Kavas, Carter double up to lead Seattle past Longwood 70-50
SEATTLE -- Matej Kavas scored 22 points with 13 rebounds, Myles Carter scored 14 with 12 boards and Seattle trounced Longwood 70-50 in the Elgin Baylor Classic Sunday night.
Kavas' 13 rebounds are a career high and Carter tied his personal rebound best.
Lorenzo Phillips gave Longwood its last lead (11-10) with 15:03 left before the first half. Kavas -- who finished with four 3-pointers -- responded with a 3 that sparked a 16-4 run and Longwood (5-3) never recovered.
En route to a 38-15 halftime lead, Seattle's Morgan Means scored 16 points and made half the team's six 3-pointers. Longwood shot 6 of 27 (22 percent) including 2 of 12 (17) from beyond the 3-point arc.
Means scored 19 points for Seattle (6-2) which shot just 39 percent.
Phillips led Longwood (5-3) with 22 points and six rebounds and Spencer Franklin scored 10 with rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Mark Cook
- Kelly Pfeifer
- Toby Doolittle
2024-25 Big South Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Asheville | 5-1 | - | 14-6 |
| High Point | 5-2 | 0.5 | 17-5 |
| Longwood | 4-2 | 1 | 15-6 |
| Radford | 3-3 | 2 | 13-8 |
| Winthrop | 3-3 | 2 | 13-8 |
| Gardner-Webb | 3-4 | 2.5 | 8-12 |
| Presbyterian | 2-4 | 3 | 9-12 |
| Charleston Southern | 2-4 | 3 | 6-15 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 1-5 | 4 | 5-16 |
2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 5-0 | - | 13-6 |
| Grand Canyon | 3-1 | 1.5 | 13-5 |
| Seattle U | 3-1 | 1.5 | 8-10 |
| Tarleton State | 3-2 | 2 | 8-12 |
| California Baptist | 2-2 | 2.5 | 9-9 |
| Utah Tech | 2-2 | 2.5 | 6-13 |
| Southern Utah | 1-3 | 3.5 | 9-9 |
| Abilene Christian | 0-4 | 4.5 | 8-11 |
| UT Arlington | 0-4 | 4.5 | 7-11 |
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