Halftime Report

Only one more half stands between UAB and the victory they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. A win is still up for grabs for either team after one quarter, but UAB is up 43-41 over Longwood.

If UAB keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 4-2 in no time. On the other hand, Longwood will have to make due with a 5-1 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

Longwood Lancers @ UAB Blazers

Current Records: Longwood 5-0, UAB 3-2

How To Watch

What to Know

The Longwood Lancers will face off against the UAB Blazers at 12:30 p.m. ET on Friday at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center. The Lancers will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.

Last Tuesday, Longwood beat Binghamton 66-60.

Longwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask UAB). They took their matchup on Monday with ease, bagging a 109-64 victory over Auburn-Mont. With the Blazers ahead 49-30 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Longwood's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for UAB, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Longwood has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 40 rebounds per game. However, it's not like UAB struggles in that department as they've been averaging 43.6. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Longwood is hoping to beat the odds on Friday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. This will be their first time playing as the underdogs this season.

Odds

UAB is a big 7.5-point favorite against Longwood, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 7.5-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is 147 points.

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