1:42	+2	Colby Garland makes two point layup	39-38
1:42		Will Shaver shooting foul (Colby Garland draws the foul)
1:42		Colby Garland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:42		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
1:31		Alejandro Vasquez offensive foul
1:31		Alejandro Vasquez turnover (offensive foul)
1:14		Colby Garland misses two point jump shot
1:12		Trey Hicks offensive rebound
1:05		Christian Coleman blocks Emanuel Richards's two point layup
1:03		Tony Toney defensive rebound
1:03	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup (Tony Toney assists)	39-40
1:03		Kyrell Luc shooting foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-41
0:45	+2	Kyrell Luc makes two point jump shot	41-41
0:16	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point jump shot	41-43
0:16		KJ McClurg shooting foul
0:16		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:16		Trey Hicks defensive rebound
0:00		Christian Coleman shooting foul (Kyrell Luc draws the foul)
0:00	+1	Kyrell Luc makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-43
0:00	+1	Kyrell Luc makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-43
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LONG
Lancers
46
UAB
Blazers
38

Time		Play	Score
19:40	+2	Tony Toney makes two point layup (Efrem Johnson assists)	43-45
19:23		Elijah Tucker turnover (traveling)
19:13		Michael Christmas personal foul
19:07		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:05		Kyrell Luc defensive rebound
18:45		Elijah Tucker misses two point hook shot
18:43		Tony Toney defensive rebound
18:34		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
18:32		Blazers offensive rebound
18:27		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
18:25		Kyrell Luc defensive rebound
18:20		Ja'Borri McGhee personal foul
18:14	+2	Emanuel Richards makes two point layup	45-45
18:01		Christian Coleman offensive foul
18:01		Christian Coleman turnover (offensive foul)
17:37		Jaylen Benard misses three point jump shot
17:35		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
17:30		Christian Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Kyrell Luc steals)
17:24		KJ McClurg misses three point jump shot
17:22		Lancers offensive rebound
17:22		Christian Coleman personal foul
17:19	+2	Emanuel Richards makes two point jump shot	47-45
16:59		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:57		Colby Garland defensive rebound
16:46		Efrem Johnson blocks Emanuel Richards's two point layup
16:44		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
16:41	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	47-47
16:17		Elijah Tucker misses two point layup
16:15		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
16:10	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Efrem Johnson assists)	47-49
16:10		Jaylen Benard shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
16:10	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-50
15:57		Colby Garland misses two point jump shot
15:55		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
15:40	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	47-52
15:17	+3	KJ McClurg makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Benard assists)	50-52
14:52		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
14:50		Trey Hicks defensive rebound
14:43	+2	DJ Jefferson makes two point layup (Colby Garland assists)	52-52
14:22		Trey Hicks blocks Tony Toney's two point layup
14:22		Blazers offensive rebound
14:22		TV timeout
14:11		Emanuel Richards personal foul
14:10		Emanuel Richards shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
14:10	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-53
14:10	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-54
13:47	+2	DJ Jefferson makes two point layup	54-54
13:36		Efrem Johnson offensive foul
13:36		Efrem Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
13:24		Colby Garland turnover (bad pass) (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
13:05		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
13:03		Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
12:56		Bradley Ezewiro misses two point layup
12:54		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
12:49	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	54-56
12:39	+2	Colby Garland makes two point jump shot	56-56
12:39		Bradley Ezewiro turnover (offensive foul)
12:39		Bradley Ezewiro flagrant 2 (Elijah Tucker draws the foul)
12:39		Elijah Tucker misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
12:39		Elijah Tucker misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
12:29	+2	Colby Garland makes two point jump shot	58-56
12:17	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Efrem Johnson assists)	58-58
11:56		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Michael Christmas draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:56	+1	Michael Christmas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-58
11:56	+1	Michael Christmas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-58
11:45		Kyrell Luc blocks Tyren Moore's two point layup
11:43		Blazers offensive rebound
11:27		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
11:25		Efrem Johnson offensive rebound
11:20		Christian Coleman personal foul (KJ McClurg draws the foul)
11:20	+1	KJ McClurg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-58
11:20	+1	KJ McClurg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-58
11:03		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
