Ashe's 31 sends Longwood past D-III NC Wesleyan 107-78
FARMVILLE, Va. -- B.K. Ashe scored a career-high 31 points and Isaiah Walton added 22 points and Longwood beat Division III-member North Carolina Wesleyan 107-78 on Sunday to end the Lancers' 21-game losing streak.
Longwood (1-5) hadn't won since Jan. 4, 2017 when it beat Presbyterian 79-76.
Charles Glover made all six of his 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, JaShaun Smith scored 15 and Chris Shields scored 10 with nine rebounds for Longwood. The Lancers were 43-for-64 shooting (67 percent) and 13 of 27 (48.1) from 3-point range.
Ashe's jumper at the mid-point of the first half put the Lancers up 22-9, and the lead was never challenged as Longwood led 55-33 at intermission.
Adrian Moore and Justin Tankelewicz each scored 13 points and Robert Wilson added 10 to lead the Battling Bishops. Wesleyan had a 37-24 edge in rebounding with 18 coming on the offensive end, but the Battling Bishops turned it over 18 times to just eight for the Lancers.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Scott Bennett
- Devyn Page
- Anthony Eades
2024-25 Big South Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Asheville | 4-1 | - | 13-6 |
| High Point | 4-2 | 0.5 | 16-5 |
| Longwood | 3-2 | 1 | 14-6 |
| Radford | 3-2 | 1 | 13-7 |
| Winthrop | 3-3 | 1.5 | 13-8 |
| Gardner-Webb | 3-3 | 1.5 | 8-11 |
| Charleston Southern | 2-3 | 2 | 6-14 |
| Presbyterian | 1-4 | 3 | 8-12 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 1-4 | 3 | 5-15 |
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