Haygood scores 17 to carry NC A&T over Longwood 52-41
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Devin Haygood scored 17 points and blocked three as North Carolina A&T broke away late in the game and defeated Longwood 52-41 on Wednesday night.
Andre Jackson added 10 points with six rebounds for NC A&T (3-6), Ronald Jackson added eight rebounds. Kameron Langley had six rebounds and six assists for the Aggies.
Shabooty Phillips had 10 points for the Lancers (4-5), who have now lost four consecutive games.
Longwood held a 37-38 lead with 5:45 to play when Haygood scored on a jump shot, Ronald Jackson followed with a dunk and a 3-pointer as the Aggies closed it out 16-4. Ronald Jackson finished with nine points.
Christian Wilson, who led the Lancers in scoring heading into the contest with 9 points per game, had 2 one 1-for-9 shooting. He was 0 of 5 from beyond the arc. Jaylon Wilson, the Lancers' second leading scorer heading into the contest scored four points on 1-for-5 shooting.
NC A&T plays Bradley on the road on Saturday. Longwood takes on Morgan State on the road on Saturday.
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2020-2021 Big South Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Winthrop | 17-1 | - | 20-1 |
Radford | 12-6 | 5 | 14-11 |
Campbell | 11-6 | 5.5 | 15-9 |
UNC Asheville | 9-5 | 6 | 10-9 |
Gardner-Webb | 10-10 | 8 | 11-14 |
Longwood | 10-10 | 8 | 11-15 |
Hampton | 9-9 | 8 | 11-13 |
High Point | 6-11 | 10.5 | 9-14 |
South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 11 | 5-18 |
Presbyterian | 5-12 | 11.5 | 7-15 |
Charleston Southern | 2-15 | 14.5 | 3-18 |
2020-2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Norfolk St | 8-4 | - | 13-7 |
Coppin State | 7-4 | 0.5 | 8-12 |
Morgan St | 6-4 | 1 | 11-6 |
Howard | 0-0 | 2 | 1-4 |
Delaware State | 0-9 | 6.5 | 2-14 |
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
North Carolina A&T | 7-1 | - | 11-10 |
Florida A&M | 5-4 | 2.5 | 6-10 |
North Carolina Central | 2-4 | 4 | 4-7 |
South Carolina State | 1-6 | 5.5 | 1-16 |