Gameday Preview: at Campbell (12–17,7–7)
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Trey Freeman has put the Camels on his back this season without Darren White in the lineup.[/caption]
Where: Gore Arena (Buies Creek, NC)
When: Wednesday February 27, 7 PM
TV: Big South Network
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Longwood heads back on the hardwood Wednesday looking for some revenge on the road against the Campbell Camels. Campbell came away with an 83–73 victory in Farmville in early January behind 19 points and 10 assists from sophomore point guard Trey Freeman.
The Lancers were just one point behind with 3:52 in that game, but faltered down the last four minutes of the game being outscored 18–7. The struggles in the last four minutes of the second half have become a continual struggle for Mike Gillian’s squad throughout this season.
Since their January meeting, Campbell climbed to 5–1 in the Big South but then lost six straight. The Camels finally got things back on track last week taking down VMI and a big overtime road victory over Radford. Campbell now controls their own destiny at 7–7 and could lock up the two seed in the North Division with a good week.
Part of the reason for Campbell’s struggles is the absence of Darren White who was averaging 22 points per game before being injured right before the first Longwood game. Trey Freeman has put the team on his back averaging 14 points and 6 assists. Recently, Andrew Ryan has stepped up more with a 27 point performance versus VMI and a 20 point performance at Radford.
Longwood will be looking to regain some momentum going into the conference tournament. The best way to do that is riding the hot hand of reigning Big South Player of the Week Tristan Carey, who dropped 23 points on the Camels the first time around.
