Buffalo Bulls (1-4) vs. Longwood Lancers (4-3)

Bayamon, Puerto Rico; Thursday, 2:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Longwood plays Buffalo in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

The Lancers have a 4-3 record in non-conference play. Longwood averages 16.6 assists per game to lead the Big South, paced by Jasmine Peaks with 3.9.

The Bulls have a 1-4 record against non-conference oppponents. Buffalo ranks seventh in the MAC giving up 66.0 points while holding opponents to 40.9% shooting.

Longwood averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game, 1.6 more made shots than the 5.0 per game Buffalo allows. Buffalo’s 34.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.2 percentage points lower than Longwood has allowed to its opponents (39.4%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Olivia Bowes is shooting 47.4% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Lancers, while averaging 6.7 points. Frances Ulysse is shooting 51.7% and averaging 11.3 points.

Paula Lopez is shooting 24.2% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulls, while averaging 15.2 points. Meg Lucas is averaging 8.2 points and 8.4 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.