11:01		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
10:56		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:53		Kyrell Luc defensive rebound
10:50	+2	Kyrell Luc makes two point layup	64-58
10:47		Kyrell Luc personal foul
10:47		Blazers 30 second timeout
10:47		TV timeout
10:42	+3	Tyren Moore makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	64-61
10:15		DJ Jefferson misses three point jump shot
10:13		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
10:06		Will Shaver turnover (lost ball) (Colby Garland steals)
9:56		Kyrell Luc misses three point jump shot
9:54		Will Shaver defensive rebound
9:36		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:34		Will Shaver offensive rebound
9:34		Colby Garland personal foul
9:25		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
9:23		KJ McClurg defensive rebound
9:08		Lancers 30 second timeout
8:58		DJ Jefferson misses two point jump shot
8:56		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
8:49	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	64-63
8:35		Colby Garland misses two point layup
8:33		Tony Toney defensive rebound
8:23		DJ Jefferson blocks Yaxel Lendeborg's two point layup
8:21		KJ McClurg defensive rebound
8:14		Colby Garland misses two point jump shot
8:12		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
8:08	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	64-65
8:08		Lancers 60 second timeout
8:08		TV timeout
7:55		Tyren Moore shooting foul (Emanuel Richards draws the foul)
7:55	+1	Emanuel Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-65
7:55	+1	Emanuel Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-65
7:37	+2	Tony Toney makes two point layup	66-67
7:04	+2	Elijah Tucker makes two point jump shot	68-67
6:48		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
6:38		Tony Toney offensive rebound
6:38		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
6:36		Elijah Tucker defensive rebound
6:12		Emanuel Richards misses two point jump shot
6:12		Blazers defensive rebound
6:12	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point layup	68-69
6:07		Ja'Borri McGhee personal foul (Kyrell Luc draws the foul)
6:07	+1	Kyrell Luc makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-69
6:07	+1	Kyrell Luc makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-69
5:57		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:55		Kyrell Luc defensive rebound
5:39		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Michael Christmas draws the foul)
5:39	+1	Michael Christmas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-69
5:39	+1	Michael Christmas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-69
5:18	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point hook shot (Christian Coleman assists)	72-71
4:54	+2	Johan Nziemi makes two point layup	74-71
4:29	+3	Efrem Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	74-74
4:08		DJ Jefferson misses three point jump shot
4:06		DJ Jefferson offensive rebound
3:58	+2	DJ Jefferson makes two point layup (Michael Christmas assists)	76-74
3:40		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
3:38		DJ Jefferson defensive rebound
3:19		DJ Jefferson misses three point jump shot
3:17		Lancers offensive rebound
3:17		TV timeout
3:03		KJ McClurg misses two point layup
3:01		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
2:56	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup (Tony Toney assists)	76-76
2:36		Christian Coleman shooting foul (Johan Nziemi draws the foul)
2:36	+1	Johan Nziemi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-76
2:36	+1	Johan Nziemi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-76
2:24		Efrem Johnson misses two point layup
2:22		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
2:17	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	78-78
1:55	+2	Kyrell Luc makes two point jump shot	80-78
1:35		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:33		Elijah Tucker defensive rebound
1:06	+3	Michael Christmas makes three point jump shot (Kyrell Luc assists)	83-78
0:55		Blazers 30 second timeout
0:48		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
0:46		Will Shaver offensive rebound
0:46		Michael Christmas personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
0:46		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:46		Colby Garland defensive rebound
0:40		Ja'Borri McGhee personal foul (Michael Christmas draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Michael Christmas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-78
0:40	+1	Michael Christmas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-78
0:37	+3	Ja'Borri McGhee makes three point jump shot	85-81
0:33		Lancers 60 second timeout
0:29		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul (KJ McClurg draws the foul)
0:29	+1	KJ McClurg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-81
0:29	+1	KJ McClurg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-81
0:25		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
0:23		Kyrell Luc defensive rebound
0:16		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul (Colby Garland draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Colby Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-81
0:16	+1	Colby Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-81
0:13		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:11		Michael Christmas defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Michael Christmas defensive rebound